Massachusetts Sierra Club · @MassSierraClub_mirror
17 followers · 165 posts · Server mastodon.boston
The #PCB problem in building products, which includes #caulking, #sealants, #adhesives, is not limited to #Vermont. Note #Legacy does not mean "in the past". #GreenBuildings means #NonToxicBuildings. Ban #ToxicPetrochemicals starting with #Synthetic #Organohalogens. #PlasticFree QT @7News: https://nitter.it/7News/status/1676750325431009280#m
#pcb #caulking #sealants #adhesives #vermont #legacy #greenbuildings #nontoxicbuildings #toxicpetrochemicals #synthetic #organohalogens #plasticfree
Claire Barnes · @ClaireFromClare
205 followers · 108 posts · Server h-net.social
"Thinking Inside the Box":
a fascinating article on the #medieval #chest in which the City of #Antwerp kept important #manuscripts ...
sources of the #wood felled in 1301-17...
the ships from which the wood was #recycled ...
the width of the bottom plank, similar to those in recently #excavated #cog #ships...
the #moss used for #caulking...
& the customised wooden boxes inside for safekeeping of #documents & #seals
#medieval #chest #antwerp #manuscripts #wood #recycled #excavated #cog #ships #Moss #caulking #documents #seals #dendrochronology #archive #medievodons
Leah Hanson · @leah
71 followers · 135 posts · Server recurse.socialCaulking Season is Upon Us. 🎉
https://genuineideas.com/ArticlesIndex/caulk.html
"Professionals and amateurs alike treat caulking as if it were some kind of magic salve, able to heal all wounds. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Caulking is squeezable chemistry, which must be analyzed and quantified.
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"A few caulk chemistries may stick to wet or cold surfaces, others will cure into a floating rubber snake that slithers away under pressure."
#caulking #diy
via @novalis
https://honk.novalis.org/u/novalis/h/v2MBhjNwRDBTwlZ878