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More Eco-Friendly
The reason ecoMaster exists is to reduce carbon. When we (Maurice and Lyn Beinat) reached our 40s we came to a pivotal decision point. Were we doing something we loved? Did it make a difference? Could we...
More Comfort
My home was freezing cold in winter… inside was just about the same temperature as outside. And that is really not good when you live in the Macedon Ranges near Melbourne Victoria. Having spent 4 years living in the...
How To Winter-Proof Your French Doors
It’s in winter that you particularly start to notice draughts in your home. There are often many leaks in a home but it only takes a few for a draught to enter and affect your indoor temperature. External doors are...
DIY Projects: Ensuite/Bathroom Improvements
Ensuite/Bathroom Improvements There is a longish story of evolution in our ensuite (bathroom). There’s a little bit of an echo in here because there is no external opening to this room. You can see behind me that we...
DIY Projects: Zoning out the Bathrooms
Zoning Out the Bathrooms When we heat our home, it’s a good idea, not to heat areas that you don’t really need to heat. And for us, it’s zoning out the wet areas. It’s the laundry, toilet, and bathrooms. We treat the...
DIY Projects: Solarventi Controls
Solarventi Outlet This is the outlet for the Solarventi that we first saw on the roof. It’s a simple MDF box that leads from the ceiling down to the floor. The Solarventi has a flexible duct that adapts to the top of...
DIY Projects: Insulating the Top and Bottom Parts of the House
Insulating the Top and Bottom Parts of the House One of the things that we did really early on was to improve the ceiling insulation. Some years later, we did underfloor insulation as well. So basically did...
DIY Projects: Testing Ceiling Insulation
Testing Ceiling Insulation Before upgrading the ceiling insulation, we had to decide how much to upgrade it and what to upgrade it with. Without knowing very much about insulation products, we decided to build a...
DIY Projects: Insulating the Manhole in your Attic
Insulating the Manhole in the Attic We are just about to go up in the roof to have a look at things up there. But before we do, I’d just like to point out that in our case, we’ve got attic stairs, but nonetheless it’s...
DIY Projects: Smoke Alarm and Insulated Hot Water Pipes
Smoke Alarm and Insulated Hot Water Pipes Firstly, we decided to put a smoke alarm up here because if there’s a fire that happens to get started in the roof, this is likely to warn us a long time before a smoke alarm...
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