What is a casement stay?
A casement stay is the piece of window hardware that holds an outward-opening casement open at a chosen position.
Small wind turbine for your home: is it worth it?
What does a small home wind turbine really produce in kWh, what does it cost and when is it worth it? Honest figures, payback time and planning rules.
Building a cupboard under the stairs: how to make a fitted under-stairs unit
Building a cupboard under the stairs? Here’s how to measure the sloped space, choose doors or pull-out drawers and build a fitted under-stairs unit step by step.
What is a window privacy screen?
A window privacy screen (Dutch: raamscherm) is a free-standing screen placed in front of or in a window for privacy and to soften strong sunlight. How it differs from shutters and secondary glazing, and tips to avoid condensation.
What is the glazing bar layout of historic windows?
The glazing bar layout of historic Dutch windows changed with glassmaking: from leaded cross windows to the T-window. An overview by period, plus restoration tips.
What are R-phrases?
R-phrases were the standard risk phrases on labels of hazardous products. They have been replaced by H-statements. How to read old and new hazard labels.
What is a quincunx planting?
In a quincunx planting, trees stand like the five dots on a die, in staggered rows. Advantages, where it is used and how to set out a staggered planting.
What is quebracho?
Quebracho is an extremely hard, heavy and durable South American timber, known for railway sleepers, posts and tannin. Properties, uses and working tips.
What is a quackpan?
The quackpan is an early, late-medieval roof tile from the IJssel region of the Netherlands and a forerunner of the curved pantile. Features, history and what to do with a find.
What is a pylon?
A pylon is the monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple, and also the tall, tapering tower of a cable-stayed or suspension bridge. Both meanings explained.