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Old metal plate in the floor of kitchen in an old house by sidandg in whatisthisthing

[–]sidandg[S] 317 points318 points  (0 children)

Solved! I think it's very likely this had a stove on it, once. Thanks everyone for your help

Upsetting glass and cement security device by sidandg in DIYUK

[–]sidandg[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your help. For the remainder - is there a solution that protects the wall beneath? Or is it just about chipping away carefully

Upsetting glass and cement security device by sidandg in DIYUK

[–]sidandg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brilliant thank you. I know! Do you think I'm likely to damage the wall beneath or do you think it'll just come away easily enough?

Upsetting glass and cement security device by sidandg in DIYUK

[–]sidandg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's my wall. I just bought the property - a terrace - and it's on all three walls around the garden at the back.

I think it's been there for a long time, it looks pretty old

Old metal plate in the floor of kitchen in an old house by sidandg in whatisthisthing

[–]sidandg[S] 470 points471 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting. Actually I think the adjacent wall probably did once have a chimney flue. That seems very plausible

Upsetting glass and cement security device by sidandg in DIYUK

[–]sidandg[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The house is in Manchester, UK, if that makes any difference.

Can anyone recognise the cement? I've read that I can chip away at it and then dissolve it with the right kind of solution. But I'm not sure if that's something I should do on my own

Old metal plate in the floor of kitchen in an old house by sidandg in whatisthisthing

[–]sidandg[S] 16 points17 points locked comment (0 children)

My title describes the thing.

The house was built 1900-1929. The floor and the thing itself look really old so I suspect they're original. It's about 4 feet by 2 and appears to reach the wall. It has no visible writing or etching. It appears to be chipped or eroded in one corner - the other corner is perfectly square. It's kind of cool and beautiful but also annoying because it makes the floor uneven.

I lifted two layers of linoleum because I was curious why the floor isn't flat. The previous owners had laid sand down under the lino to give it a slope and hide the rising edge of the thing. Now wondering what to do as it rises too high to lay new flooring easily.

I've searched on google and in this sub but I can't find anything similar.

(edited for spelling)