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Thought as much. I wonder if I can get away with having to pay to bring the gas in if there was a serviceable pipe there before :roll:

Do you think I should take a match to it while I'm at it?

Evening all... We're in the midst of renovating our house and are looking to install gas. I assumed that this is a gas pipe, but EDF have no record of a gas install. It's def not the main water pipe. Cant see what else it could be. I don't think the property has had a working gas supply in...

Thanks, I've got a building control application in at present, just waiting to hear back. Hmm, fire spread. Didn't think of that. Might well scupper the open joist plan!

Morning all I am replacing the first floor joists in the front of our house. I could do with some clarification with regard to the span tables. It is an old house, and want exposed joists downstairs (yes I know it'll be noisier, but it's the look we want). Will be using 600 centres. Open...

Thanks, thought that was probably best. As for plasterboard...I've just finished ripping a ton of it out and stripped back to bare stone for a nice fresh coat of lime plaster :)

Hi all I'm in the midst of renovating our front room in our 1850s house. It's stone wall, so no DPC, have noticed that the end of the floor joists are rotten. It seems that the floor is laid by way of red brick in soil, the joists laid over the brick, and floorboards laid on joists...

Hi, I'm after a bit of advice, had a look on the GOV website, but can't find anything really definitive. our 1850s house has sagging 1st floor joists. A couple are also riddled with woodworm, another has been poorly repaired in the past. I am looking at stripping the floor back and...

Yep seems that way. I've just been reading up on how to dispose of this. Suit up, keep the sheet damp, don't break it up, double wrap and take to local centre...amongst other things.

Nope, house is def 1850s. Had some renovations back in the 50s/60s though where they put a load of this behind plasterboard for some reason. Unfortunately it's got to come out as we're removing plasterboard to expose the stonework etc. Even though this stuff is pretty safe, I guess...

Hi, whilst working on our mid 19th century home, I've found a fair bit of this It's not been disturbed yet, but am a bit concerned it may be an asbestos product. I can't quite make out the logo...thought someone here may recognise it? Thanks

Thanks Ree Ok, above this section is the upstairs landing which the stairs meet up to. Above this joist there is a studwork wall which (after inspection today) is going to stop the joist from returning to its correct position. The house was renovated somewhat about 40-50 years ago. The...

Thanks Frank This wall was external many moons ago. Now there is nothing above what you can see here except the small section of wall. I'll take a closer look later, but am 99.9% certain that the lintel is embedded at both ends into the stonework

We're renovating our 1850s home, and have recently revealed an badly supported and repaired floor joist. I'd noticed the floor had dropped on our landing and can now see why! While stripping the plasterboard what little was holding the joist up has fallen away. I'm off to get an acrow prop...