Questions you'd like answering, regardless of how trivial they may seem

[Accy cyclist]

I've just heard a landlord on the radio, as in owns houses he rents out, not a pub one, say that he's forced to fit double glazing in Victorian terraced houses 'even though it causes condensation/damp/mould in such properties'. I've never heard that said before. I'd have thought single glazing caused more not less condensation, from my experience of moving from single to double glazing in the Victorian terraces I've lived in? 🤔

 

[Accy cyclist]

In which case, that is Jeff Rich's autograph.

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A good find by the way! I should have mentioned it earlier. Thanks for that.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

I've just heard a landlord on the radio, as in owns houses he rents out, not a pub one, say that he's forced to fit double glazing in Victorian terraced houses 'even though it causes condensation/damp/mould in such properties'. I've never heard that said before. I'd have thought single glazing caused more not less condensation, from my experience of moving from single to double glazing in the Victorian terraces I've lived in? 🤔

If it's causing condensation, they haven't taken full account of the ventilation requirements, and/or the occupier isn't opening the windows enough.

It's a common and contentious issue that is liable to get worse in the future, as the assessment for noise is carried out with the windows closed, whereas the ventilation assessment is done with them open. This is complicated further with the requirements for climate change and the fashion for City Centre living, along side a vibrant city centre.

 

[Gillstay]

I've just heard a landlord on the radio, as in owns houses he rents out, not a pub one, say that he's forced to fit double glazing in Victorian terraced houses 'even though it causes condensation/damp/mould in such properties'. I've never heard that said before. I'd have thought single glazing caused more not less condensation, from my experience of moving from single to double glazing in the Victorian terraces I've lived in? 🤔

Its also because people in rented property as rents are so high don't open windows etc to try to save on heating.

 

[stephec]

If you're on a spaceship with no gravity and you stand on your head, or float upside down, will the blood still rush to your head?

And as you're weightless will you still feel the sensation that you're upside down, or will you only know by the visual clues around you?

Although if there's no gravity, is there actually a right and wrong way up?

 

[ClichéGuevara]

If you're on a spaceship with no gravity and you stand on your head, or float upside down, will the blood still rush to your head?

And as you're weightless will you still feel the sensation that you're upside down, or will you only know by the visual clues around you?

Although if there's no gravity, is there actually a right and wrong way up?

You would have no idea which way up you were, because there is no up or down as we understand it.

The space stations etc don't have a floor or a ceiling as such, and treat every surface as a wall.

 

[mistyoptic]

According to the National Space Centre, where I went this week, the blood will flow more towards your upper body because gravity is no longer pulling it down to your feet. Your orientation not important

 

[stephec]

You would have no idea which way up you were, because there is no up or down as we understand it.

The space stations etc don't have a floor or a ceiling as such, and treat every surface as a wall.

That was what I thought originally, I wonder what would happen though if you open a cupboard to see a row of boxes with their labels sideways on, would it confuse the connection between your eyes and ears?

 

[Badger_Boom]

I've just heard a landlord on the radio, as in owns houses he rents out, not a pub one, say that he's forced to fit double glazing in Victorian terraced houses 'even though it causes condensation/damp/mould in such properties'. I've never heard that said before. I'd have thought single glazing caused more not less condensation, from my experience of moving from single to double glazing in the Victorian terraces I've lived in? 🤔

Houses of this era (in fact most before WWII) were designed to 'breathe' and are quite porous structures. Hermetically sealing them with insulation and double glazing traps all the moisture we produce inside causing more harm than good.

 

[Gillstay]

Houses of this era (in fact most before WWII) were designed to 'breathe' and are quite porous structures. Hermetically sealing them with insulation and double glazing traps all the moisture we produce inside causing more harm than good.

I think we just say that to make our selves feel more comfortable that our houses are poorly built and insulated. When my Dad went into German barracks in 1946 they had triple glazed windows. He bought double glazed from Everest in 1978 and they lasted a full year !

 

[presta]

A year or more ago they came down our street laying fibre broadband, but oddly, only on this side of the road. Anyhow, last Monday morning I peered out of the window and found them cutting a similar trench down the middle of the pavement on the far side and as it was branching to a connector box at each property just the same, I assumed they were finishing off the job. That was until Wednesday, when they started on this side of the road as well, so we now have two services on this side, but only one on the other. So I don't know whether we've got three losts of broadband, or whether the new ones are CATV or something.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I planted/sowed some 'summer meadow, bee attracting' seeds in a flower box about 6 weeks ago. The chutes are doing well and look like they might flower soon. My question is, if/when the flowers die off, if I cut the dead flowers off will they flower again? 🤔

 

[Accy cyclist]

Houses of this era (in fact most before WWII) were designed to 'breathe' and are quite porous structures. Hermetically sealing them with insulation and double glazing traps all the moisture we produce inside causing more harm than good.

I remember my dad fitting a perspex cover over our living room window, come late autumn, then taking it off the following spring, in the late 1970's, early 1980's, before we had double glazing fitted.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Why do so many UFO's have flashing lights?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Why do so many UFO's have flashing lights?

Aliens aren't Audi drivers, so know how to indicate? 😆