For those curious why this happens: this building has no diagonal bracing to prevent racking, so over time it can sag and lean more and more as the wood weathers and nails loosen.
Installing the exterior boards at an angle would've helped, but usually results in more waste and labour so if you're a poor farmer with limited supplies you just install them horizontal and it'll probably last as long as you need it to anyways. Braces on the inside can be annoying to deal with if the building is used to store grain, but a viable option otherwise.
::: spoiler spoiler
So a man walks into a bar, and sits down. He starts a conversation with an old guy next to him. The old guy has obviously had a few. He says to the man:
"You see that dock out there? Built it myself, hand crafted each piece, and it's the best dock in town! But do they call me "McGregor the dock builder"? No! And you see that bridge over there? I built that, took me two months, through rain, sleet and scoarching weather, but do they call me "McGregor the bridge builder"? No! And you see that pier over there, I built that, best pier in the county! But do they call me "McGregor the pier builder"? No!"
The old guy looks around, and makes sure that nobody is listening, and leans to the man, and he says:
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usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 341d
For those curious why this happens: this building has no diagonal bracing to prevent racking, so over time it can sag and lean more and more as the wood weathers and nails loosen.
Installing the exterior boards at an angle would've helped, but usually results in more waste and labour so if you're a poor farmer with limited supplies you just install them horizontal and it'll probably last as long as you need it to anyways. Braces on the inside can be annoying to deal with if the building is used to store grain, but a viable option otherwise.
Lembot_0004@discuss.online · 8 pts · 341d
rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 341d
They have a history of making wonky buildings
Lembot_0004@discuss.online · 7 pts · 341d
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 340d
Like the old (nsfw) joke:
::: spoiler spoiler So a man walks into a bar, and sits down. He starts a conversation with an old guy next to him. The old guy has obviously had a few. He says to the man:
"You see that dock out there? Built it myself, hand crafted each piece, and it's the best dock in town! But do they call me "McGregor the dock builder"? No! And you see that bridge over there? I built that, took me two months, through rain, sleet and scoarching weather, but do they call me "McGregor the bridge builder"? No! And you see that pier over there, I built that, best pier in the county! But do they call me "McGregor the pier builder"? No!"
The old guy looks around, and makes sure that nobody is listening, and leans to the man, and he says:
"but you fuck one sheep..." :::
Damage@feddit.it · 1 pts · 341d
Don't worry, we can't hear them here from the top of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites by country ranking
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 341d
When you accidentally select only a few vertices when resizing the mesh
dumbass@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 341d
That house is 100% going: "Say whaaaaaaaat!".
rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 341d
Oh no he di'n
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 341d
ZonenRanslite@feddit.org · 3 pts · 341d
In Germany we say
"Schief ist modern."
and i think this is beautiful.
Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 341d
I can both hear and feel the creaking ricketyness of this, and it feels kind of nice on my brain.
kattix@piefed.social · 2 pts · 341d
es sieht wie britisch Panzer 'Mark' aus 🤦♀️
Una@europe.pub · 1 pts · 341d
There is a man in Bosnia who built rotating house for his wife. True story :3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjXFYXNJCic https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/oddly-enough/bosnian-builds-rotating-house-so-that-his-wife-has-diversified-view-2021-10-09/
eatCasserole@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 341d
I thought it was just a windy day.