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Or they are doing both. Like I said, the two are not mutually exclusives. Israel could be enacting revenge but also performing a genocidal campaign. Some classes of genocide are usually preceded by some perceived act of betrayal, or violence in an already tense situation e.g. the Armenian...

That's a special pleading logical fallacy. It assumes that we must rely (1) on the judgement of the witness, (2) they have no partialities, (3) they are speaking the truth, (4) there are no lapses in their judgement - in other words there is no objective or rational framework that can be used to...

The mila.

Thanks crank - much appreciate your all encompassing knowledge! Will crack on some patriots in spring. BTW, do you know which direction the hex must be turned to raise the door ? Funnily enough the manual makes no suggestion and I don't want to get this wrong since the screws are already...

Ive got some mila prosecure hinges on a french door whose adjustments seem to be jammed. The height adjustment is very difficult and the compression on the top one has popped out. The hex adjustment inserts are also somewhat worn on some of the hinges. Bare in mind, these hinges are 2 years old...

Has anyone removed a DPF? Anything I need to keep in mi ? Mine is completely blocked and its £500 to remove and flush.

But have they really ? Its still early days. I am now wondering what the possible pitfalls with silicone/arcylic based renders are vs s/c

Did the installers use XPS/EPS/mineral wool or PIR ? Been reading up on this, 10 years is still early days. EWI has a lifespan of about 25-50 years - What happens after is anyones guess. But reported issues include mould induced damage to the insulation, water ingress, shrinkage with PIR/PUR...

First off, I am not a "diyer" - I don't know why you keep assuming things. I've seen a number of pro DIYers do one on sparks. I had a spark do some contract work for me, puts a 10kW shower on an RCD (great) but it has no short protection and he relied on the 50 amp supply side fuse to break the...

Do you have any data on this ? I do find rendering longevity to be an interesting topic - why is the no-fines stuff outliving the more modern renders on block work. I am not entirely convinced whether it is constrained to plasiticiers, or even beading, although I am sure they may be a component...

Thanks. What kind of weakening additives are we talking here ? plasticisers ?

Thanks for the input and I agree, but we should both yield to @Murdochcat - the presumptuous spark diety. Regressive dogmatisms are a curse, different techniques, tools and variations all have their place in all engineering disciplines and are mostly contextual on the desired outcome.

What is the expected lifespan of render ? The no fines pebbledash rendered walls around my area are still standing strong 75 years on.

A traditionally rendered pebble dash wall will also stop penetration damp ? For breathable walls I can see the issue, but for a no-fines rendered wall the condensation issue stands. Although I think proper ventilation systems like mvhr/dMev should be standard in all properties. In terms of...

Why not?