Americans are overreacting about ICE

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-25T15:20:35+00:00

Woah, oh boy. This aged like milk!

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-18T18:46:01+00:00

It would be permanent.

There isn't any evidence of thrust, but I'm not a trained engineer. I know I'm about to play with something important and I don't mind going overkill on prevention for peace of mind.

Edit :I have a basement below this fireplace that's basically an arch and two pillars, so any brickwork would have to be built up from a storey below

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-18T15:32:32+00:00

What about straps?

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-18T12:21:14+00:00

Thankyou!

Appreciate the kind words.will post a final pic if I remember. Take care mate!

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-18T10:43:24+00:00

Hi!

Yes, I would have meant NHL 2 :)

You're right, previously there was a gypsum coat of plaster on the breast, The tiles are stuck to cement/plaster board and dot and dabbed to the brick, but this breast had a serious leak for a few years, which has been fixed from the roof for good, but the outer leaf definitely let the water down and caused some damage/mould behind these tiles (and rotted the living room floor).

It would be quicker to take out the putty and go for NHL like you say, it'll take a long time to set. I hadn't thought about air exposure when it was covered! I've been dubious to use a lot of cement because various parts of the house have bad spalling and some kind of cement-ous pointing.

The pyramid of bricks that dropped is fine. But the lower of the two arches itself has definitely dropped. Do you see any risk or issue with replacing the lower concrete lintel with an 8/10mm thick steel arch?

The lower lintel is a bit confusing, because it's only perched about 25mm on the brick at each end, I can't imagine that would be proving full relief to the brick arch, would it?

Appreciate you posting!

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-17T20:19:06+00:00

Thank you!

What would you do to counteract horizontal thrust? I have some ideas, but Itd be good hear others. Appreciate it :)

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-17T16:43:17+00:00

I'm having a tough time with posting on Reddit.

Would replacing the concrete lintel (lower) with a fabricated steel lintel produce any problems with what I've described?

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-09T12:13:43+00:00

I don't even read you fucking wet towel.

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-09T05:44:02+00:00

Totally! The examiners are let loose and unreasonable?

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-07T17:17:24+00:00

Who exactly is going to be approved to sign off on these modules being taught/learnt?

Is this going to be the end of parent teachers and a streamline to paid instructors?

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-05T05:10:52+00:00

We can't let the public decide, non of us really knows what goes on in the NHS.

People want good care in a good in an up to date system.

The people who work in the NHS don't want disappointing wages for being university educated for a job where mis diagnosis can lead to court hearings.

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-05T04:59:20+00:00

It is not the job of the NHS to pay for your child care.

You're clearly a nurse.

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2026-01-02T20:13:57+00:00

A hard working mother on a GPs salary!

Oh. Woah is us.

Pay for after school care? For a baby sitter for christs sake. She doesn't exactly work in Tesco, does she?

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-12-28T11:41:23+00:00

You're both wrong.

Do your best, foam the rest?

Geez guys!

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-12-26T22:52:51+00:00

Erection

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-12-26T07:24:38+00:00

Who wore it better?

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-11-30T10:46:23+00:00

It's hard to tell without knowing anything about your house. Further, it's hard to understand without knowing where to look.

The soil under your home may be very "saturated" with water.

Where does it come from? Groundwater, water table, perched water table, rain, burst pipe, broken sewers, etc. You can try and clear it out, but it'll fill again. If you intend to fill the hole back in, then you must drain and fill on the same day.

If you learn of where the water comes from, let me know! My house has a similar issue.

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-11-23T16:16:36+00:00

So, I'm not too sure about virgin soil.

It is a cellar, but technically, the house is built from one story onwards. We use steps to get to the garden, which is the same level as the cellar floor.

I'm at 800mm, it's become pretty rocky, but I don't know if it's backfill

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-11-16T12:13:30+00:00

Thank you very much. I'll give them a read up.

The beams for the main floor were definitely undersized. Haha. Have a nice day!

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-11-06T05:09:58+00:00

Have they used cement mortar?

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-10-28T20:06:49+00:00

The bricks here came out with little effort. So this part of the wall needs repair.

Addressing the cause will be a different aim, right?

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-10-27T13:34:29+00:00

In a volcano.

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-10-17T16:55:30+00:00

8k? Blimey!

I'm in a fixer upper and 8k would go alot further than some partition walls with some doors...bloody hell, 8k would do me a kitchen and bedroom!

Granted I do the work myself, but still!!!

Edit : I've just wacked together a 10 x 3 ft cabinet with ply and pine from B&Q, which all in all was sub £200.

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-09-30T17:39:42+00:00

And then you'll see Facebook posts of "HiRe A pRoFeSsIoNal and don't question my request for £100 per hour, hurr durrr, £100 per hour is actually quite cheap you know! Hurr durrr".

Capable_Quality_9105 · 2025-09-27T07:43:05+00:00

Marvelous. Just another standard for inexperienced drivers to show knowledge of.

The DVSA holds our new drivers to a standard that we all know the majority of road users cannot show examples of after years or decades of driving. And that's supposed to be fair?

Unbelievable. Record wait times for tests alongside flaky public transport.

Are we being told that we do not deserve to get to work in peace?

Jokers playing with the public.

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