What is this under my floorboard?!

bbat

Hi All, I've just discovered sections of floorboard have been cut in teo rooms of the flat. Under both is a strange onion sized purple inky 'thing'. Pictures attached. Before I touch it, any idea what it is?! (Ground floor). 

rob7475

How long have you lived there? If it's under both sections of cut floorboard, someone must have placed them there when the boards were up at some point. Do they smell at all? My guess would be a disgruntled tenant leaving something behind before they left to try and create a bad smell?

Niv

Looks a bit like a bloo block.

bbat

rob7475 said:

How long have you lived there? If it's under both sections of cut floorboard, someone must have placed them there when the boards were up at some point. Do they smell at all? My guess would be a disgruntled tenant leaving something behind before they left to try and create a bad smell?

I have just bought the place! The last owner was here for 9 years. They dont smell. The floorboards seem to have been cut unsympathetically to put them there! 

How wierd. 

tacpot12

I agree with the suggestion of a Blue Loo block - the shape formed by the wrapping is quite distinctive. I would use a disposal gloves to pick it up to pop into a bag before disposing off in the bin. If you don't have a glove, drop the bag over the item, pick the item up while turning the bag inside out so that the item is inside the bag. 

Vegastare

I would just take due care when removing - rubber gloves mask etc and double bag and bin it.   It could be some type of mouse - rat base thing...but the leaking blue type dye is something else.  Hope someone comes up with answer.  Keep the photos just in case... 

bbat

Niv said:

Looks a bit like a bloo block.

You know it does look like that, very inky. Still havent been brave enough to touch it. But why would someone out that there?!

bbat

tacpot12 said:

I agree with the suggestion of a Blue Loo block - the shape formed by the wrapping is quite distinctive. I would use a disposal gloves to pick it up to pop into a bag before disposing off in the bin. If you don't have a glove, drop the bag over the item, pick the item up while turning the bag inside out so that the item is inside the bag. 

Thanks,I think probably right. Baffled about why they would be there!

neilmcl

Maybe a rodent or something died under there and the previous owner put a couple of toilet blocks down to cover up the smell. A bit strange tbh.

tedlewis355

Can you examine it with protection?