What is wall heating?
Wall heating is a heating system in which the wall itself gives off heat, via hot-water pipes or electric mats behind the plaster. How it works, the options and practical tips.
What is top-down construction (walls-and-roof method)?
Top-down construction is a method for tunnels and deep underground structures: diaphragm walls first, then a concrete roof slab, then excavation beneath the roof. The street can be reopened quickly.
What is a wall socket (socket outlet)?
A wall socket, or socket outlet, is a fixed outlet in or on the wall for plugging in appliances. Explanation of earthing, flush and surface mounting, RCD protection, bathrooms and common mistakes.
What is a stretched fabric wall covering?
A stretched fabric wall covering (Dutch: wandbespanning) is a wall finish of cloth, paper and wallpaper, textile or leather stretched over battens a few centimetres in front of the wall. Common in historic interiors.
Building a hallway cupboard: a made-to-measure coat cupboard for your hall
Building a hallway cupboard: which depth suits your hall, rail or hooks, shoes, keeping the meter cupboard clear, cutting list, costs and mistakes to avoid.
Sowing Vegetables in August for an Autumn and Winter Harvest
What can you still sow in August? The full list with sowing depth, germination temperature and harvest times for a packed autumn and winter crop.
What is a wadi (infiltration swale)?
A wadi (Dutch term for an infiltration swale) is a lowered, planted strip or hollow where rainwater is stored temporarily and slowly soaks into the ground, often with a drain pipe and overflow.
What is a wachtgevel?
A wachtgevel (Dutch/Flemish, “waiting wall”) is a usually windowless side wall built in anticipation of a future building on the neighbouring plot, or left exposed after the neighbouring building is demolished.
What is a wachtfolie?
A wachtfolie (Flemish/Dutch) is a pre-installed strip of airtight vapour control membrane at points where a connecting element or plaster will follow later, so the airtight layer stays continuous.
What is the duty to warn?
The Dutch duty to warn (waarschuwingsplicht) requires a contractor to warn the client about errors in the brief, drawings or prescribed materials (art. 7:754 Dutch Civil Code); since 2024 this must be in writing.