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Thanks John. I appreciate your help. I'll let you know what it is when I eventually get it figured out... As long as it's not asbestos I don't mind! I'll get someone over next week to take a look. Perhaps someone from local council. I'll keep you posted! Thanks again, Andrew

I've now very tentatively felt the substance - it is almost like a powder....?? I touched it very gently with my fingertip and it was akin to pushing into talcum powder or something similar. Left a powdery residue on my finger?

Thanks again for the quick response John. It doesn't appear to be dusty. I haven't touched it yet, as got worried at the mention of asbestos! The property is 1930's, but has been modernised since. Clearly, the property used to have the warm air heating that you mentioned, but this has since been...

You are almost certainly correct John. There is a large pipe running underneath. However, of more concern is this white material that is present underneath other floorboards. I am certainly no expert whatsoever, but am concerned regarding the mention of asbestos. Do you happen to know if this...

Thanks for the replies. Ken, it's a 1930's detached house. It has regular central heating with a combi boiler. That vent only seems to be in that one room too... The other rooms don't appear to have any of these.

all, I took up the flooring in my house into which I just moved in. I noticed that there appears to be a piece of floorboard missing with what appears to be a metal lined chute going down under the flooring. I cannot see where it goes, and have not removed any other boards. Does anyone have...