The love of a good porch
Call this a porch? Now that’s more like it! Porches are an under-rated element of a home, so often now we see a little canopy that is not even that good at keeping you slightly drier as you search for …
Month: October 2012
Stoves in draughtproof homes
Here is the problem. We love open fires / stoves in the UK as they are part of our heritage, but we are sealing up our homes, thus starving the fires our oxygen. The answer? In the UK we have …
Fitting Lindab Guttering when tight to the tiles
Lindab is a great product. The fittings are designed to be easy to fit, but one issue has been pointed out to me that is of importance, but also that is easily solved. A comment came to me from Edward …
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Damp proof injections – how to do it!
This is how it should be done on older solid walled brick built buildings. The damp proof cream needs to be injected in the lime mortar (NOT the brick) and it should be injected every half brick. The hole should …
Will Green Deal increase Fuel Poverty?
Green Deal is based on a couple of major factors to determine the ‘Golden Rule’. The predicted performance of your house (via an Energy Performance Certificate) and your behaviour in it. These two factors are designed to predict how much …
Ton Mawr – a new local lime render for SE Wales
A brand new lime render product is now available in South Wales from Welsh Lime Works and it is made from the limestone at Ton Mawr Quarry in Taffs Well. Using limestone as a base aggregate for lime renders is …
Lime – don’t be a piggy in the middle
Lime rendering and plastering is one the key ingredients of a sustainable older home. Lime putty render with a stone dust aggregate has a very low embodied energy, it is very breathable and it is the correct render of choice …
At last! An official report that backs us up
Many people might think that we are a bit left-field and that banging on about breathability etc is a waste of time. However a DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) commissioned report has just been published – http://www.building.co.uk/Journals/2012/09/27/x/u/l/RESPONSIBLE-RETROFIT.pdf Main …