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I bought a 3M kit from amazon (US I think), which had 8 testers for about £37. They're not amazing as the test liquid is orange which turns red if in contact with lead, so it takes a few goes before you can be confident of the result. Especially in bad lighting!

Great, thanks for your reply

Hello, redecorating our whole house, starting with the bedroom. I removed the wallpaper and under that there was a load of flaking old paint (not lead, phew!), so I decided to sand it all off. I now have a nice smooth wall and although the plaster is probably 20 or more years old, it...

Thanks to all, I'll go ahead with that!

thanks for the reply. And can I use 8mm conduit and bury it in the plaster? Jon

Hi guys (and girls), First of all thanks for all the tips I've already got on this forum from your questions and answers. They've been very helpful in my quest to renovate our first home. So, let's get down to business. The master bedroom is almost finished but I need to install two...