Notre Dame de Paris
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:47 am
On fire. Creepy and sad. Possibly reno related.
Most likely not. There's tons of scaffolding all around it and construction work in progress. Most likely old electrical, careless use of/faulty tools or careless disposal of cigarettes. It seems it usually is.christie1111 wrote:Hope this is not the case for such an important building.
Mayor Pete responds:Duh Mass wrote:Uhhhhhhh, isn't Notre Dame in South Bend?
I'm pretty sure they'll need a bit more than 850 bucks!jarnon wrote:Billionaires and everyday citizens have already pledged €750 to rebuild Notre Dame.
I’m bad at posting from my cell phone. It’s fixed now.Estonut wrote:I'm pretty sure they'll need a bit more than 850 bucks!jarnon wrote:Billionaires and everyday citizens have already pledged €750 to rebuild Notre Dame.
Don't fret. Rest assured that Touchdown Jesus remains standing....Duh Mass wrote:Uhhhhhhh, isn't Notre Dame in South Bend?
I saw a headline that indicated that there are no longer such large trees/timbers in France as required to rebuild in the way of the original.jarnon wrote:I’m bad at posting from my cell phone. It’s fixed now.Estonut wrote:I'm pretty sure they'll need a bit more than 850 bucks!jarnon wrote:Billionaires and everyday citizens have already pledged €750 to rebuild Notre Dame.
That was the first thing I thought about when them talked about rebuilding the roof. I'm sure someone will come up with a suitable replacement, but it won't quite be the same. (Then again, when you're in there, are you really looking at the timbers?)Estonut wrote:I saw a headline that indicated that there are no longer such large trees/timbers in France as required to rebuild in the way of the original.
New technologies of joining wood with resins allows the creation of beams larger than available timber trees would allow. I don't know about the weight and if the existing walls could support additional weight, if in fact the new beams are heavier.SpacemanSpiff wrote:That was the first thing I thought about when them talked about rebuilding the roof. I'm sure someone will come up with a suitable replacement, but it won't quite be the same. (Then again, when you're in there, are you really looking at the timbers?)Estonut wrote:I saw a headline that indicated that there are no longer such large trees/timbers in France as required to rebuild in the way of the original.
SteelersFan works for an electrical contractor, and he guaranteed that the insurance company would claim that the electrical company working on the renovation was at fault. He also mentioned careless disposal of not only cigarettes but also painting supplies and discarded rags. He testified in a similar case of many years ago, not a church, but still a valuable historic building in the area. He said that they were singled out not because the building owner's insurance company thought they were actually at fault but because they had the best insurance of the contractors working on the renovation. They were cleared, and life went on.Estonut wrote:Most likely not. There's tons of scaffolding all around it and construction work in progress. Most likely old electrical, careless use of/faulty tools or careless disposal of cigarettes. It seems it usually is.christie1111 wrote:Hope this is not the case for such an important building.