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This video has not been made to frighten you, just to make you really aware of the dangers of asbestos
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It came about because we were asked to board out a 100 year old loft. The vermiculite insulation looked suspicious and we needed to test it for asbestos
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While researching we were staggered to find how many applications asbestos had in days gone by
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Here are some examples of where you might find it in older homes. If asbestos fibres become airborne they can be breathed in very very easily
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They are microscopic you wouldn't know and it's a long time before the symptoms become apparent
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We were led to asbestossampling.com and we sent for their DIY asbestos testing kit
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It arrived the next day, great service. The kit contained easy to follow instructions a large prepaid return envelope some very fetching safety coveralls two highly visible waste bags with asbestos warning labels
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simple to use sample submission form, safety gloves, inner and outer sample bags, disposable respirator that grips really well
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two protective cleaning wipes, a sealable bubble wrap bag and an outer waste bag
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You'll need to provide a pair of suitable goggles and a garden rose spray
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Fill the rose spray with water and add a drop of washing up liquid
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After spraying the bays to keep the dust right down, we collected a number of samples from different bays
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In total the samples would have been around the size of a 20p piece Please use this video along with the instructions supplied not instead of them
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Seal the sample bag tightly using the pre-formed strip within the bag
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Once back in the fresh air we seal the inner sample bag into the outer sample bag
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The sample bags then went into the bubble wrap bag and the whole lot into the prepaid
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return envelope. We suggest it's a good idea to spray yourself down before undressing to keep any asbestos
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fibres in place Undress putting all of your outer clothing into one of the red waste bags Use the wipes all over anything that might have been exposed taking your mask off last to be sure Seal the red bag placing it into the clear outer bag and look on DIY
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Doctor for a suitable list of places to dispose of it. The sample is then sent to the lab
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where, 24 hours later, not including weekends of course, the results are returned to you by email
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and text. In this case, the result was N-A-D-I-S, no asbestos detected in sample. We were lucky
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If you would like to know more about asbestos and to order your testing kit from asbestosampling.com
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pause the video for two seconds and go to the DIY doctor URL you can see here in white
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if you're watching on YouTube click on the link that follows. Please do not take chances with asbestos
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Order your kit today from asbestosampling.com
