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Just had the result and there was no asbestos detected. It sounds like asbestos is more likely present in the black mastic that is applied underneath asbestos floor tiles.

I've read a few things that say bitumen contained a small percentage of chrysotile asbestos. If you search for "bitumen asbestos" you will also see them. My plan is to restore the floor if I can do so. Some sections of the parquet have subsided. The contractor that I spoke to had reservations...

The first bit was exactly what I needed to know as I wasn't sure what this material was or how it's used. Other forum posts have mentioned asbestos mastick but the pictures always show a really thin layer of black glue rather than the thick layer that I have. I will get it tested to see if it...

My house was built around 1930. The downstairs has a concrete floor for the hallway and suspended floors for the front / back reception rooms. In the hallway a carpet has been laid over a parquet floor. I was thinking about getting this floor restored as there are gaps and part of it has...

It's an interesting idea and I hadn't seen it before. How do I cut the bevel onto the batten? I do have a circular saw that you can set a bevel angle onto.

Ha ha no I'm not. This project is for a "smart mirror". I intend to try and mount a 2nd hand PC monitor with the plastic bezel removed inside the box. This will be glued onto some hardboard which has been painted black. The whole assembly will then be pushed forward onto some 2 way mirror glass...

Thanks for the suggestions. The wall will be newly plastered but not sure it will then be level enough for that to work. It's a shame there isn't some sort of fixing where I could make a hole in the top of the box which wouldn't be visible and then have some sort of adjustment to bring the box...

I have a picture frame and I want to put a box behind it to house some electronics stuff. The box dimensions would be slightly less than the frame in length and height. The depth I estimate will be around 150 - 200mm. The final finish with be painted white, probably a water based paint as used...

I need to mount a wooden box flush to a plastered wall. Ideally I need to mount the box, then have some sort of adjustment to close up the gap to the wall. The front of the box is closed so there is no access to use the typical hangers used on kitchen cupboards. This is because those as I...

Certainly the people that installed the bathroom here did not have a circular saw. To remove part of a floor board they preferred to drill a line of holes across the board and then just lever it out. I digress. Here is a rough sketch of the layout and yes you are correct in that there is a...

Thanks for this. Would this repair only affect the bathroom, or would underfloor access be required in the adjacent room as well?

Thanks. It was my impression that these house were originally heated with coal. However as detailed (above) a gas pipe was installed.

I've got a Wago Box XL so was planning to insert them into the slots in the box. Then I'll bridge two of them as discussed. Hope that will work!

There is evidence to the right of the sink, behind the more recent cupboards, of something being hung on the wall in that location. Sounds like it was most likely a gas flu of sorts rather than a chimney for a coal fire. Does that mean all the chimneys were originally used for gas fires? It...

Not sure as I guess the chimney was put in when the house was built. Was gas available in the 30's?

Hi, thanks for all the replies. Point taken on the 8-way connector. I'm glad this is an acceptable way of doing it. Thanks again.

I was under the bathroom floor over the weekend in our 1930s house. At the exterior wall end of the bath there is some box section and I was surprised to find nothing underneath it. That is no floor boards and no joist. The left of the picture is the exterior wall. The rest of the room has...

(Have searched but didn't find anything but would guess this has been asked before). I need to bring 6 earth conductors together on a lighting circuit into a Wago connector. 3 x for the light fittings. 2 x for the lighting radial circuit 1 x for the switch Wago don't make a 6 way connector...

It's been working fine now for the last two days. Really not sure what the issue could have been.

I powered the boiler back on this morning. After about 10 minutes of groaning and displaying a symbol like -||- it started to work again. It now delivers both hot water and central heating. I would be really interested to know what that groaning sound was if anyone knows. It certainly doesn't...