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Thanks all for your replies... Looks like there's no indicator that it's likely to be a later board then... Nevermind. Thinking of getting a sample taken by a specialist company to put this whole thing to rest and go from there. Don't fancy taking it myself anymore! Thanks again, Elaine

Thanks John, how recent is a PZ2 screw then? What's left of the sheet is flat so not corrugated like a garage roof you mean? Sorry, might be the cataracts ;-) but it's not easy to see as it's been broken by the plumbers who took out a baxi back boiler when we had a new central heating system...

That's impressive! Well, as far as I can see, the screw just looks like what I would call... a 'screw' and there's not much of the red plastic plug to see. Blagard has already seen my pic and goven me some fab advice but here it is if you fancy having a guess John (or should I say Dr Watson?!)

Hi again, It's in relation to my other posting. I have a red rawlplug fixing the board in the chimney to the fireplace and thought maybe if I could date the rawlplug then maybe it would give me a clue as to whether the board is less likely to be asbestos if it was say 80's rawl plug...!! :-)

Ha! Well, I have discovered that the first plastic wall plugs were not designed until 1958 and they I guess were brown or grey, so maybe colour coded ones a bit later?? I thought maybe even 80's?? Any other thoughts?

Hi, Does anyone know when red rawlplugs first became available? Thanks, Elaine

Sorry, had trouble attaching photos... Please respond in my other thread of the same title. Thanks!

Sorry, here are the photos...

Hi, Having recently discovered that we have asbestos in our fireplace, I've been looking elsewhere in the house at potential suspect asbestos containing materials and wondered if this old plasterboard (which lies beneath the stairs in our under stairs cupboard) could contain asbestos? It has...

Hi, Having recently discovered that we have asbestos in our fireplace, I've been looking elsewhere in the house at potential suspect asbestos containing materials and wondered if this old plasterboard (which lies beneath the stairs in our under stairs cupboard) could contain asbestos? It has...