Darren McLean
@darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social
Building conservation university teacher and practitioner.
Historic building materials, construction techniques, and architecture. Studying Roman construction.
Interested in forgotten methods and materials.
UK/Italy
Historic building materials, construction techniques, and architecture. Studying Roman construction.
Interested in forgotten methods and materials.
UK/Italy
You should be flattered, haha
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
You should be flattered, haha
That’s excellent!! Let us know how it goes!
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
That’s excellent!! Let us know how it goes!
This church uses a combination of moulded decorative bricks, and lots of plaster. The creation of the vaulting would be as per any other roof with less geometrically dramatic ceilings.
November 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
This church uses a combination of moulded decorative bricks, and lots of plaster. The creation of the vaulting would be as per any other roof with less geometrically dramatic ceilings.
And I’m sure that’s precisely his intention.
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
And I’m sure that’s precisely his intention.
Wow! Well done Bruno
October 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Wow! Well done Bruno
I guess to be fair, they’re rather well paid, in order to fund the mortgage on their expensive property that their line manager refuses to give them permission to visit.
October 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I guess to be fair, they’re rather well paid, in order to fund the mortgage on their expensive property that their line manager refuses to give them permission to visit.
Do your homework
Study hard
Get good grades
Work for a corporation
Be a conscientious employee
Live in a tent
Study hard
Get good grades
Work for a corporation
Be a conscientious employee
Live in a tent
October 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Do your homework
Study hard
Get good grades
Work for a corporation
Be a conscientious employee
Live in a tent
Study hard
Get good grades
Work for a corporation
Be a conscientious employee
Live in a tent
Oh no! The demise of the bowing alley!!
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Oh no! The demise of the bowing alley!!
But now it's officially confirmed... by the Mail.
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
But now it's officially confirmed... by the Mail.
Excellent images!
And if the platform collapsed, the four corners of the roof would at least be saved! 🥴
And if the platform collapsed, the four corners of the roof would at least be saved! 🥴
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Excellent images!
And if the platform collapsed, the four corners of the roof would at least be saved! 🥴
And if the platform collapsed, the four corners of the roof would at least be saved! 🥴
Or the house was built upside-down, then flipped over once it was finished
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Or the house was built upside-down, then flipped over once it was finished
This would appear to be the case!
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This would appear to be the case!
I think someone’s being a little bit disingenuous here. That that’s not a normal day in London. It looks like the end of a festival or something.
October 20, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I think someone’s being a little bit disingenuous here. That that’s not a normal day in London. It looks like the end of a festival or something.
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Or these tiles for when red roofs are obligatory paxos.solar/sbs/
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October 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Or these tiles for when red roofs are obligatory paxos.solar/sbs/
No, I did not think they were PV. When I was growing up, they called these solar panels as a very generic term because they’re panels, and they use solar energy. Yes, it’s the heat water.
October 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
No, I did not think they were PV. When I was growing up, they called these solar panels as a very generic term because they’re panels, and they use solar energy. Yes, it’s the heat water.
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It's obviously (a lot) less efficient, so you want to argue for efficiency first. There are a god number of options out there now for most roofs.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
It's obviously (a lot) less efficient, so you want to argue for efficiency first. There are a god number of options out there now for most roofs.
www.autarq.com/de-de/magazi...
www.autarq.com/de-de/magazi...
Yep. The only thing that could make it worse is if it contains asbestos which wouldn’t surprise me, in hindsight.
October 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Yep. The only thing that could make it worse is if it contains asbestos which wouldn’t surprise me, in hindsight.