Recent content by Doritos60

Hi, looking to put a night lamp on this wall using existing wiring from the switch. The cables coming out the wall are blue, red and one unidentified wire which has just been attached to under a screw on the bulb casing. Couple questions: 1. Is the unidentified cable likely to be the neutral...

Thank you. Does seem to match Denso tape from a quick Google (hoping it was not some kind of asbestos wrap).

Hi, does anyone know what this material is around the gas pipe that comes into my house? It’s brown/black and quite sticky. Anyone know why it was used? Gas leak?

Thank you. I think getting an air test is sensible, especially based on a possible solution of having to basically strip everything out if necessary. Although, I’m hoping that only a small amount was released from the cracked sheet and that it’s concrete sheet and not AIB, which would hopefully...

Thank you. I was hoping not AIB. It was thin and grey as well, but I couldn’t find anything on line to show the difference between cement and AIB. Had not removed it, just boarded over and sealed around. Hoping that’s contained it.

Hi there. I moved into a 1960s house (UK). As far as I’m aware, the previous owner used to have a gas fire, which they then removed. They blocked off the fireplace and boarded over it. I had knocked through this to install a log burner. There are a couple of sheets that look to have been over...