tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post1079060066367380553..comments2024-03-27T10:10:22.855+01:00Comments on Amboise Daily Photo: the wallStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-83730349614426526492014-01-12T08:23:38.016+01:002014-01-12T08:23:38.016+01:00As they say, rustic is in the eye of the beholder....As they say, rustic is in the eye of the beholder. Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-40830196853379015572014-01-12T08:01:18.170+01:002014-01-12T08:01:18.170+01:00Now that's about as rustic as you can get Stua...Now that's about as rustic as you can get Stuart :)PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-59951492755312351232014-01-11T08:23:29.077+01:002014-01-11T08:23:29.077+01:00Some of my home repair work looks worse.Some of my home repair work looks worse.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-12666470409167630972014-01-11T08:22:47.630+01:002014-01-11T08:22:47.630+01:00I would guess that this is (just) a retaining wall...I would guess that this is (just) a retaining wall and that there is earth behind it, so there might be a lot of moisture coming through.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-34158146111995836022014-01-10T21:11:11.250+01:002014-01-10T21:11:11.250+01:00Looks great with all that repair-work.Looks great with all that repair-work.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-66410684554979834822014-01-10T16:52:44.071+01:002014-01-10T16:52:44.071+01:00Hmm, I'm imagining your house looks a bit bett...Hmm, I'm imagining your house looks a bit better than this though !Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-22257910822300808882014-01-10T16:51:26.377+01:002014-01-10T16:51:26.377+01:00J'aime "vies tumultueuses"... c'...J'aime "vies tumultueuses"... c'est comme moi !Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-2346775805382130212014-01-10T16:49:02.909+01:002014-01-10T16:49:02.909+01:00Could be. One can only guess.Could be. One can only guess.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-78608582817647048752014-01-10T16:47:38.114+01:002014-01-10T16:47:38.114+01:00I'd say the bricks seem to be blending into th...I'd say the bricks seem to be blending into the atmosphere.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-1674107925907986982014-01-10T16:46:44.177+01:002014-01-10T16:46:44.177+01:00It's a real hodge-podge alright. Looks it was...It's a real hodge-podge alright. Looks it was a quick and dirty fix to crumbling wall.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-71600727965157332702014-01-10T09:57:55.218+01:002014-01-10T09:57:55.218+01:00They could have had bricks when the chateau was co...They could have had bricks when the chateau was constructed, but they would have been in very limited supply and very expensive, so they were rarely used. The condition of these bricks tells me that they must be very soft, so pre-1850 probably, and bound with a mortar that is too hard for them, so that moisture is exiting through the bricks rather than through the mortar, causing the bricks to erode. The idea is always to have mortar that is softer than your structural blocks in these old buildings, as mortar can be replaced. The buildings are not intended to be impervious like a modern construction, but to allow water to act naturally through gravity and capilliary action to work its way to the outside (often referred to as 'breathing'). That's one of the reasons the walls are so thick too, so damp patches (theoretically) do not appear on the inside.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-10994721267677516732014-01-10T09:51:33.396+01:002014-01-10T09:51:33.396+01:00Lovely wall. Our house is an amalgam of different ...Lovely wall. Our house is an amalgam of different materials as well.<br />Aussie in Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17857677753331060852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-77080332461303956772014-01-10T08:28:04.011+01:002014-01-10T08:28:04.011+01:00J'aime les photos de ces parois qui ont des vi...J'aime les photos de ces parois qui ont des vies tumultueuses. <br />Même quand elles sont plus contemporaines, elles donnent un graphisme souvent intéressant...Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323043516529792439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-667214498226366352014-01-10T08:08:54.648+01:002014-01-10T08:08:54.648+01:00That's what I love about these old castles and...That's what I love about these old castles and places. Do you think there used to be an opening on the right (door or window?)cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-65402022112766307672014-01-10T07:15:44.806+01:002014-01-10T07:15:44.806+01:00They are blending in, in their own unique way.They are blending in, in their own unique way.hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158641455640376104.post-56133504868057121862014-01-10T06:17:53.103+01:002014-01-10T06:17:53.103+01:00Very interesting shapes in this pic... particularl...Very interesting shapes in this pic... particularly in how the stone and bricks mix.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com