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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 | \================================================= ================/ |
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"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. |
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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 |
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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 | \================================================= ================/ |
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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. |
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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! |
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"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] |
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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. |
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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 |
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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] |
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