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  • GuyW14 February 2025

    Its certainly wet where I am, something like 3 times the annual rainfall of much of SE England. The outer leaf is of dense concrete bricks which themselves dont absorb much water, unlike fired clay bricks, they are more akin to the old fashioned 'engineering' bricks often used to create a dpc on 1930's houses. Then the walls are wet dashed to create a hard and fairly waterproof coating, then paint...

  • Bill B14 February 2025

    I think there's a difference between larger and smaller companies. In a smaller company (SME) there might be an owner or owning partnership and you work for them. They can call the shots and dictate how you work. If you don't like it you're free to leave.

    In a larger company the ownership is typically shareholders, some of whom might also be directors and the CEO. In that case the emp...

  • GuyW14 February 2025

    Tim there is another possibility which I had on my 1500 years ago. With tickover set quite low the butterfly discs were closing fully and effectively sealing against the carb throat. As the running engine was still drawing air this was creating a vacuum - or at least a negative pressure wrt ambient, needing a bit more pressure on the throttle pedal to overcome the vacuum and open the butterfly. In...

  • David Billington14 February 2025

    Anam,

    IIRC bricks come in differing permeabilities which are controlled and differ depending on the intended use. It was explained to me that the main issue is not the bricks but the small shrinkage of cement based mortar when setting which results in small gaps between the bricks and the vertical mortar joints which allows water to wick along and end up in the cavity. I'm not so familiar...

  • Jeremy MkIII14 February 2025

    Tim,
    long shot but is the pedal hinge assembly worn? It may well be floppy when disconnected but then be 'awkward' when under tension after connecting to the cable and springs?
    Ignore obviously if it's a new assembly.

  • Bill B14 February 2025

    Another great song Anam - you're doing well today!

    I agree a cavity is best left unfilled but it was a tempting thing to do at one time. I'm glad we now have a timber frame house with brick exterior walls.

    Brick--cavity--OSB sheets--timber framework incorporating insulation--plasterboard attached via plastic sheeting.

    As long as the wood doesn't rot we're OK. Makes ...

  • Bill B14 February 2025

    Two great songs there though! I must correct my LinkedIn entry which is now incorrect!! Still, I'm not in the public eye so I doubt the Daily Mail will pick it up 🤣

  • anamnesis14 February 2025

    Bricks absorb water.

    I was shown a hose test. Once a brick wall is saturated, as can happen from driving rain against the outer surface, or rain running down the outer face from above, then that rain will start to run down the wall on the inner face; harmlessly to the bottom and drain away.

    Harmlessly that is, unless it hits an obstacle that gives it a path to the inner face of t...

  • anamnesis14 February 2025

    Or maybe, it's something else. 😏.

    Some say, Trump and Putin are too close. They say, it's not healthy to have the world's most powerful democratic leader, in bed with one of the world's most powerful dictators.

    Some say, there's something going on.

    Is he really going out with him?
    Is he really gonna scratch his back tonight?

    Is he really going out with hi...

  • David Billington14 February 2025

    I opted not to do it after some investigation although I had looked at having it done but backed out as when I looked at the details they were going to use fibre which is the most problematic AFAIK. The other half of the building has been done as a housing association property and they said they then had damp issues where they hadn't had any problems previously. Another local guy had similar issue...

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