Recent content by cavalcade00

Yep. A feed from the ceiling struck me as very odd too.....easily knocked on the corner of a doorway.

I turned the little lever on the brass cock and gas ****ed out

Cheers for the advice and glad I checked. The cooker and boiler are fed by new pipework/fittings so I'm amazed this was neglected and still connected! An inconvenient eyesore has now been elevated to top priority.

Yes, it's live. I tested the brass cock today. I'm getting the impression that it is unsafe and should be dealt with urgently? I'm guessing the appliance it served has long gone so it did surprise me that's it not been properly capped/made safe.

Its a brass cock connected to the pipe you say is screwed iron

haha I'm familiar with copper pipes but this unpainted section taken from where it emerges under the floorboards upstairs doesn't look like copper

Hi guys, Moved into a 1930's house recently and to my surprise this old, lead, dangling pipe in the kitchen is a 'live' gas feed with an ancient looking connector/tap. 1. Any ideas on what it may have fed?? There are fixing holes on the wall - I reckon its been redundant for some time. Its...

Evening guys, Quick query regarding the space in the hob sections on either side - do I need to fill the voids with brickwork/rubble much like the back filling of a normal fireplace insert? or can it just be pressed up against the flat brickwork of the fireplace and sealed at the edges...