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Posted by Stuart Noble on December 18, 2006, 9:08 am
Doug Miller wrote:
>> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>>
>>> Interesting questions. As Churchill said, the U.S. and the U.K. are
>>> "two nations divided by a common language."
>>>
>>> So help this American understand what you're talking about, please.
>>> What is a breeze block?
>> A building block, typically measuring 18" x 9" - used in bits of walls which
>> don't show - typically for the inner skin of a cavity wall. Original ones
>> made of furnace ash and cement or somesuch. Current ones much lighter in
>> weight, and with good insulating properties. Much faster to build than
>> bricks since each block takes the place of 6 bricks.
>
> Gotcha. We call that a cinder block (even though they're *now* made with
> concrete), but ours are 16" x 8".
>>
>>> What is a rawlplug?
>> Originally a fibre plug, inserted into a drilled hole in brickwork to allow
>> a screw to be screwed in. Rawlplug is/was a trade name
>> - but is now used generically for any such plug. Modern plugs are made of
>> plastic.
>
> Gotcha. We use the same things here, but I have no idea what they're called.
>>> What is polyfilla?
>> A powder which, when mixed with water, makes a plaster-like substance for
>> filling cracks in walls.
>
> I guess that's a trade name, too?
>> HTH!
>
> Yeah -- thanks!
>
If you've got crumbly walls, a tub of car body filler from Halfords
would be a good investment. Sets in 5 minutes so you can get on with the
job.
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