What to wear to your graduation

The fact that graduating from the university is considered a big occasion is undisputable. It is a big achievement that everybody looks forward to and yearns. There are a number of things that will be happening on this great occasion so one does not need many worries of matters pertaining to your wardrobe. Owing to the fact that the period towards your graduation there will be lots and lots of events happening like planning for parties, inviting friends and family members, what to wear apart from the college graduation gown and the graduation cords and stoles should not be something that should worry you much. It is important to ensure that this is taken care of as you plan for other matters that count. The following guidelines should be kept at the back of your mind and following them will guarantee you a piece of mind as you are getting through your closer like for something that will go with the gown.
The first thing to take in to account is to ensure that you are keeping it cool. The graduation regalia are mostly made of stifling material and within no time, you will garner a lot of heat after sitting at the graduation square for hours. To ensure you stay comfortably, not forgetting that the gowns are normally weighty is to wear fabrics that will allow you to breath. Wear loose fabrics that allow free circulation of air so that you don’t heat up and be uncomfortable. To a large extent, women are much advantaged when it comes to this owing to the fact that skirts and dresses are appropriate and they will help you from circulation and will make them stay cool. Dress pants can be appropriate but may not be that comfortable.
On the other hand, men are not lucky compared to their women counterparts. College or better university commencement is different from graduating from high school commencement where polo shirts and jeans are acceptable. One expected to be more formal whereby you are supposed to wear dress pants or be in slacks and dress shirt augured with an appropriate tie. Considering that dress shirts may not be the most appropriate attire for the gentlemen, ensure you wear shirts that are somehow loose but are fitting in a way and that they are rolled up so that they can help a little to reduce heat on the sleeves.
On the feet, footwear for men is simple. You can either be in black or brown shoes. On the other hand, women can complicate. A great number of women prefer being in heels to have that dressy effect or you can also opt for an open toe or even better a closed toe as they are all acceptable. Comfort should be paramount especially if the ceremony is taking place in the grass, making it hard to walk when you are in heels, ensure that you have ballet flats. For women the colors are not limited to black and brown, they can go for other colors such as bright red, brown black but ensure you are not color clashing.

Install glass panels to basement for better light

Glass panels can be used anywhere and everywhere in the house. Moreover, with variety available in commercial glass panels, you get large number of options to choose from. The glass panels make the property look stunning. Now-a-days, even the office partition wall systems are made up of glass panels. Another interesting place in your house where you can put up the glass panels is the basement.

Getting a glass block window for your basement is easy. You will find that there are preassembled glass panels that are already mortared together and can be secured to your basement window without a fuss. Although it does sound very easy it is not so, since these glass panels could be heavy to handle. Also filling the glass panels on the sides, so that they fit the basement window frame could take time. However, the process is fairly simple and you can in fact get a panel up in no time at all. All you need to do is make sure, there is someone to help you hold up the glass panel while you fix it to your basement window frame. It will not take you more than a few hours, to get the glass block installed in your basement window area.

Before you go ahead with the process of installing the new glass block on your basement window there are a few steps that you need to take care of.

It is always good to measure the size of your basement window, where you will be installing the glass block. This will ensure that you get the right dimensions and it saves you the trouble of cutting the glass block at home. You can easily get a custom made block, for your basement from any of the fabricators online or though a brick and mortar store.

Your next step would be to remove the old window. This could be a tough part especially, if you haven't changed your basement windows in a while. You will have to skillfully wreck the bar, cut the wood off the sill and at the same time make sure that you don't hurt the surrounding concrete. Not only will it ruin the saw blade but it will leaving a gaping hole, and you will first have to fix the concrete before carrying on with installing the glass panel for your basement window.

The next step is to set up the panel in your basement window. You will need to make sure that you have a temporary wooden block handy, as this will help in keeping the panel from tipping in. If the basement window has a sill plate, then all you need to do is screw in the panel and your job is done.

The last step is to seal the panel and this can be achieved by mortaring the panel. This will pack all the edges, as well as give it a smooth finish. You will have to check from the outside, as well as the inside of the basement window to see if there are no voids left around. If there are, pack it up with some more cement and the job will be done.