http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...ys-half-a-home

On 03/06/2014 16:11, harryagain wrote:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...ys-half-a-home

Did you not read the sub head? :

"THIS is the dramatic moment a home worth nearly half a million pounds
was torn in half and reduced to rubble - *just weeks after builders
moved in*."

and later the quote from Michael Kennedy : "I do know that home was
having some work done over the weekend, including some demolition work,
taking out walls, but we would just be speculating"

--
Cheers,

John.

/================================================== ===============\
| Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk |
\================================================= ================/

"John Rumm" wrote in message
...

On 03/06/2014 16:11, harryagain wrote:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...ys-half-a-home

Did you not read the sub head? :

"THIS is the dramatic moment a home worth nearly half a million pounds was
torn in half and reduced to rubble - *just weeks after builders moved in*."

and later the quote from Michael Kennedy : "I do know that home was having
some work done over the weekend, including some demolition work, taking out
walls, ..."

Got that bit right then.

On 03 Jun 2014, "harryagain" grunted:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...ings-Norton-co
llapses-destroys-half-a-home



I looked at one of the links down the side of that page, which shrieks "The
INCREDIBLE picture that 'proves' Adolf Hitler lived to 95 with his
Brazilian lover":

http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/...ler-brazilian-
lo-455810.jpg

Well. Pretty damned conclusive, eh?

--
David

No its Mr Beans latest project I'd imagine.
Brian

--
From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active
"John Rumm" wrote in message
...
On 03/06/2014 16:11, harryagain wrote:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...ys-half-a-home

Did you not read the sub head? :

"THIS is the dramatic moment a home worth nearly half a million pounds was
torn in half and reduced to rubble - *just weeks after builders moved
in*."

and later the quote from Michael Kennedy : "I do know that home was having
some work done over the weekend, including some demolition work, taking
out walls, but we would just be speculating"

--
Cheers,

John.

/================================================== ===============\
| Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk |
\================================================= ================/

Walls have ears and make Sausages and Ice Cream.
Brian

--
From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active
"Richard" wrote in message
...
"John Rumm" wrote in message
...

On 03/06/2014 16:11, harryagain wrote:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...ys-half-a-home

Did you not read the sub head? :

"THIS is the dramatic moment a home worth nearly half a million pounds was
torn in half and reduced to rubble - *just weeks after builders moved
in*."

and later the quote from Michael Kennedy : "I do know that home was having
some work done over the weekend, including some demolition work, taking
out walls, ..."

Got that bit right then.

On Tue, 03 Jun 2014 16:11:50 +0100, harryagain wrote:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...-Kings-Norton-
collapses-destroys-half-a-home

Looks like double brick walls holding the roof up. Lucky you don't get
many earthquakes or hurricanes or earth movement!

In article ,
"harryagain" writes:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...ys-half-a-home

The BBC report has a 'before' picture (from google streetview)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-27683140

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

On 05/06/14 20:00, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
"harryagain" writes:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...ys-half-a-home

The BBC report has a 'before' picture (from google streetview)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-27683140


Looks to me by the size of the girders that the house was built or
modified to be very open plan.

My theory is someone opened a wall right under a girder support pad
without thinking/realising.

Once one fell out, as can be seen in the Express piccies) enough other
crap fell down to take out most of the end walls.

In message , Tim Watts
writes
On 05/06/14 20:00, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
"harryagain" writes:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...Kings-Norton-c
ollapses-destroys-half-a-home

The BBC report has a 'before' picture (from google streetview)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-27683140


Looks to me by the size of the girders that the house was built or
modified to be very open plan.

My theory is someone opened a wall right under a girder support pad
without thinking/realising.

Once one fell out, as can be seen in the Express piccies) enough other
crap fell down to take out most of the end walls.

The mortar does not seem well attached to the bricks. I wonder if the
cement used in the original construction was up to spec.

--
Tim Lamb

In article ,
Tim Lamb writes:
In message , Tim Watts
writes
On 05/06/14 20:00, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
"harryagain" writes:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/...Kings-Norton-c
ollapses-destroys-half-a-home

The BBC report has a 'before' picture (from google streetview)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-27683140


Looks to me by the size of the girders that the house was built or
modified to be very open plan.

My theory is someone opened a wall right under a girder support pad
without thinking/realising.

Once one fell out, as can be seen in the Express piccies) enough other
crap fell down to take out most of the end walls.

The mortar does not seem well attached to the bricks. I wonder if the
cement used in the original construction was up to spec.

Building construction doesn't (or at least, shouldn't) rely on
mortar to 'glue' bricks together. Actually, it would be more
accurate to say the mortar keeps the bricks apart - keeping them
stable under the influence of gravity.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]