Steve,
Didn't mean, by any means, to imply that you ARE a cockeyed optimist, only that I'm NOT.

I would think that the building probably has a coal tar roof which would keep the interior dry until the cockroaches take over the world, except that the idiot developer will tear it off and replace it with some sort of garbage that won't last 5 minutes, and for which the manufacturer will decline responsibility on the grounds that it wasn't applied and flashed properly.

ralph

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Subject: Re: [BP] Austin, Nichols Warehouse - Egyptoid detailing too small to show up.


In a message dated 12/9/05 1:33:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
Sign me,
No Cockeyed Optimist
Ralph:

If you are implying that I'm an optimist, then GTH.  That means go home to those who live in NJ.

In all likelihood, the only reason the building hasn't burned to the ground to date is probably that the existing flat roof is riddled with leaks that made the fires hard to start.  They are a design element that helped make it a fireproof warehouse.  Also, the additional water helped thoroughly cure the concrete.

Steve Stokowski
Stone Products Consultants
Building Products Microscopy
10 Clark St., Ste. A
Ashland, Mass. 01721-2145
508-881-6364 (ph. & fax)
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