Artex/asbestos ceilings and walls

rubuhoeikanaika

That is my thought, but I think the cost might be prohibitive, since the surface area of the walls is so much higher

Bigphil1474

OP, we had our living room and main bedroom stripped back to brick and all ceilings removed as the artex contained asbestos - long story but all on insurance thankfully. It is very expensive as they have to do the removal under controlled conditions i.e. 3 stage entry point, seal off the room, full PPE and breathing kits etc. Hopefully your quote will be okay. it won't be much higher for walls + ceiling as the main cost is all the setting up. Obviously more waste to dispose of as asbestos containing materials. 
Don't even attempt to remove it yourself or try sanding it or chipping away - that will kill you eventually. If it's too expensive to have removed, you can paint over it if it's in reasonable condition - just don't forget that you then can't allow someone to drill/cut/bash into it at some future point.

rubuhoeikanaika

Cheers -- yeah no chance that I try and do it myself! Afraid we're going to have to reach into our pockets I think.

Niv

rubuhoeikanaika said:

That is my thought, but I think the cost might be prohibitive, since the surface area of the walls is so much higher

But the mess if you decide to do it in future. 

If stripping the ceilings now is the time to do the walls. Its a cost yes, but they are on site and set up so it should keep costs more under control.

Niv

FreeBear said:

3-5mm would be the same regardless of walls or ceiling. But.... If you have the stuff on exterior walls, stripping it off and skimming with a lime plaster is going to pay dividends. Solid brick walls (most likely with an 1885 property) need to be treated with respect and the appropriate materials used.

That said, if you have a modern render on the outside, then the damage has been done, so you may as well slap gypsum up on the walls inside.

Generally agree but will add a caveat, if you have any intention to restore the building sympathetically then I would say start as you mean to go on and by that I mean use lime inside. My house (1600) has modern render on the outside but I have a plan to remove this in a couple of years so the inside walls get done in lime etc.

rubuhoeikanaika

Thanks all! If it's at all affordable (should find out tomorrow) going to have the lot out.

davemorton

rubuhoeikanaika said:

Thanks all! If it's at all affordable (should find out tomorrow) going to have the lot out.

When you get a price, could you update the thread please, as it is something I may be looking at.  Many thanks.

rubuhoeikanaika

Will do! Shouldn't be too long.

rubuhoeikanaika

davemorton said:

rubuhoeikanaika said:

Thanks all! If it's at all affordable (should find out tomorrow) going to have the lot out.

When you get a price, could you update the thread please, as it is something I may be looking at.  Many thanks.

Sorry to be slow! We've had all the ceilings pulled back to lath, and nearly all the walls down to brick (sadly the chemical treatments didn't really take because of the paint). Costing approx £10k+VAT - disposal is an unexpectedly killer expense. On the plus side this may be our chance to put up insulated plasterboard on the external walls.

FreeBear

rubuhoeikanaika said: Costing approx £10k+VAT - disposal is an unexpectedly killer expense. On the plus side this may be our chance to put up insulated plasterboard on the external walls.

Ouch. That is some expenditure.

Certainly a good idea to insulate the walls now that you are back to bare brick. If you are using insulated plasterboard, use the stuff with PIR/PUR rather than EPS/XPS. Much better thermal performance and the cost is minimal. Do make sure that you insulate around the window/door reveals in order to avoid cold spots in those areas.