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Been asking loads of people about this but the only two suggests seems very odd - I moved into this house just 3 months ago, it's about 100 and a bit years old country cottage. When I went into the loft I found, next to the chimney brest a crap about 2ft by 3ft filled with saw dust and shavings. What is it? I've not got rid of it just because I'm confused.

Suggested so far;

Something to attract woodworm away from the beams.
Some kind of lighting conductor or dampener - The does seem to be a steel strap heading towards it.

Posted
2 minutes ago, Delicatedave said:

a crap about 2ft by 3ft filled with saw dust and shavings

 

I concur that it does sound rather - um - unusual.  I understand that @pocster once had a tenant who left items of a similar ilk.

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Just now, Onoff said:

 

"chimney breast a gap about"?

I was trying to work out what that meant.

 

If there was a gap in the chimney breast, filled with sawdust, I would not be lighting the fire.

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Posted
1 hour ago, ProDave said:

I was trying to work out what that meant.

 

If there was a gap in the chimney breast, filled with sawdust, I would not be lighting the fire.

Sorry dyslexic, The is a wooden box full of saw dust and shavings.

Posted
41 minutes ago, Onoff said:

A picture would help.

Not going up in the loft for at the moment but here's a picture if it helps, it's my Skipper.

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Posted
59 minutes ago, Delicatedave said:

Sorry dyslexic, The is a wooden box full of saw dust and shavings.

 

Old-school winter storage for root veg?  

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Posted

Might contain an old Galvanised water tank  I have found this before , a solidly built  t & g box using sawdust for insulation often in those  built or upgraded early 20 c

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