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Thanks all for some great advice - massively appreciate everybody's input.

Thanks all. Bit confused by the term Quartz and how this links in? So it sounds like halogens not enclosed in another glass are the only light to avoid touching? I am a worrier as you can probably tell and so your continued support and advice in an area i am very unfamiliar with is most...

Really do appreciate your input Robin - ive been really worrying about things. The halogen bulb in my bathroom was indeed protected by a casing. Going forward though to confirn it's only halogen bulbs I need to be careful with? Would a bit of tissue paper be ok to hold the bulb with and if I...

Thanks Robin that's a really helpful response and answers my Q above. Very much appreciated.

Thanks again for a really helpful reply. I was thinking more for bulbs which i may have previously touched around the house unknowingly when changing fittings etc . Will the bulbs specify whether they are Halogen or not on the actual bulb itself?

Thanks for your response. How would I know which bulbs can't be touched and which are ok to?

Hi all - I noticed when buying a new halogen bulb for my bathroom yesterday it mentioned not to touch with bare skin. A few questions: - is it only halogen bulbs you shouldn't touch with bare skin? - how would you indentify these in a house? - is it dangerous to use a bulb which may have been...

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Thanks guys, I am not experiencing any problems yet but wanted to get a view as to whether it's something I need to do something about or not by getting somebody out to look. I am not sure whether or not I have timber floor to be honest, i will take a photo this evening and post up. An...

Sorry Jeds, I should have specified - somewhat by soil/grass and somewhat by electric cabling which I believe feeds an outside light (the cabling has a square-like casing around the outside protecting it/keeping it neat). I am really keen to get somebody out to look at it but wasn't sure what...

Hi everybody - hopefully I am posting this in the right area as I could not see any other which seemed suitable. I am after somebody to come and have a look at my air bricks on my house as have just discovered one which is covered up fairly substantially. What sort of trader/specialist would...

Thank you for the help here, will repost accordingly.

Hi everybody - hopefully I am posting this in the right area as I could not see any other which seemed suitable. I am after somebody to come and have a look at my air bricks on my house as have just discovered one which is covered up fairly substantially. What sort of trader/specialist would...