DIY tools for beginners: what you actually need (and what you don’t)
Which DIY tools do you really need as a beginner? A kit list per level, wall plug and drill bit tables, what to hire instead of buy and where to save.
How to build a go bag: ready to leave in five minutes
A complete go bag checklist by category, with weights, where to store the bag and the 60-second card for the things you grab on the way out.
What is a flood barn?
A flood barn is a detached, raised barn on a farm where livestock could be kept dry when the surrounding land was flooded by a river.
What is power floating?
Power floating is the machine finishing of a concrete floor with a power trowel while the concrete is setting, giving a flat, closed and hard-wearing surface.
What is a vlinder?
A vlinder is a curved, sawn timber board fixed to the centering of an elliptical arch, over which the line is stretched so that every joint stands square to the arch.
What is a footing course?
A footing course is a bottom course of bricks or blocks laid flat on their bed face in mortar as a base for a wall, foundation, floor or road.
What is a vlijkar?
A vlijkar is a small wheeled trolley with an adjustable seat on which a paviour sits and moves forward while laying paving units by hand.
What is a vliedberg?
A vliedberg is a medieval man-made mound in the Dutch province of Zeeland, interpreted as a refuge hill and above all as a motte for a defensive tower.
What is wattle?
Wattle is woven material, in construction mainly a wall or fence of willow or hazel rods woven between stakes, which also serves as a base for clay daub.
What is a laid hedge?
A laid hedge is a hedge of living trees and shrubs whose stems are partly cut through, laid at an angle and woven together to form a dense, stockproof boundary.