Renovations have been carried out on an old building next to my work, all
the pointing has been re-done but water is still seeping through.
The walls are granite, not sure how thick but at least a foot I would
imagine.
The builders are saying that granite is porous and that's where the water is
getting in, sounds unlikely to me but I'm sure someone here has an expert
opinion.

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:16:32 -0000, "Scabbydug"
wrote:

Renovations have been carried out on an old building next to my work, all
the pointing has been re-done but water is still seeping through.
The walls are granite, not sure how thick but at least a foot I would
imagine.
The builders are saying that granite is porous and that's where the water is
getting in, sounds unlikely to me but I'm sure someone here has an expert
opinion.

I believe it is, so is often sealed on the likes of worktops etc. Not
sure it's porous enough to 'leak' in that sense though?

All the best ..

T i m

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:24:57 GMT, T i m wrote:

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:16:32 -0000, "Scabbydug"
wrote:

Renovations have been carried out on an old building next to my work, all
the pointing has been re-done but water is still seeping through.
The walls are granite, not sure how thick but at least a foot I would
imagine.
The builders are saying that granite is porous and that's where the water is
getting in, sounds unlikely to me but I'm sure someone here has an expert
opinion.

I believe it is, so is often sealed on the likes of worktops etc. Not
sure it's porous enough to 'leak' in that sense though?

All the best ..

T i m



Ask the folk who built most of Aberdeen ..They should know...the place
is built with it .

In article ,
Stuart B wrote:
I believe it is, so is often sealed on the likes of worktops etc. Not
sure it's porous enough to 'leak' in that sense though?

Ask the folk who built most of Aberdeen ..They should know...the place
is built with it .

Well, they don't bother with sissy southern things like DPCs...

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On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:08:08 +0000, Stuart B
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:24:57 GMT, T i m wrote:

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:16:32 -0000, "Scabbydug"
wrote:

Renovations have been carried out on an old building next to my work, all
the pointing has been re-done but water is still seeping through.
The walls are granite, not sure how thick but at least a foot I would
imagine.
The builders are saying that granite is porous and that's where the water is
getting in, sounds unlikely to me but I'm sure someone here has an expert
opinion.

I believe it is, so is often sealed on the likes of worktops etc. Not
sure it's porous enough to 'leak' in that sense though?

All the best ..

T i m



Ask the folk who built most of Aberdeen ..They should know...the place
is built with it .


................... and it's always ****ing with rain.

Well, I'd never have guessed it but it seems it is porous to some degree:

from:
Q. Isn't granite porous? What about sealers?

A. Granite is the next hardest material to a diamond. There are some
granites that are more porous than others however, all of our granite
countertops are sealed during the fabrication process and again upon
installation. The rule of thumb is that when the water no longer beads up,
it's time to re-seal. For some folks that's two years, for some it's 4-5. It
depends upon usage.
http://www.instile.com/faq/faq04-porous.htm













But I'm sure it's not porous to the extent of "water seeping".

On Wednesday, 14 March 2007 12:18:54 UTC, Martin wrote:


A. Granite is the next hardest material to a diamond.

Nope - that would be Sapphire.

2007, that seems a long time ago, funny how these old posts seem to surface
again. I blame the aliens.
Brian

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On Wednesday, 14 March 2007 12:18:54 UTC, Martin wrote:


A. Granite is the next hardest material to a diamond.

Nope - that would be Sapphire.

Simon Mason wrote:
On Wednesday, 14 March 2007 12:18:54 UTC, Martin wrote:


A. Granite is the next hardest material to a diamond.

Nope - that would be Sapphire.


Well done, nothing like a timely correction, and that was nothing like a
timely correction.

Tim

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On 30/09/2016 08:00, Tim+ wrote:
Simon Mason wrote:
On Wednesday, 14 March 2007 12:18:54 UTC, Martin wrote:


A. Granite is the next hardest material to a diamond.

Nope - that would be Sapphire.


Well done, nothing like a timely correction, and that was nothing like a
timely correction.

Given its both late and wrong, one would have to agree.



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