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DIY Projects: Entrance Air Lock
Air Lock Draught-proofing a front door is one thing, but when people are coming and going, if this is your main heated area, you’re definitely losing a lot of heat every time the door opens. And of course, if you’ve...
DIY Projects: Draught Proofing the Front Door
Draught Proofing the Front Door This is our front door. Because this is the ecoMaster test house, this door has over the years had lots of different treatments; door perimeter seals and door bottom treatments. We have...
Insulating An Old House: Energy Efficiency Tips for Heritage Homes
Heritage homes may be stunning and highly valuable in the housing market, but they offer a different dilemma to their owners: Renovating them is hard work and they can be expensive to run and maintain. Here’s how to fix that
Practical and Economical Reasons Why You Need To Retrofit Your Home This Summer
A well-planned home retrofit plan that puts your comfort and financial situation first can improve the quality of your life for years ahead. Here are five good reasons why upgrading your insulation and draught proofing...
3 Home Retrofit Ideas That Will Save You Thousands
Are you looking for cost-effective retrofit solutions to help lower the cost of keeping your home comfortable all year round? Hi, I’m Maurice Beinat, Chief Technical Officer for ecoMaster, and I’m going to be your...
3 Comforting Benefits of Having a Deep Floor Joist Spacing
Are you looking at upgrading your thermal comfort in summer and winter? You don’t have to look far and wide. The solution you need may be right underneath your floorboards! Installing insulation under your house can...
Energy-Efficient Home Retrofit Ideas That Will Keep Your Tenants Longer
Having problems with tenant retention? You might need to carefully assess how your property is performing in terms of thermal comfort. Most tenants are concerned with the level of thermal and energy efficiency they are...
Lack of Air Conditioning? Stop Your Home Becoming a Deathtrap!
As temperatures begin to rise in Australia, we are being encouraged to retrofit our homes for thermal efficiency to stay cool amid the heatwave conditions and to lower our energy consumption. This came after the...
Three Reasons Why Chimney Balloons Are Useless
Fireplaces provides warmth and a comforting ambiance during the colder months... but On normal days, other than giving your living room a rustic vibe, unused chimneys are gigantic holes that remove conditioned air from...
How to Avoid the Most Common Mistake when Fixing a Draughty Chimney
When the colder months set in, many turn to their fireplace for a warm refuge. Indeed, nothing beats a crackling fire in keeping the whole family toasty amid a frigid Aussie winter. However, when not in use, an open...
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