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Thanks for the links. Not really too fussed about having it tested if it can just be skimmed over. It’s a very small space - 2.5m x 2.5m - so the total job cost is only around £200.
It does seems to be quite a contentious issue though. I’ve had two more quotes from other plasterers - one who says he doesn’t scrape high points because of the asbestos risk, he normally does 3 coats instead. The other though, similar to @Nef thinking above, says he’s done thousands of artex ceilings and adamant that there’s no risk, quote “there’s only 0.08 asbestos in them ceilings”. This fella says the problem with not scraping the high points is the more layers of plaster required to cover puts a lot of weight on the ceiling.
So it’s 2-1 to the scrapers right now and to be honest I have no idea who’s right.
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says he’s done thousands of artex ceilings and adamant that there’s no risk, quote “there’s only 0.08 asbestos in them ceilings”
I truly hope he's right.
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My 2p is to get it tested as it's such a negligible cost.
But if someone has a method, I'd believe them. It's not some niche ancient building methods. It's a common job.
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If it's a toss up between an agonising and undignified death from mesothelioma, or taking the word of a person whose only qualification is that he's a plaster, then I'm obviously totally on the side of the person that will walk away with money in their pocket.
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I'd get it tested and if it is asbestos removed properly. Visible asbestos is a risk but at least people can see it. Cover it in plaster and someone will discover it in 10+ years by drilling it or pulling it down or something.
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Our dining room was flagged on the survey. We paid £100 in 2018. £80 for the first sample and £2o per extra sample. DIY tests where you post it to a lab were c.£50 iirc.
Would recommend him:
https://safety-surveys.co.uk/
https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=hp&ei=ipKPW9-1OI6ZlwT83pKIAg&q=safety+surveys+hockliffe&oq=safet&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.35i39k1l2j0i131k1l5j0l3.696.1807.0.4267.6.5.0.0.0.0.188.376.2j1.3.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..3.3.372.0...0.G1FD5P6t0io#lrd=0x4876514b22580175:0x80593ac735eaea36,3,,,
In terms of the plaster, the one we had fix on of our ceilings said the same thing as yours when we asked about a reskim. Can't remember if he talked about knocking high spots off.