26-12-2013, 08:14 PM
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Re: Is this a safe in the wall?
Originally Posted by plantman
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Looks like an old access plate to a flue or similar for cleaning and maintenance...
Mags - It's about 15 inches square.
Patsy - I tried but it seems stuck
26-12-2013, 08:40 PM
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Re: Is this a safe in the wall?
Originally Posted by plantman
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Looks like an old access plate to a flue or similar for cleaning and maintenance...
In CZ our house had such a chimney and our central heating boiler vented into it, there are two such doors, one at the bottom and one right at the top.
So, when you get round to redecorating the top room you might find another one.
Oh by the way, be careful when you open it, and don't do it in your best dinner jacket, there maybe a lot of soot piled up behind
Do you know when your house was built
ETA:-
If there was a gas boiler then not much soot will there, ours is coal fired and the chimney has to be cleaned at least once a year.
26-12-2013, 10:53 PM
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Re: Is this a safe in the wall?
Originally Posted by Azz
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I took layers of old wall paper down in the basement and found it - Any idea what it might be? Perhaps its housing some pipes or something
26-12-2013, 11:22 PM
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Re: Is this a safe in the wall?
Originally Posted by cranberry
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Not full of dosh, then. 
Or maybe I won't
Originally Posted by Losos
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Plantman has got it right, I'm almost certain that when you open it you'll find a chimney AKA 'flue' which extends up to the roof.In CZ our house had such a chimney and our central heating boiler vented into it, there are two such doors, one at the bottom and one right at the top.
So, when you get round to redecorating the top room you might find another one.
Oh by the way, be careful when you open it, and don't do it in your best dinner jacket, there maybe a lot of soot piled up behind
Do you know when your house was built
ETA:-
If there was a gas boiler then not much soot will there, ours is coal fired and the chimney has to be cleaned at least once a year.
Originally Posted by Bruce
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Depending on when it was built and what it is for be careful of that (thin) surround it might contain asbestos. if you do manage to open it (WD40?) keep the surround wet unless you are sure it is safe.
Originally Posted by Mups
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Azz, just pretending, but what happens if there was heaps of gold or jewels in there, or old coins? Are you allowed to keep them or do they belong to "the State"?
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