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Stirlingsays Flag 02 Jul 17 4.40am Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Originally posted by Kermit8

Er..ok..bless you too. Though I don't quite get what you two are on about. The OP is obviously talking about fire safety re: cladding on top of wood. So was I.


Well, I'm no expert on these matters but I would have thought that If there were a significant fire the wood is still going to burn. Putting cladding 'on top of wood' can only do so much.

A structure is only as strong as its weakest link.


Edited by Stirlingsays (02 Jul 2017 5.04am)

 


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legaleagle Flag 02 Jul 17 11.21am

Originally posted by YT

Thanks but this doesn't really answer the question. Kerms described the Grenfell cladding as "cheap aluminium stuff". Your link to the Independent merely shows that a batch of it cost less than a batch of some alternative. I'm just trying to understand what was meant by the adjective "cheap" in this example. A top of the range Mercedes costs a lot less than a top of the range Ferrari, but I wouldn't describe a Mercedes as "cheap".

It seems the cladding used cost £22 per square metre -The fire-resistant version would have been £24 per square metre.So, c. 8.5% cheaper.

In terms of what the overall difference in cost would be re the main stand,sorry no idea.

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Lyons550 Flag Shirley 02 Jul 17 5.42pm Send a Private Message to Lyons550 Add Lyons550 as a friend

Originally posted by bexleydave


We'll just have to pay them the asking price then, won't we? They're under no obligation to do us any favours.

You say thay...but im sure we could use it as some sort of leverage...saying we want to push though but the nasty National Chain are asking way iver the odds (which i agree is their perogative)...negative press around this could be very persuasive in at least negotiating them down

 


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YT Flag Oxford 02 Jul 17 6.08pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by Kermit8

Would it help, and make you less confused, if I edited it with the comparative instead?

I'm not confused, but yes - "cheaper" would make more sense, especially as another poster has now enlightened us that the unit price between the zinc and aluminium alternatives isn't particularly great. But I suspect you used "cheap" with critical intent.

Anyway, I'm certainly - like you - confused by the subsequent timber-related "teasing" of your post. I've no idea what those posters were on about either!!

 


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Kermit8 Flag Hevon 02 Jul 17 6.59pm Send a Private Message to Kermit8 Add Kermit8 as a friend

Originally posted by YT

I'm not confused, but yes - "cheaper" would make more sense, especially as another poster has now enlightened us that the unit price between the zinc and aluminium alternatives isn't particularly great. But I suspect you used "cheap" with critical intent.

Anyway, I'm certainly - like you - confused by the subsequent timber-related "teasing" of your post. I've no idea what those posters were on about either!!

80 deaths because of it does kind of give the green light to put it under a bit of scrutiny. As for the price - it was the cheap(er) alternative of two but still what a rip off, eh?

 


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