Mattg4321

Unfortunately I need it in the next few days so a bespoke item is out. Also it’s quite large so I’m not sure how I’d get it up there! Chimney measures 1400x 650mm ish

There’s a few around on period properties, but no idea where I can get one from. Google isn’t helping, which is why I thought of a wall coping. Either that or replace the corbel course with blue engineering bricks

https://www.wickes.co.uk/Marshalls-Smooth-Cast-Grey-Coping-Stone---140-x-600-x-50mm/p/154406

Another chimney related question. At the moment my chimney has a brick ‘corbel’ overhang 1 course deep, with flaunching directly on top. It’s in very poor condition and some of the bricks in this course have spalled. I’m going to remove the whole top of the stack. Ideally, I’d like whatever I use to have a drip detail on the underside - obviously not possible with brick, unless you try and carefully use a grinder? What about normal wall copings such as the below? Will the flaunching bond well with the smooth finish of the coping stone though? Ive also seen rosemary roof tiles used, but again, no drip profile. Am I overthinking this?

In 1990 maybe! BC CGAF these days. They want signatures off the principal designer and contractor these days along with gas and electrical certs, so they take the money, give it a v quick look and FO. If any problems they pass the buck to the relevant person who signed taking responsibility. It's a mess.

Just had some scaffolding put up to deal knackered chimney flaunching that is causing water to soak into the chimney. Additionally part of the stack needs repointing, a few spalled bricks replaced and I’m going to apply stormdry to the brickwork. On the north side of the stack I’ve got some pretty heavy efflorescence in places. I’m not massively fussed about the appearance, although it would be nice to get rid of it. This side doesn’t really take the weather, but obviously hasn’t dried out as quick in the sun as the other sides, which has allowed the efflorescence to form. Can barely even scratch it with a screwdriver it’s so hard. Estimate 1-2mm thick or more in places. What should I do? Leave alone and stormdry cream over it? Try and remove it? Guess it would need a wire brush on a grinder or some extremely potent chemicals.

All non believers to be forced to wear a yellow badge.

They’re probably happening as fast as they can, as technology advances so there isn’t a big drop in living standards.

I never said I had a solution. Do you? If your solution is education, it would depend on who is doing the educating. It’s not exactly a well thought out solution. At the risk of going off topic, it’s a bit like people who just say ‘wealth tax’ when presented with the problem of the super rich getting richer and everyone else poorer. I think 99% of the population would be in favour of redistribution from those super rich to everyone else, trouble is they can just avoid it and any wealth tax ends up being counter productive. Maybe if every country could come together with a solution… but we’re back to climate change now - a utopian dream unless it can be done without a reduction in living standards.

I’m not suggesting either as I don’t think either will be workable. All I’m saying is any potential restrictions must be applied equally to everyone.

The subject was air travel. Any potential restrictions should be the same for everyone. No exceptions, no exemptions, no ‘carbon credits’ that can be traded etc.

Whatever it is should be applied equally. Those with money and power to follow the same rules as everyone else. If they don’t, it will fail, or have to be policed with authoritarian measures, which is also likely to be unsustainable.

You sound like one of them. Rules for thee, but not for me. All for the greater good.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Let them cut their 'carbon footprint' first and then us plebs can follow.

Yes it does and possibly the most expensive in the world when talking about industrial prices, which are what really matter most when it comes to the economy. https://www.ft.com/content/f3bcd4a4-0a5f-4fc1-ad8a-cf2530e6001a?syn-25a6b1a6=1