Asbestos in internal walls of Victorian house??

[Smarty]

Hi all, just joined, first post.

I have been rather ignorant to the fact that asbestos was used in plaster ceilings and on walls for houses before the late 1990s. Our house dates from the 1880s and we never considered that some of the internal walls may contain asbestos within the plaster or the wall material itself.
They don't seem to be lath and plaster walls, more like a sheet but don't appear to be a modern dry line sheet so I don't know if this is original or from a house refurb at a later stage in its life.
Either way, a few years ago I drilled into them a couple of times and now, with with my new found knowledge, I'm concerned that these drill holes have been allowing fibre to fly about. Should just a few drill holes be a concern? And if it is, how come we're never told about this when buying a period property?

Any advice and past experience on this would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

 

[stuart45]

If you have any concerns get them tested for asbestos.

 

[larry]

Advice above if you're uncertain to get tested is very wise but, a. What's done is done..b. it is unlikely to contain asbestos, c. Your exposure from your description is likely to be very minor. D even if it does.contiain asbestos,. unless you're routinely prodding your finger in there it's unlikely to be flying a out (when you say hole in imagining a rawlplug not a six inch flue hole). But personally i wouldn't be sweating or losing sleep.

Do some reading and keep your eyes peeled. I am no expert but from the reading I've done key areas to watch out for are fires and boilers, pipework insulation, sarking board and, in small quantities, some artex plaster.

Lead paint also worth watching out for particularly on wood. Wear a mask etc. and lead water supply pipes ...

 

[LadyArowana]

Before our renovation we had a professional asbestos survey, the things it was found in were :- some roof tiles, some floor tiles ( which looked a bit like lino - but obviously weren’t ) and a gasket from where the old Aga flue connected. None of it was of a really bad sort, but we had it removed anyway. There are test kits available where you send off your own samples, so a whole survey wouldn’t be required if you just have a concern about a particular thing.