I have worked in building maintenance and repair. One thing that is extremely hazardous to a concrete building is too much water. I have seen many concrete planters that crack and result in water leaks for lower levels. Standing water in concrete structures is a huge no no. I do not have a lot of experience in engineering on...
Standing water in concrete structures is a huge no no.
Isn’t this one of the big reasons why the Florida apartment complex collapsed?
What engineering controls does one need to create a durable structure while exposed to constant moisture needed for vegetation, and the vegetation itself?
I started thinking about this yesterday too, after watching the Ask This Old House guys remove moss from a roof, explaining that it will retain water and shorten the life of the shingles. As some houses are prone to moss, you’d think we’d just figure out how to make a bio-roof. That seems like your step one to a veg-roof.
A month ago, I made a post asking that c/twoXchromosomes be removed from the instance due to known concerns with the name in regards to trans people, and the mods’ stated intention not to compromise on the name. Since then, the community’s mods have gone inactive. u/Justincase_2008@lemmy.world has only two posts on the...
The original subreddit was kind of a cesspool anyway. I witnessed men and women get bullied over trivial nonsense so much that I unsubbed from the original subreddit.
Humans are creatures of habit. So often we do things a certain way without really thinking about why we do it or why we do it that way. It’s just the way we’ve always done it. It’s so nice when we have those aha moments when it dawns on us there may be a better way to do something that removes complexity from our life....
Mine is that everything in my house needs a place. If I can’t find a designated space for something, it must not be important enough to keep around. Makes cleanup easier too.
Video released by the newspaper Monday shows Joan Meyer shouting at the six officers inside the Marion, Kansas, home she shared with her son, Marion County Record Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer. Standing with the aid of a walker and dressed in a long robe or gown and slippers, she seems visibly upset....
Keep a couple pieces of charcoal in your kitchen bin for smell absorption. I just took some charred bits out of my firepit. When they’re used up they can just go right in the pile....
To add on to your notes about maintenance: I have large gravel, mulch, and grass in my backyard. The gravel requires much more weeding time than the mulch. The mesh does nothing.
I am planning on killing my lawn and filling the area with raised beds with gravel in between the beds. I will be using the sheet mulching strategy to kill the grass. I’ve used this strategy successfully to prep for my existing beds. My question is this: should I put a layer of anti weed tarp before installing the gravel, or...
Sheet mulching is great for the first few years but the cardboard will break down and you’ll have weeds again. With mulch you can just lay down more cardboard and go again. It’s not that easy with gravel.
Big joy and small joy (lemmy.ml)
Parody Request: Driving your House to Work
I would love if someone would write a parody of modern society. Something roughly like this narrative...
This on buildings with plants
I have worked in building maintenance and repair. One thing that is extremely hazardous to a concrete building is too much water. I have seen many concrete planters that crack and result in water leaks for lower levels. Standing water in concrete structures is a huge no no. I do not have a lot of experience in engineering on...
A nice infographic for newcomers (slrpnk.net)
4-Year-Old Fatally Shot By Woman Who Was Teaching Her 'Firearm Safety,' Authorities Say (www.huffpost.com)
Warning: Article has detailed accounts of the shooting...
Requesting c/twoXchromosomes as the mods are inactive (slrpnk.net)
A month ago, I made a post asking that c/twoXchromosomes be removed from the instance due to known concerns with the name in regards to trans people, and the mods’ stated intention not to compromise on the name. Since then, the community’s mods have gone inactive. u/Justincase_2008@lemmy.world has only two posts on the...
Aha! Moments. Share yours!
Humans are creatures of habit. So often we do things a certain way without really thinking about why we do it or why we do it that way. It’s just the way we’ve always done it. It’s so nice when we have those aha moments when it dawns on us there may be a better way to do something that removes complexity from our life....
'Get out of my house!' Video shows 98-year-old mother of Kansas newspaper publisher upset amid raid (apnews.com)
Video released by the newspaper Monday shows Joan Meyer shouting at the six officers inside the Marion, Kansas, home she shared with her son, Marion County Record Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer. Standing with the aid of a walker and dressed in a long robe or gown and slippers, she seems visibly upset....
The Beekeepers Who Don’t Want You to Buy More Bees (www.nytimes.com)
NYT gift article expires in 30 days....
Two tricks I've learned over the past few months
Keep a couple pieces of charcoal in your kitchen bin for smell absorption. I just took some charred bits out of my firepit. When they’re used up they can just go right in the pile....
[NYT] Opinion - Stop Multitasking. No, Really — Just Stop It. (web.archive.org)
Summary...
What's going in your pile today? (slrpnk.net)
If you ever needed a reason to justify ad blockers (beehaw.org)
Alt text: a screenshot of an article that is over 90% covered by ads.
People who paid for checkmarks can now hide them so they don't get bullied for buying a checkmark, lol (lemmy.ml)
“Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their checkmarks”...
deleted_by_author
A tree limb came down and snapped my milkweed. We had just talked to an arborist about trimming these guys. (lemmy.world)
They were about to bloom too!
10 gravel landscaping ideas that have me convinced this is the lawn alternative to elevate modern backyards (www.yahoo.com)
Anybody else |feels like this r/place feels super forced and dead
I dont feel the authentic hype that the the previous r/place had, all feels super forced and unnatural, like its scripted
prepping for gravel
I am planning on killing my lawn and filling the area with raised beds with gravel in between the beds. I will be using the sheet mulching strategy to kill the grass. I’ve used this strategy successfully to prep for my existing beds. My question is this: should I put a layer of anti weed tarp before installing the gravel, or...