What is tiling?
Tiling is covering walls and floors with ceramic or natural stone tiles. Build-up, materials, steps and common mistakes.
What is a tile spacer?
A tile spacer is a small plastic cross that keeps grout joints the same width when tiling walls and floors.
What is a paver pedestal?
A paver pedestal is an (adjustable) support under paving slabs on a roof terrace or balcony, so the slabs lie level and water drains underneath.
What is PTFE thread seal tape?
PTFE thread seal tape (Teflon tape) seals threaded joints in water and, if approved, gas pipework. How to wrap it correctly and common mistakes.
What is a cushion capital?
A cushion capital (cubic capital) is a Romanesque capital shaped like a cube with its lower corners rounded off.
What is the toe of a dike?
The toe is the bottom edge of a dike or slope, where the incline meets the surrounding ground. Vulnerable and legally protected.
What is plumb?
Plumb means exactly vertical, in line with gravity. How to check and set building elements plumb, and common mistakes.
What is a tapis floor?
A tapis floor (Dutch tapisvloer) is solid wood parquet glued and nailed to a chipboard subfloor, rather than laid floating.
What is a dentil moulding?
A dentil moulding is a decorative band of small, evenly spaced projecting blocks, often under a cornice or gutter, in stone, brick or timber.
What is an embankment slope (talud)?
An embankment slope (Dutch talud) is an inclined earth or dike face. Its gradient is expressed as a ratio, for example 1:2.