Portsmouth house collapse: Poor quality bricks 'likely cause'
The terraced house on Langford Road, Portsmouth caved in on 7 December.
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House appears to have been built between the WW1 and II
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House appears to have been built between the WW1 and II
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Portsmouth house collapse: Poor quality bricks 'likely cause'
The terraced house on Langford Road, Portsmouth caved in on 7 December.www.bbc.co.uk
House appears to have been built between the WW1 and II
I think I would be very worried, if I lived anywhere in that terrace of houses.
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I guess the argument that its stood for 70+ years doesn't mean a thing. Surely however, there were signs that the foundations were failing?
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That's likely near 100 years. But even so, wow.
I wonder if they'd have spotted the poor foundations on a survey.
I wonder if they'd have spotted the poor foundations on a survey.
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The terraced house on Langford Road, Portsmouth caved in on 7 December.www.bbc.co.uk
House appears to have been built between the WW1 and II
I was keeping an eye out for updates on this storey.
thoughts on this house collapse?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/terraced-house-collapses-moments-after-homeowner-put-key-in-door/ar-AA150ToR?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=d042a212776040b2b967a1f7ded690ad#image=4
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AH. so they'd pulled the house about taken a chimney out and there was mention of a basement which it wasn't built with. Really "poor bricks"?Thanks,
I was keeping an eye out for updates on this storey.
thoughts on this house collapse?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/terraced-house-collapses-moments-after-homeowner-put-key-in-door/ar-AA150ToR?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=d042a212776040b2b967a1f7ded690ad#image=4
No basements, no evidence of basements anywhere in the road - I think that was just idle speculation!
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Indicative of basement excavation. Even mud bricks don't just randomly collapse. I think the council's explanation is deliberately vague.
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Totally agree. Bricks are like bacon (as I keep telling the kids) it doesn't go off overnight. There would have been deterioration over a period of time and that would have been evident. For a catastrophic collapse to occur there must have been some other factor.
Mid - terrace houses don’t just collapse like that. I suspect supporting walls have been removed inside.
The bloke next door manages to get himself into street view twiceI guess the argument that its stood for 70+ years doesn't mean a thing. Surely however, there were signs that the foundations were failing?
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I have a vague recollection of some chap asking the Diynot structural engineers collective about the math behind the central placement of an RSJ 'cos he wanted to "open up the space" & enjoy the full benefit of the Sq M2.
I do so hope there won't be any £monetary comeback to those members whose expertise seems to float between several different disciplines . . . !
At least you won't need to worry about any comeback; given that your expertise seems to be based solely within "General Discussion"!
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Proximity and duty of care would be missing for a negligence claim.
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