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How weatherproof is WBP normally? I had a batch that delammed after
one rainfall. Wasn't too pleased. NT |
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How weatherproof is WBP normally? Very I had a batch that delammed after one rainfall. Wasn't too pleased. It wasn't WBP then... I have had a sheet laying outside for years, and its still retains perfect integrity (although obviously rather discoloured and mouldy looking!) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:53:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
How weatherproof is WBP normally? I had a batch that delammed after one rainfall. Wasn't too pleased. I suggest that it wasn't really WBP then. There are bits of 18mm WBP leant against a wall outside with one end on the soil and getting well hidden by undergrowth that have been there for a period measured in years but haven't delaminated... -- Cheers Dave. |
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"Dave Liquorice" writes: On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:53:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: How weatherproof is WBP normally? I had a batch that delammed after one rainfall. Wasn't too pleased. I suggest that it wasn't really WBP then. There are bits of 18mm WBP leant against a wall outside with one end on the soil and getting well hidden by undergrowth that have been there for a period measured in years but haven't delaminated... I've seen a couple of cases of the waterproof flooring chipboard treated this way too, and been surprised that it survives without damage. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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On Oct 22, 2:41*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote: On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:53:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: How weatherproof is WBP normally? I had a batch that delammed after one rainfall. Wasn't too pleased. I suggest that it wasn't really WBP then. There are bits of 18mm WBP leant against a wall outside with one end on the soil and getting well hidden by undergrowth that have been there for a period measured in years but haven't delaminated... Thats what I thought too, just wanted a sanity check. In which case beware of Wickes WBP - it isnt. NT |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like: How weatherproof is WBP normally? I had a batch that delammed after one rainfall. Wasn't too pleased. I have an unpainted sheet doing service as the bottom have of a sliding workshop door and it's been that way for ten years without flinching from the weather. There's a lot of crap sold as WBP now. |
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:33:46 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Thats what I thought too, just wanted a sanity check. In which case beware of Wickes WBP - it isnt. I suprised that Wickes would be knowingly selling WBP that isn't. Maybe it got shuffled in the racks by another customer, ply is ply is ply 'innit... ISTR that WBP has stamped marking on the face(s) saying it is. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Oct 23, 11:45*am, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote: On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:33:46 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Thats what I thought too, just wanted a sanity check. In which case beware of Wickes WBP - it isnt. I suprised that Wickes would be knowingly selling WBP that isn't. Maybe it got shuffled in the racks by another customer, ply is ply is ply 'innit.... ISTR that WBP has stamped marking on the face(s) saying it is. I bought a bunch of them, no rack shuffled stuff, and all were stamped WBP on the side. But not remotely weatherproof. NT |
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On Oct 23, 11:45 am, "Dave Liquorice" wrote: On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:33:46 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Thats what I thought too, just wanted a sanity check. In which case beware of Wickes WBP - it isnt. I suprised that Wickes would be knowingly selling WBP that isn't. Maybe it got shuffled in the racks by another customer, ply is ply is ply 'innit... ISTR that WBP has stamped marking on the face(s) saying it is. I bought a bunch of them, no rack shuffled stuff, and all were stamped WBP on the side. But not remotely weatherproof. I would take them back as not fit for purpose. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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John Rumm wrote: I would take them back as not fit for purpose. I'd have to disagree, they might have been fit for porpoise. Sounds like they would have de-laminated long before the porpoise even came up for air! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Oct 23, 9:44*pm, John Rumm wrote:
wrote: On Oct 23, 11:45 am, "Dave Liquorice" wrote: On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:33:46 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Thats what I thought too, just wanted a sanity check. In which case beware of Wickes WBP - it isnt. I suprised that Wickes would be knowingly selling WBP that isn't. Maybe it got shuffled in the racks by another customer, ply is ply is ply 'innit... ISTR that WBP has stamped marking on the face(s) saying it is. I bought a bunch of them, no rack shuffled stuff, and all were stamped WBP on the side. But not remotely weatherproof. I would take them back as not fit for purpose. Yes - told them what I thought too. NT |
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