How to Make a Hay Box Cooker: Cooking Without Gas
Want to make a hay box cooker? Build a box that cooks on retained heat, with cooking times, food safety and how much energy you really save.
The three shut-offs in your home: where water, gas and electricity go off
Where your main stopcock, gas valve and main switch are, and how to shut them off. Full guide per type of home, with emergency numbers and a yearly check.
What is a landing nosing (top step)?
A landing nosing is the top step of a staircase that finishes flush with the upper floor. Shape, purpose, how it differs from a normal tread and tips for building or replacing a staircase.
What is design-review-free building (welstandsvrij bouwen)?
Design-review-free building means a building’s appearance is not assessed against aesthetic requirements. How it works in the Netherlands, what is and is not free, and how it differs from permit-free building.
What is a weathered bottom rail (weldorpel)?
A weathered bottom rail is the thickened, projecting bottom rail of an inward-opening window or external door, with a drip groove that throws rainwater outwards. How it works, details and maintenance tips.
What is downward seepage (wegzijging)?
Downward seepage, Dutch wegzijging, is water from the topsoil and ditches slowly draining down into deeper soil layers, the opposite of upward seepage. Causes, effects and what it means when building.
What is a wall walk?
A wall walk is an open or covered walkway on top of, or projecting from, the defensive wall of a castle or town fortification. Layout, variants and how to recognise one.
What is WBP plywood?
WBP (Water Boil Proof) describes plywood with a boil-resistant, waterproof glue bond. What it does and does not tell you, today’s European classes and tips for exterior use.
What is WBDBO? (resistance to fire penetration and fire spread)
WBDBO is the Dutch measure of resistance to fire penetration and fire spread between two spaces, expressed in minutes. What it means, how it is determined under NEN 6068 and common weak points.
What is a flood loft (waterzolder)?
A flood loft, Dutch waterzolder, is a strengthened loft in a farmhouse where livestock could be kept temporarily during floods. Construction, origins and tips for restoration.