Sheep wool as mulch in the garden: does it really work?
Sheep wool as mulch: hold moisture, hold back weeds and feed slow-release nitrogen. Plus the honest truth about slugs. With dosing and a step-by-step.
What is a singel?
A singel is a Dutch moat or canal around a (former) town fortification, now often a green promenade. The word also means a line of trees and shrubs along a boundary.
What is simili?
Simili (simili-pierre) is a facade render that imitates natural stone, common in Belgium. How to recognise it, how it differs from cast stone and how to repair it.
What is a sima?
A sima is the upturned top edge that finishes the cornice of a classical entablature. On Greek temples it acted as a gutter, often with lion-head water spouts.
What is silt?
Silt is the soil particle fraction between clay and sand (0.002 to 0.063 mm). Silty soils are frost-susceptible, poorly draining and lose bearing capacity when wet.
What is a crescent truss?
A crescent truss is a curved lattice truss with both a curved top and bottom chord, giving a sickle or half-moon shape. Typical of 19th-century iron roofs.
What is a shikhara?
A shikhara is the tower-like superstructure above the sanctum of a North Indian Hindu or Jain temple, usually curved and crowned with an amalaka.
What is a drain trap?
A drain trap is the bent or cup-shaped part of a waste pipe that holds a water seal, stopping sewer gases and smells from entering the building.
What is decorative plaster?
Decorative plaster is the umbrella term for finishing plasters and renders with a visible texture or special look, such as scraped, sprayed and granite render.
What is a wheel loader?
A wheel loader is a wheeled earthmoving machine with a hydraulic bucket at the front, used to load and move sand, soil, gravel and rubble.