Storing apples and pears without refrigeration: which varieties, which spot and how long
Storing apples and pears without a fridge: keeper varieties, ideal temperature, humidity, the right spot in the house and how long each one lasts.
What is straw?
Straw is the dry stalks of cereal crops left after threshing; in building it is used as straw bales, as insulation and as fibre in clay and daub.
What is a strijkspant?
A strijkspant (Dutch) is a frame in a historic roof structure that runs more or less parallel to the roof plane, probably to stiffen the roof.
What is a strijkriool?
A strijkriool (Dutch) is a shallower, smaller-diameter sewer running parallel to a deep main sewer, so house connections can be made at normal depth.
What is a lateral restraint strap?
A lateral restraint strap is a flat metal strap fixed across floor joists to tie a wall that runs parallel to them, stopping the wall from bowing outwards.
What is a strijkbalk?
A strijkbalk (Dutch) is the joist in a timber floor that runs parallel to and just alongside a wall, with a small gap between joist and wall.
What is a brick extruder?
A brick extruder forces clay through a die into a continuous column, which is then sliced into bricks by tensioned wires: the origin of wire cut bricks.
What is a strand anchor?
A strand anchor is a grouted ground anchor whose tendon is a bundle of high-strength prestressing strands instead of a single steel bar.
What is expanded metal?
Expanded metal is sheet metal that has been slit and stretched into a mesh of diamond-shaped openings, without waste, welding or weaving.
What is a backwater?
A backwater is a former river channel cut off from the main flow, often still connected at one end; in Dutch it is called a strang.