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Great stuff - thank you all for taking the time to reply. Feel a lot better about it all today.

Thank you - this is reassuring to read. You hear asbestos, and you think the worse. Its hard to get clear advice when most forums link to companies scare mongering you about its affects. Cheers.

Hello, I'm really concerned about what a tradesman has done and the potential damage and health implications for my young family. We had 2 bathrooms renovated (one autumn 2022, one spring 2023) the existing aertex ceilings were scrapped flat and plaster skimmed to make flat. Naively I had no idea asbestos was a potential issue, and I can only assume the workmen didn't know, didn't care or thought it low risk. Since watching a YouTube Vid about artexed and asbestos I have had samples tested on other artex ceilings in my home and they have come back positive for low level chrysotile asbestos. On the days the the ceilings were scrapped they used a large paint scraper to remove the bumps (artex was not dampened) my family were home at the time, nothing special was done with the clean up of the mess other an vacuuming and bagging of debris. The ceilings were skimmed within 48hrs of this happening. Since then the bathrooms have been tiled and painted. As this has been months since it occurred is there anything proactive I can do, I take it all the damage is done? Could asbestos still be present or would it have dispersed throughout the house by now so impossible to clean or reduce? I know its hard to say but I'm wracked with worry over this and the damage it has already done to my family, but I'm unsure how to tell how much asbestos would have been released and how much we have breathed in and what I can now do to make sure the kids are okay. I'm kicking myself for not knowing about it and just assumed what they did was the way you got those modern smooth ceilings. Any advice on what I can do now to reduce further exposure would be great - thank you.