by Lyn Beinat | Oct 21, 2019 | Cooler House, ecoMaster Home, Thermal Efficiency, Windows
Renshade Roller Blinds The blind that you see behind me is a Renshade chain pull blind. Renshade is this material that you see. It’s reflective on both sides, it’s got little holes in it, and it’s amazing at stopping the heat. In particular, it’s great for western...
by Lyn Beinat | Oct 21, 2019 | Double Glazing, Secondary Glazing
Installing ecoGlaze Retrofit Double Glazing One of the things that were paramount in improving the overall thermal performance of this home was to do something with the glazing. Because it’s such a big place, it’s got so much glass, and especially here in the living...
by Lyn Beinat | Oct 21, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency
Stainless Flue Hot Water Heating In the early days here, one of the first things that we did was we decommissioned the two central gas-fired heating systems. Now, because we live in the countryside, it was LPG. It was really expensive to run and not very helpful...
by Lyn Beinat | Oct 21, 2019 | Cooler House, Draught Stopper, ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency, Warmer House
Draught Proofing the Living Room The journey really started with draught-proofing. In the living room, it turned out that there were a lot of draughts. We didn’t really think that it was a draughty place, but when you look carefully, there was quite a lot to do....
by Lyn Beinat | Oct 18, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency
Entrance Landing In the entrance down into our living room, there’s a couple of steps. When we first came here, there were a few little steps with really sharp edges, making it a little tricky to navigate. One of the things that we did was to make this entrance...
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