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If it was manufactured before 2000, the textured coating Artex, which is used on walls and ceilings, can contain asbestos fibres. That’s why we would always recommend using a competent, trained and experienced asbestos surveyor to attend to your property to collect the suspect asbestos material. Here at Acorn Analytical Services, our asbestos surveyors are fully trained, quality audited and accredited under our UKAS Accredited to undertake Artex Asbestos Testing. We’ll start with Artex itself as they were the most popular brand during the asbestos heyday. As a General Rule of Thumb:
Whether you’re undertaking an extensive renovation project in a commercial property or carrying out some home DIY, you need to be aware that textured decorative finished ceilings or walls could contain asbestos. If you are aware of this risk, are you aware of the steps you need to taken to ensure that any work to the Artex ceilings is completed safely? What is Artex? If the Artex contains asbestos and you want to get rid of it, you’ll have no choice but to get a professional in to remove it safely. NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Ulster Bank, which are all part of the NatWest Group, will now shut at least 172 of their bank branches in 2023 and 2024. Red & Clear Asbestos Waste Bags– The asbestos removal industry uses these bags, which are of the highest standard.
In the past, most of these coatings contained asbestos particles, these were added as a hardener to firm up the liquid, making it easier for the operator to form patterns on ceilings and walls. For instance, in the event that you wish to simply change the appearance of your wall or ceiling, if the Artex is in good condition and you don’t plan to sand, grind or chip the material beforehand, one solution might be to just plaster over the textured coating. We'd always recommend using an asbestos removal company to remove any artex in your home. An asbestos removal company should seal off the areas to prevent the spread of asbestos fibres during the removal process. The material will then be scraped off the ceiling using X-Tex or similar product (alternatively it may be that removing the whole ceiling is the best option - especially if refurbishment works and being carried out). Once the textured coating has been safely removed a contractor can then re-plaster the ceiling.
Work with textured decorative coatings will not normally be licensable work, as work with this material will usually not meet the conditions in the definition of licensable work in regulation 2(1).” The process for dealing with asbestos in Artex will depend on the condition of the material and the location where it is found. Both employees and self-employed workers will pay less in National Insurance from next year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in today's Autumn Statement. Samples, for instance, can be obtained by carefully scraping the coating with a screwdriver or narrow scraper, with the material being directed into a sample container held below the sampling point. Due to the non-homogenous nature of textured decorative finishes, various sampling points of the material will need to be taken to ensure a spectrum of the material is sampled. It goes without saying that this sampling process should be carried out by certified asbestos professionals. This was followed in 1999 by the complete banning of the manufacture and supply of all asbestos products in the UK. How to tell if Artex has asbestosFirst things first, if your home was built before the year 2000 an asbestos survey should be conducted. Following this, and wearing suitable PPE, there are five ways in which Artex can be removed from your ceiling:
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