Strange, I find gas smell dissipates very quickly. E.g. oops I forgot to light the stove. Open a window. Gone.
I'm getting my gas disconnected to save paying the standing charge. I've installed a heat pump instead of bothering to do up the antiquated gas heating system.
And then the lockdown started ..... :-(.
Is it fixed yet ?. It's pretty easy DIY if you regard yourself as competent.
In message <rb3273$1eec$ snipped-for-privacy@gioia.aioe.org>, at 15:09:40 on Mon, 1 Jun
2020, Andrew snipped-for-privacy@mybt>> In messageIt's not yet fixed (because the entire kitchen refurb is stalled by a combination of lockdown and lack of plaster).
And I had another go at the surrounding floor yesterday, but the tiles are stronger than engineering bricks, and I'm not sure what less than a thermic lance will shift them
They look like quarry tiles, probably on a cement-based adhesive. A good club hammer and cold chisel will break through them. Wear ear and eye protection. Once the tiles are broken, if you have an SDS drill, carefully drill a series of holes about an inch deep and then use the cold chisel and club hammer to break the bits between the holes.
In message <rb3hh8$1se8$ snipped-for-privacy@gioia.aioe.org>, at 19:31:06 on Mon, 1 Jun
2020, Andrew snipped-for-privacy@mybt>> In message <rb3273$1eec$ snipped-for-privacy@gioia.aioe.org>, at 15:09:40 on Mon, 1 JunI don't know what to call them, but they are order of magnitude tougher than any quarry tiles I've seen before.
Once you have an edge to work at it should be easy to get underneath with a wide SDS bit such as
In message snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net>, at 21:05:47 on Mon, 1 Jun
2020, snipped-for-privacy@aolb>> In message <rb3hh8$1se8$ snipped-for-privacy@gioia.aioe.org>, at 19:31:06 on Mon, 1 JunThe thing is, it's in the corner of the room, and there's no obvious 'edge'. I suppose drilling at 45 degrees on the adjacent tile might be the best plan.
In message snipped-for-privacy@perry.uk, at 07:45:38 on Tue, 2 Jun 2020, Roland Perry snipped-for-privacy@perry.co.uk> remarked:
I had a poke around in the skip and found a tile that's been lifted from a different bit of the old kitchen. Six inches square and a full one inch thick. The bottom is slightly ribbed, and it weighs almost three pounds.
Is the gas pipe confirmed dead?
In message snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net>, at 08:51:24 on Wed, 3 Jun
2020, Andy Burns snipped-for-privacy@andyburns.uk remarked:I think so, also given the local gasworks was demolished years ago, and natural gas has a fresh set of piping. But one can't just cut the end off without capping it.
The tile sounds like the ones that form our internal window sills. They will be a pain to break but should be easy to "shovel-up" with the SDS bit I referenced earlier
In message snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net>, at 11:53:30 on Wed, 3 Jun
2020, snipped-for-privacy@aolb>> In message snipped-for-privacy@perry.uk, at 07:45:38 on Tue, 2 JunBut one has to get underneath them first.
Just drill a couple of holes in one, near an edge, then use a bolster or SDS chisel to break a bit out, loop until you can get underneath. It really is unlikely to take long - once you put the keyboard away and get the tools out ;-)
Gas tap. Used to have one for our old gas fridge.
+1. And that was a house built in 1976.
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