Anyone seen this before?

[SingingSparky]

Found this today whilst installing new sockets in 3 bed semi. Yes that's straw in the walls!! 

 

[Evans Electric]

Is it a really old house ?      I've heard of  wattle & daub      and I think I've heard of this before  but never seen it . 

They must have been straw panels ....similar to the egg crate plaster board partitions . 

 

[Sharpend]

It’s not uncommon in some older properties. 

 

[Evans Electric]

A slight fire risk there methinks !!

 

[pewter]

I have come accross this once before and posted on here about it.

I was glad to get away from it.

 

[M107]

A whole estate in Chineham Hampshire built in the late 80's have internal walls of this make up. Its called Stramit board.

You'll end up with a bucket load of straw per backbox. there are channels pre inserted in the stuff at regular spacings & the top of the boards are usually accessible in the loft under the floors as the header boards are fixed to the face edges.

As for a fire risk........the straw I'm sure is fire treated.

 

[kerching]

Yep, as said before STRAMIT or STRAMITE

total ****e.....makes a frightening smell,if cut with a Fein  and a blunt blade 

 

[Andy™]

few estates up here with it. horrible stuff. hard to get a decent fixing

 

[Murdoch]

Come across this once or twice ..................... YUK!

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Once only had a rewire in a house made like that. Built late 70's in Hatfield. I think we Gripfilled and bonded everything in place

 

[binky]

we get reeds in the walls in Salcombe - very delicate to work with, but easier to cut than laths

 

[coatess]

Seen this too. My house has this type of construction for the party walls only. It was built in 1984. It is a half ownership house with a housing association, who seem OK with it. Any the few alterations and additions I have done have been sawn out with a plasterboard saw, quick but messy, and the cables surrounded with plaster. Cables rated as for being embedded in thermal insulation. Insulation tests for whole installation >200Mohms.

 

[Doc Hudson]

Seen this too. My house has this type of construction for the party walls only. It was built in 1984. It is a half ownership house with a housing association, who seem OK with it. Any the few alterations and additions I have done have been sawn out with a plasterboard saw, quick but messy, and the cables surrounded with plaster. Cables rated as for being embedded in thermal insulation. Insulation tests for whole installation >200Mohms.

Well I was going to say welcome to the forum, but according to your profile you first joined back in 2017. So I shall say Welcome to the world of posting! (Even though it is an old thread IMHO it is actually quite and interesting old thread to revive for a another lease of life).

Doc H.