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Thank you for your reply. I had quite a scare a few months ago about asbestos with an outhouse ceiling falling down and a builder saying it could be asbestos flocking. It wasn’t thankfully but it’s made me aware of how many materials it could be in without me knowing. The house was built in the...

Thanks for the reply. I thought chipboard then read that anything with asbestos was often labelled and it looks like there was some kind of stickers on there in the past that have fallen off and it made me wonder if it was asbestos or could be covering it

Thanks for the reply. I thought chipboard then read that anything with asbestos was often labelled and it looks like there was some kind of stickers on there in the past that have fallen off and it made me wonder if it was asbestos or could be covering it

Hi, please excuse this if it’s a daft question. This piece of board is above a cupboard in my kitchen. I think many moons ago (this is my childhood home so roughly the 90s ) there was an electric meter or fuse board in a cupboard where this is now. I don’t remember it being removed or that board...

Hi, please excuse this if it’s a daft question. This piece of board is above a cupboard in my kitchen. I think many moons ago (this is my childhood home so roughly the 90s ) there was an electric meter or fuse board in a cupboard where this is now. I don’t remember it being removed or that board...

Thanks for all your help I’ve spoken to a builder who is coming to have a look monday so fingers crossed he can fit us in over the next couple of weeks.

Sorry I think I’ve caused some confusion. I have plastic guttering which goes into cast iron downpipe. The previous home owners didn’t have them both changed. I think the downpipe is leaking as I have quite a wet patch on the front of the house where there is a bracket screwing the downpipe to...

Hi really sorry, had a family emergency so haven’t been home in the day light the last couple of days. I appreciate your help and advice I’ll try and get some better photos tomorrow if it’s still light when I get home. Thank you

Thanks for the reply. I’ve given it a little wipe a bit further down and it looks the same brown/orange colour as far down as I dared to reach, was worried a spider could have made its home down there

Thanks for the reply the downpipe definitely needs replacing as it’s leaving a huge damp patch on my brickwork with all of this wonderful weather we are having. It looks a little damp around this broken pipe so I’ve asked a builder to have a look and see what he thinks the best thing to do is...

Thank you for the replies. Daft question but would I need a plumber or builder to fix this? I’m wary of poking around it too much incase it’s really weak and I’ve no one on hand if it causes any other issues

Good evening, I have some cast iron downpipe thats leaking, I’m having it replaced but it goes just underground into what looks like cement pipe what’s cracked and breaking away. Has anyone come across this pipe being asbestos before please?

Thanks for replying, this was under some slabs with a bush next to it, I think the roots from the bush grew and cracked the slabs and cement so I’ve removed them (and the bush!) but was worried the pipe/bend the downpipe is cemented into could be asbestos which fell away while I was tidying up

Good afternoon, I have some cast iron downpipe thats leaking, I’m having it replaced but it goes into what looks like cement pipe what’s cracked and breaking away. Has anyone come across this pipe being asbestos before please?

I’m glad you’ve got no signs of illness from it. I hope my test results were correct and there was none