What is this in my ceiling?

[Dynamitebloke]

Hi,

So we had a leak from the upstairs bathroom that's ended with a big hole in our kitchen ceiling. Inside the hole there's some weird lining.

It looks as if at some point there was a fire and one of the joists has been scorched and this has been used to wrap the joist, does this sound right? I don't want to remove it and it ending up being something more important...

 

[foxhole]

More likely a bit of polythene was left under the bath rather than fixing a leak.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Am I looking at a ceiling from below? Or a floor from above? Rubbish photo.

 

[phatboy]

Looks a lot like the ESWA ceiling heating in my parents house, which was built in the early 80's.....

 

[mrrusty]

Indeed it does - never heard of this but agree it looks very similar https://picclick.com/ESWA-Electric-Radiant-Heating-Element-FREE-SHIPPING-262989240057.html

 

[foxhole]

Ludicrous idea , heating ceilings, worked in flats where it was installed, tenants all complained of poor heating , though ceiling were nice and warm .

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Hmmm. I wonder why? Could it be something to do with heat rising, perchance? I know that you can heat downwards by using convection and radiation n, but I can't help thinking that you'd need to use a lot of electricity to do this. Also, when this stuff was in use weren't they using asbestos as insulation? If so be careful how you handle any insulation

 

[Nige F]

That "heating" was used - as said- in the 80's . We had a site ( Housing Association) that I maintained . No one used it, I used to take the fuses out for the tenants. That and on peak " radiators" were fitted . Just to conform to a Gov. directive I guess . Meanwhile all the good solid Council houses were being given away. Then mid 80's a programme from the Gov. Called Domestic Energy Notes 3 made things slightly better with night storage heaters. Between then and now, proper windows, gas heating, combi's were all fitted. ( at least on 1 estate I worked on , near where I live). Good times to be a Social Housing tenant now IMHO.