Home Strip X-Tex Textured Coating Remover 2.5L - Solvent Free Removal of Bonded Non Bonded Surfaces, Polytex, Artex Stripper, Paint, Wallpaper Remover

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In the 60s and 70s, houses were being constructed quickly and there weren’t enough plasterers to go around.

For more information about asbestos removal, the types of removals, and costs see our growing resource of removal related information.Popular in the 1970s s ome older artex may contain asbestos, thus shouldn’t be scraped or sanded down without prior advice from an asbestos specialist as this could potentially damage your health. Initally I was digging in too deep and cutting past the artex into the plasterboard - this meant dust was coming down which was worrying (given the asbestos) but after some practice I managed to avoid digging in too deep. The details of the work area will be dependent upon the size of the area being worked on and the type of removal techniques being used. Leave the X-Tex on the surface for about 40 minutes and then test a small area to se if the coating is ready to come off. Our guide lists the costs, information and factors to consider when repairing or replacing your ceiling.

So I did, this time left the second lot on my ceiling overnight and the next morning after more difficult scrapping, the artex is still on my ceiling. On the side of the tub it states: 'Harmful if Inhaled' It should read: 'Harmful if inhaled from 100 feet away whilst wearing a full toxic body suit (FBI styley) Police presence, to make sure the street is empty of and straying neighbours as they should be moved to a safe haven - local church with overnight provisions. I applied it liberally and left it for an hour, as per the instructions, but it was still hard work getting it off. Again, before you do this, please, please ensure that the artex® you are working on does not contain any asbestos. This allows the asbestos removal contractor to prepare the required risk assessments to ensure safe removal of the asbestos materials.Jess has acted as an asbestos expert witness in legal cases and is involved in many asbestos educational activities throughout the UK. Once confirmed that the artex® does not contain asbestos fibres and can be removed safely with no risk there are a number of different ways this can be done.

For this reason, we recommend covering your entire floor with old newspapers or other disposable floor coverings. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Between the 1980s and the year 2000, asbestos was slowly removed from common use and today it has been mostly eradicated. Trade Strip X-Tex Remover is the ideal non-hazardous, non-toxic solution for safe DIY Artex or textured coating removal.The actual hall ceiling also appears to have been painted with Artex, so I applied the X-Tex to that at the same time. This results in no asbestos fibres becoming airborne and eliminates the risk of breathing in hazardous microfibres which can lead to Asbestosis. One of the quickest and easiest ways that we have found to remove artex® is with this amazing product.