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Plastering & Rendering

Removal of damp ceiling (asbestos artex) and replacement

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.42 PM

We have bought a new house and water has leaked through the ceiling which is wet. The ceiling is artex and we have had an asbestos survey which confirmed asbestos was present in the artex. We will need to have the ceiling removed to allow it to dry out. Do I need to employ an abestos remover to do this? If not, who do I need to employ?

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2 Answers

SEIKOINGPLASTERING

Rating: 5 out of 5

Great Yarmouth

Hi It’s an easy answer yes you will need an asbestos remover, please don’t try to remover it yourself. After the ceiling has been taken out. any good plasterer should be able to re-board & plasterer ceiling to nice smooth finish. Asbestos is only a hazard when moved as the fibers come lose from the boards or plaster used. To over-board or re-paint any sound ceiling or walls which have asbestos in it, is fine. but in the case of your ceiling it needs to come down I hope this helps and all the best My regards

Answered8 August 2012

coastal ceilings&walls

Rating: 4.9 out of 5

Whitstable

Hi.what the previous plasterer said is 100% correct....Richard

Answered10 August 2012