My First Foam Board Building

stockers said:
and a little anecdote,
the new build estate near to me had a delivery of chimneys the other day as I drove by. Yes - full chimneys in one piece - bricks, pot and flashing. I am pretty sure these are cosmetic and non functional but there was about 20 of them on the back of a lorry. Fiberglass I guess.

I just googled and found this - http://litespeed.co.uk/prefabricated-chimneys/
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A lot of the time they're used as flues for the gas boiler
 
PhilP said:
Or as a result of the 'working at heights' directives! :rolleyes:
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No, don't knock the safety legislation, the simple aim is that everybody should go home at night and come back to work the next morning.

I think it's part of the drive for off-site manufacture to achieve speed, simplicity, reliability (weathering /water penetration) and cost reduction.

Coupled with the fact that there are not many plumbers / bicklayers these days who know how to install a DPC in a chimney stack :shake::shake::shake:
 
Plumbers only responsible for the lead / copper flashing at the top / side etc bricklayers responsible for the DPC

Shaun
 
Talk about thread drift...this is like tectonic plates o_O:rofl::rofl: anyway being of am inventive [lazy] disposition the idea of hand marking the bricks on the overlap on the sides..hum how about we machine those sandstone thingys on the corner of buildings to stick on 20171013_191106.jpg
 
PhilP said:
Or as a result of the 'working at heights' directives! :rolleyes:
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No it's more likely to do with weight, a proper chimney and pot is heavy so need a stack to support them, the fibre glass pre-made jobby can just sit on the roof joists. (Well not just"sit", but you know what I mean) Also there's no need to sacrifice room space.
 
Graham said:
it's a CNC router so wobble is not permitted :rofl::rofl::rofl: so will just have to assume the brickie in question is super accurate ;)
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From normal viewing distance (say across the Road) a House looks perfect just like your Bricks will from a yard or two. Only when you get up close to a House do you notice the imperfections. Though Roof tiles are a little differerent an it is always worthwhile havinng the odd dropped and broken one present in a roof. Unless of course the building represented is meant to be brand new.
JonD
 
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A bit more progress before head north with GD 4 for gymnastics competition
 
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