Not sure if this is the right place, BUT..
I live in a 50's wimpey house - gas comes in to the meter under the stairs. All is fine.
However, outside, roughly in line with the meter there's a tube, sticking up through the gravel. Roughly an inch or so diameter, short, cap of some sort possibly on the end, with a large square drive on the top of it. It looks pretty rusty, and it's a PITA,a s you can't do much with the area because of it.
I've dismissed it as such until yesterday when I had a builder in to do some work, who looked at it and reckoned it may well be an old (or live) gas pipe. There's never (as far as anyone can recall) been any structure on the spot that would have used it, and the builder reckons if it IS gas, it should be below ground and not stuck out and accessible.
Does this sound right, and what should I do if so? He suggested calling Transco, but said they *may* try and charge for it. I just want to know what it is, and make sure it's safe..heh.
I'll try and get a pic later on..
I live in a 50's wimpey house - gas comes in to the meter under the stairs. All is fine.
However, outside, roughly in line with the meter there's a tube, sticking up through the gravel. Roughly an inch or so diameter, short, cap of some sort possibly on the end, with a large square drive on the top of it. It looks pretty rusty, and it's a PITA,a s you can't do much with the area because of it.
I've dismissed it as such until yesterday when I had a builder in to do some work, who looked at it and reckoned it may well be an old (or live) gas pipe. There's never (as far as anyone can recall) been any structure on the spot that would have used it, and the builder reckons if it IS gas, it should be below ground and not stuck out and accessible.
Does this sound right, and what should I do if so? He suggested calling Transco, but said they *may* try and charge for it. I just want to know what it is, and make sure it's safe..heh.
I'll try and get a pic later on..