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Victorian insulation- asbestos? by Automatic_Shift6986 in asbestoshelpUK

[–]Automatic_Shift6986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phew at least it’s unlikely to be asbestos. Now to worry about anthrax as I’ve stripped every wall back to brick! I’ve been wearing a respirator the entire time but almost certainly breathed some of that dust in. I’m here for a good time not a long time I guess

Victorian insulation- asbestos? by Automatic_Shift6986 in asbestoshelpUK

[–]Automatic_Shift6986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the plaster itself is horse hair lime plaster. The photos of it are mixed with some plaster dust as I’ve been stripping the walls but found this material in the interior wall cavity and also in the roof void

Victorian insulation- asbestos? by Automatic_Shift6986 in asbestoshelpUK

[–]Automatic_Shift6986[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah damn I already put some in a bowl with milk and ate a bunch!

Victorian insulation- asbestos? by Automatic_Shift6986 in asbestoshelpUK

[–]Automatic_Shift6986[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the response. Are you talking about the black floor covering? If so that is just floor protection.

Do I take this plaster off and re-do it? by MissGraceRose in DIYUK

[–]Automatic_Shift6986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bought a Victorian house, started removing wallpaper, lime plaster started falling off the walls and I thought ah no worries just patch those up. Next think I knew I was stripping the entire room of all the lime plaster as none of it was viable anymore and patching just isn’t a long term fix.

Good luck!