Depending on its size, condition and accessibility, a cellar has the potential to hold almost anything.
Older houses often have nonhabitable cellars which have traditionally been used for coal and junk — but with careful thought and planning they can be transformed quite cheaply into efficient and capacious storerooms. Some of the best uses for the cellar are: (more…)
3 Cut to length the shelf supports and drawer guides and fix in place. The shelf supports in this case were simply 12 mm x 12 mm cabinet timber strips cut to 350 mm (that is, 50 mm short of the front) and at 45°, and glued and nailed in place. An alternative would be to drill holes and use plastic or metal shelf supports instead. If the shelves were to be housed in the sides, the housings should be routed or cut out to a depth of 5 mm at this stage.
4 The drawer guides are 19 mm x 12 mm cabinet timber cut to 385 mm, and must be accurately glued and nailed (or screwed) to the sides. (You may prefer to fit the drawer guides when the drawers are ready, to double-check that the position is right.)
5 Mark and cut out the bottom shelf, 400 mm deep by 462 mm wide. When finished this will give a total width of 500 mm for the whole unit.
6 Mark and cut rear and front top members of cabinet from 75 mm x 25 mm and 100 mm x 25 mm cabinet timber. These are also 462 mm long. (more…)
When shopping for light fittings you will need to bear in mind what sort of light the lamp will provide. You might find a particular design immensely appealing to look at, but the actual light effect it produces could prove unsatisfactory for certain tasks. Make a study of the many different types of fittings on offer in specialist lighting shops before you come to a decision. By using a combination of fittings it’s possible to create a flexible lighting system that can dramatically change the mood of the room without compromising the more functional aspects of your lighting requirements. Single, central ceiling lights hanging from a flex do nothing to improve a room. A chandelier is a very different matter, especially when the level of light is controlled with a dimmer. (more…)
After the shock of the oil crisis, there was a surge of activity from governments and industry in the fields of conservation and the use of alternative energy sources. But the recent oil glut and the fall in oil prices have lulled many back into the old belief that cheap energy is here to stay.
At present, three-quarters of world energy consumption comes from nonrenewable “hard- energy” sources - a third of this amount is oil, a quarter coal, and the rest from natural gas. The other quarter of world usage is supplied by amixture of nuclear power, hydropower, and biomass. In developing countries, however, there is heavy dependence on biomass, and the burning of fuelwood and animal dung is resulting in serious environmental destruction. (more…)
Not much should go wrong with a modern electrical system. The most common fault is that the room light will not work when you turn on the wall switch. Usually, the fault is a defective bulb. Turn off the wall switch while you change it.
Occasionally, however, the bulb will not have been at fault. In that case check whether other lights in the same and adjacent rooms - those likely to be on the same circuit - are working. If all are out, the trouble is probably a blown fuse.
If none of the lights in the house works, look outside to make sure that the whole neighborhood does not have a power failure. (more…)
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