Fitting a Glass Sliding Wall to Your Veranda
Fitting a glass sliding wall to your veranda yourself? Step-by-step guide, glass thickness, cost per metre, weather resistance and the mistakes to avoid.
What is a plate dowel?
A plate dowel is a flat steel dowel in a floor joint that transfers shear between slabs while allowing them to shrink freely in two directions.
What is a slab floor?
A slab floor is a floor formed by a solid reinforced concrete plate that spans in two directions, cast in situ or delivered as a precast element.
What is a polymer?
A polymer is a substance whose molecules are long chains of a repeated building block — the basis of nearly every plastic, adhesive and sealant in construction.
What is polygonal?
Polygonal means many-sided: built up from straight sides and angles, such as an octagonal tower, a polygonal apse or polygonal masonry.
What is polyester?
Polyester is a synthetic resin that cures chemically and, reinforced with glass fibre, is used for gutters, rooflights, tanks and facade elements.
What is polychrome?
Polychrome means many-coloured: a building, sculpture or finish made up of several colours, as opposed to monochrome.
What is a Polonceau truss?
A Polonceau truss is a 19th-century roof truss of two trussed rafters linked by a horizontal tie rod, spanning widely with very little material.
What is polishing?
Polishing is smoothing a surface with progressively finer abrasives until it reflects light — applied to natural stone, terrazzo, concrete and metal.
What is a polder roof?
A polder roof, or blue roof, is a flat roof that temporarily stores rainwater in a retention layer and releases it slowly or under control.