Installing a pellet stove: costs, fitting it yourself and connecting the flue
What does installing a pellet stove cost, can you do it yourself and which flue do you need? All about costs, connecting, safety and pellet storage.
What is a sanctuary in a church?
The sanctuary is the holiest part of a church: the space around the high altar, usually in the choir. A sanctuary is also a shrine or place of pilgrimage.
What is a built-up beam?
A built-up beam is made up of several parts connected so that they act together as one beam. Only a good connection makes it strong.
What is a scissor arch?
A scissor arch is a compound arch made of two pointed arches mirrored against each other. The best-known example is in Wells Cathedral in England.
What is scagliola?
Scagliola is an Italian technique for making imitation marble and inlaid decorative marble from gypsum, glue and pigment, polished to a high gloss.
What is SBS-modified bitumen?
SBS bitumen is bitumen modified with the rubber-like polymer styrene-butadiene-styrene. It stays flexible in the cold and is widely used as a covering on flat roofs.
What is painting walls with emulsion?
Painting walls with emulsion (in Dutch sauzen) means applying wall paint to walls and ceilings, usually with a roller. Here is how to get a smooth, streak-free result without patches or lap marks.
What is sarking (over-rafter insulation)?
Sarking is a way of insulating a pitched roof from the outside: the insulation runs as one continuous layer over the rafters or purlins, with no thermal bridges.
What is a sarcophagus?
A sarcophagus is an above-ground stone coffin, usually richly decorated. In architecture you find sarcophagi in churches, burial vaults and mausoleums.
What is the SAR foundation?
The SAR (Stichting Architecten Research) was a Dutch research institute (1964-1990) that, under John Habraken, developed the principle of support and infill: the basis of open building.