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My grandparents had these. Aah memories of my grandad sticking his foot through the ceiling while I was dicking around in their loft.
No idea if they have asbestos though I would be surprised, they seemed to be pure fire hazard. -
Aren’t they just polystyrene? Favoured dad decorating upgrade of the 1970’s
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Probably just polystyrene (but test it). Beware though, it’s there for a reason, probably hiding big (aesthetic) cracks and a shitty ceiling that’ll need skimmed or overboarded.
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under the wallpaper in an upstairs bedroom was what looked like polystyrene
We have this. It's absolutely horrible but it's just a thin polystyrene layer. It was a 70s/80s thing to improve insulation (whilst also creating a massive fire risk). I won't be sorry to see the back of it when we eventually decorate.
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Both will most likely be plain old polystyrene glued to plaster.
I've removed a similar ceiling from our lounge (easy job) and was surprised to find decent enough plaster underneath.
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The house with the big tree is still the frontrunner at the moment.
The downstairs ceiling tiles are making me nervous though (see below), and under the wallpaper in an upstairs bedroom was what looked like polystyrene.
Chances of one or both being asbestos?
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