in this video we're going to test some textured ceilings to see whether or
not they contain asbestos this is a DIY kit and unfortunately you
can't actually get a kit where you actually test at home, you
actually have to take these samples and send them to a laboratory to be
tested so in the kit the one that i've
purchased you get instructions
and you do get a comprehensive instruction book like that the kit
i bought is the azzi kit I bought the three sample kit because it's three
textured ceilings and i have labeled those up already
you then get another plastic bag where those three go once you fill them
with the samples you then get three wipes to wipe down
the chisel after you've used that to take the samples and you
get an envelope to send the test samples back
you're also going to need a spray which is full of clean
water that is just a simple mist spray if you are testing a textured ceiling
you will also need a sharp implement such as a chisel
to scrape some of it off you're also going to need
a ffp 3 mask like that a pair of disposable coveralls
and if you do actually have to wear these for a long period of time
they are very uncomfortable sometimes at work I have to wear these on jobs and
might have them on for eight hours and they are not at all comfortable to wear
luckily i'm only going to have these on for a few minutes this time
you can pick these up they're usually about five six pound
pair and you're also going to need a pair of disposable
gloves once you've bought this kit you do need to go to the azzikit
website and you need to put in the registration
number and that can be found on this if you just look at the top
there that is your number so basically what you do with
this is you take the samples you can get different kits with
different amounts of samples in this particular one cost
about 45 pound on ebay the kits
vary in price depending on what you get how many
test samples you get and also which ppe you get in the kit there are
comprehensive instructions that come with this kit so i do suggest
that whichever kit you buy you read the instructions
thoroughly I will also put a link in the description to the HSE website
which has some really good tips and that will also tell you
where you can find asbestos in a lot of homes
I have wrote on the labels already so we know which
ceiling the samples are coming from they do recommend for a textured ceiling
you take samples in four different areas from each ceiling you also need about a
tablespoon full of the textured ceiling for them to
be able to test it so the first step is to get the overalls
on get the mask on and get a pair of gloves on
to start off with we need to spray the area using the
water spray this will keep the dust to a minimum
I'm now going to ensure i've got the correct bag for the area and that it is
labeled correctly and i'm just going to scrape off
some of the textured ceiling
and it is important that you catch all of the debris in the bag
obviously you're better off doing this when the house is empty you don't want
to be doing it when there are other people around
we can then take the special wipe
and after every sample we need to clean the tool
so we're just going to get that and clean the chisel completely
we can then throw that in the bin I'm now going to go and sample the other
two rooms
then all we need to do is seal the area where we're taking the sample from
you can do that by applying some paint
we now need to take all three of the samples
and you need to ensure that when you seal these there is no air trapped inside
of the bags you can then take all three of those
and place them inside of the other plastic bag
now that we've finished the job we can now remove the coveralls
once we've removed those we can then remove the gloves and the mask and put
them all in the bin we now need to fill in the information
on that label transfer the label onto the envelope
once we've done that we can then take the sample
ensuring there is as little air in there as possible
we can place that into the envelope and we can seal that up
and we can place that into the larger jiffy bag
we can then seal that up and pop that into the post
we now just need to post that off and we'll get the results through in a
couple of days via email it only takes about three days
for the results to come through and as you can see
we've got a pdf file and the results of that are the all three
ceilings contain asbestos and the analysis results say that is
Chrysotile asbestos so it's always best to check if
you're not certain when a property was built
you do need to ensure that there is no asbestos in any
textured ceilings before you go disturbing them obviously this is not a
problem now that i know that there is asbestos
in them ceilings i won't go drilling any holes in them
for down lighters etc if i put another ceiling in i'll
simply put it below the existing ceiling and not actually touch the textured
ceiling i hope you found this video useful if
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