Random Daily Banter

[Ian H]

What is wattle and daub like for insulation?

Part of our house is about 4ft underground. We had condensation on the floors walls and a mirror today. It's that humid.

In the sun outside my office it was about 43C. Only 32 in my office.

Our cellar sweats in this weather. No wattle and daub here though, just a few plaster-and-lath internal walls upstairs. Good sound insulation.

 

[briantrumpet]

Currently 22 in & 22 out, so will shortly be closing things up.

 

[First Aspect]

Office 25 already. It is sat underneath a concrete patio that hit 45 yesterday. This is saving on monthly heating bills for June.

 

[briantrumpet]

Office 25 already. It is sat underneath a concrete patio that hit 45 yesterday. This is saving on monthly heating bills for June.

On the plus side, it looks like today will be the hottest day in the SW, so if you don't die today, give yourself a medal.

 

[AndyRM]

One of my cats has melted.

 

[briantrumpet]

This is pretty wild

 

[First Aspect]

28.5 in my office now.

It is that dew point that is the issue.

 

[briantrumpet]

28.5 in my office now.

It is that dew point that is the issue.

I just went to do a lesson in someone's house, and they very kindly offered me a cold lemon & mint drink, which I placed on a laminated book of music. Five minutes later there was a pool of water on the book cover from the condensation.

 

[First Aspect]

I just went to do a lesson in someone's house, and they very kindly offered me a cold lemon & mint drink, which I placed on a laminated book of music. Five minutes later there was a pool of water on the book cover from the condensation.

Or they have a cat.

At least that's how it works in my house when foreign objects are placed into an environment.

 

[AndyRM]

Or they have a cat.

At least that's how it works in my house when foreign objects are placed into an environment.

The remotes are what these c*nts hate the most.

*I love them dearly.

 

[First Aspect]

For us it is plastic bags, or anything new made of plastic.

Occasionally one of our cats will decide to claim a house guest as territory.

This is quite awkward when it happens. I'm going to guess about 95% of all incidents are down to one cat.

We now warn people in advance and only put plastic shopping bags down when we are there to supervise.

 

[Pross]

Our cellar sweats in this weather. No wattle and daub here though, just a few plaster-and-lath internal walls upstairs. Good sound insulation.

The lino flooring in our choir rehearsal room ended up like an ice rink last night. I assume it was condensation from the temp difference and all the expelled air but it became ridiculously slippery.

 

[Pross]

28.5 in my office now.

It is that dew point that is the issue.

Our forecast for tomorrow has humidity rising to 80% (it's 'only' 65% today) which apparently means a dew point of over 31 degrees. So if my understanding is correct that means dew can form on any surface with a temperature less than 31 degrees? The highest ever recorded on earth is apparently 35 degrees.

 

[First Aspect]

It can't be that unusual, surely? There are places in the world called "jungles" and "rain forests" that are both swealteringly hot and basically at saturated water vapour pressure the whole time.

 

[Rusty Nails]

If we get more summers like this, I might well be tempted to get external shutters fitted, if I'm allowed to in the conservation zone... really noticing the radiated heat indoors from the front of the house, and even with curtains closed, there's heating of internal air going on behind the windows. French house with external shutters much better. Here it's got up to 25C with external temp at 30C, where in France I can keep a 10-15C difference.

Do you have a house on France?