Recent content by davidji

I'm not sure what you are disagreeing with. 'Breeze' is waste ash from power stations. So 'Breeze blocks' were originally waste ash from power stations mixed with cement. Cinder blocks (what I think mine are) are made from cole cinders and cement. Coal cinders really are conductive. The wall may...

Anyway, thanks, I've described this material to several building 'experts' including my local council building inspector, and none of them could tell me what it was :).

Yes. But now, the term breeze block is frequently used to mean those concrete blocks with holes in them - so thats what I found when I went looking for them. I'm pretty sure I have the crushed coke variety, because it explains why my stud detector was so confused. It indicated there were...

Actually now I've read the whole page, it seems like the terms 'cinder block' and 'breeze block' are somewhat interchangeable.

I don't think they are breeze blocks - they aren't load bearing, the walls aren't very thick, etc. I guess they might be cinder blocks though - I found cinder blocks by searching for breeze blocks on Wikipedia. Its about 40 years old - I don't know exactly.

The partition walls in my flat seem to be solid. The material is about 3 inches thick, black, and quite soft. It produces a fine dust when drilled - not unlike plaster. It can't be very heavy - its supported by floor joists. Does anyone know what it is? Will I have to pay someone £100 pounds...