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DIY Projects: Draught Proofed Cavity Sliding Door
Draught Proofed Cavity Sliding Door As is usually the case with master bedrooms, there’s often a walk-in robe. In this case, we’ve got a cavity sliding door that slides into an external wall, so almost always causes a...
DIY Projects: Improved Air Circulation
Improved Air Circulation I’m standing at the east end of the home. One of the things that we did was to improve the cross-flow ventilation (air circulation) of the home. There used to be a regular awning window, which...
DIY Projects: Double Insulated Heavy Drapes & Pelmets
Double Insulated Heavy Drapes & Pelmets We're probably all aware that amongst the most thermally effective window coverings are heavy lined drapes and box pelmets. The pelmet is very important because they...
DIY Projects: Sealing Up Heating Outlets
Sealing Up Heating Outlets About a year after we stopped using the central heating system, we decided to have a go at blocking up the outlets.What you see here, is a typical ceiling outlet of a heating system. You...
DIY Projects: Bedroom Lighting
Bedroom Lighting In the bedroom, there are quite a few energy-efficient features to see. Starting with the drapes, the lighting treatment, an example of sealing up heating outlets, improving cross-flow ventilation and...
DIY Projects: Retrofit Wall Insulation
Retrofit Wall Insulation One of the questions that we had was, “What exactly is in the walls of this home?” When we looked, we discovered a high-quality reflective house wrap. And while it was really good quality, it...
DIY Projects: In the Study
DIY Projects in the Study Working in a study can be a reasonably uncomfortable experience. For a start, you’re just sitting sedentary. If space is cool, you’re soon going to be feeling frozen. There are a few things...
DIY Projects: Lighting Upgrade in the Kitchen
Lighting Upgrade in the Kitchen One of the things that we did really early on was dealing with the lighting. We had about 40 of these halogens downlights fitted in a gimbaled fitting (that is they had the ability to...
DIY Projects: Replacement Cooktop
Replacement Cooktop When we came here, this was an electric cooktop. We did change it for a gas one that runs on LPG. This has been here quite a long time now, and it is slated for replacement. LPG or piped gas is not...
DIY Projects: Awning Window Treatments
Awning Window Treatments Well as you can see, these are the kitchen window. We have a few things going on here. Firstly, as well as developing ecoGlaze (secondary glazing) in this home, we do continually test other...
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