by Lyn Beinat | 11 Nov, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Roof Insulation, Thermal Efficiency
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 a manhole. And in your home, you might have a more...
by Lyn Beinat | 7 Nov, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Roof Insulation, Thermal Efficiency, Utility Bills
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 controlled heat chamber and we hired a cool room. We...
by Lyn Beinat | 7 Nov, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Roof Insulation, Underfloor Insulation
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 improvements on the top and bottom of our home. Now, before...
by Lyn Beinat | 7 Nov, 2019 | Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency, Utility Bills
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 the box. So, the warm air comes down here, and...
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