worried if this contains asbestos

[Best]

its atleast 30-40 years old, my girlfriends mum told me that the cupboard was where they used to store towels in and there were shelfs, not sure how long ago.

There was still asbestos being used in that sort of era, but was a lot rarer because danger of asbestos was well known by then.

 

[townfanjon]

It used to be a rat . Lol

 

[arron lowley]

il take your word for it, and il just vac it and make sure i have a mask on

 

[turnpin]

Possibly horse hair used to be mixed with lime plaster to hold it together ...try not to disturb it and if you are hoovering it up wise move to mask up as you said earlier...regards Turnpin

 

[arron lowley]

thanks everyone appreciate the help

 

[gas tec]

The first pictures are dust with added hairs and a few cheeky pubes.
When it's left for a long time it turns to a sheet of dust that you can basically pick up. You find them on top of boilers all the time.

 

[oz-plumber]

Put a match to it.
If it burns, it's not asbestos.
If it doesn't burn - it asbestos.

Plumbers way of checking if something is asbestos.
Rough & crude...but does eliminate the question of dust and lint when encountered

 

[StephenRowley]

they put that stuff in everyone. Its in the carpet adhesive in one building im involved with.

 

[Last Plumber]

It looks like a piece of old hair felt lagging mixed with dust and plaster.
If you look close, it has pink and blue flecks in it !

I obviously can't say for definite as I'm looking at a photo but that's what the first photo looks like to me !

If in doubt, treat it like it is asbestos is my advice !!

 

[Gasinspect]

Make sure any dust mask you use is proper one even if just collecting a sample. Not just a folding paper one. And vacuum can just send particles into orbit through the exhaust unless special unit. Better to spray with water and gently sweep. Also consider if your clothes pick it up, wear disposable overalls. Wash clothes separately. The match test sounds good, not come across that before. You can go on free asbestos awareness courses, sign up with HSE, they also have good advice sheets free to download.