by Lyn Beinat | 13 Aug, 2020 | Draught Stopper, Energy Efficiency, Utility Bills
Insider secrets # 22 What You Need To Know About Multi-storey Homes That Can Save You $$$ Today we’re going to talk about multi-level homes and in particular, the kind of airflow that happens in staircases. Demonstrated in another Insider Secret,“Stairway to Heaven or...
by Lyn Beinat | 13 Aug, 2020 | Draught Stopper, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency, Utility Bills
Insider secrets # 21 Design For Energy Efficiency From The Get-go And Save $1000s Having retrofitted thousands of homes, I have come to the conclusion that most two-storey homes are constructed upside down. In a typical two-storey home, the bedrooms are upstairs and...
by Lyn Beinat | 13 Aug, 2020 | Draught Stopper, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency, Utility Bills
Insider secrets # 20 Colour Is Not Just A Pretty Thing, It Really Works Colour has a big impact on the internal comfort of your home and in particular, we are discussing the external colour of your home. As an example, we show you an image of a standard Melbourne...
by Lyn Beinat | 13 Aug, 2020 | Cooler House, Draught Stopper, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency, Windows
Insider secrets # 19 Let Shade Be Your Bff This Summer Summer is coming and we know it’s going to get hot. Over the years temperatures have continued to increase, and pergolas can be either a boon or a bust depending on construction and the material it is made from....
by Lyn Beinat | 13 Aug, 2020 | Cooler House, Draught Stopper, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency, Windows
Insider secrets # 18 50 Shades Of Shading! With summer just around the corner, we looked at a good way, a better way and the best way to shade our windows from the sun, so let’s make a start. As mentioned previously, we discussed that the best way to shade the glass...
by Lyn Beinat | 13 Aug, 2020 | Cooler House, Draught Stopper, Energy Efficiency
Insider secrets # 16 Get More Shade When You Need It Your home will never be cool in summer without effective shading. Because every home is different it may not be possible to implement the most effective shading options. Basically, there are three different ways...
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