COST OF LIVING OVERVIEW : Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Springfield, Illinois is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Springfield, Illinois is more expensive. Springfield, Illinois cost of living is 83.30. Housing is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
Terra-cotta pots are porous, meaning liquids and small particles travel through the material when it is wet. Water traveling through the pot carries with it salts and minerals from the soil within, leaving white, chalky areas on the outside of the pot.
Description: The heavy thatch tile is a denser tile that contains more Cape reed than standard African tiles. The âfanning outâ ability of the tile is better and therefore used at the top of a circular structure. The heavy tile is used to cover the top 2 rows of a circular structure â just below the top cone. The tiles are also often used in the place of the standard Cape reed tiles to enlarge the diameter of an umbrella or to provide a larger overhang. 2  Our Combination Cape reed thatch tiles are one of our proudest inventions. 3  This tile is the ultimate tile.