Saron Chapel in Treoes Eco Home Centre is a Rounded Developments Enterprises project. RDE is a not-for-profit organisation that does work with other partners in Wales and one of our main ones is Renew Wales (see www.renewwales.org.uk). Renew Wales is …
I know that we are at the start of summer here in Wales (not that you can tell on a day like today) but I thought that it was worth sharing an update on the house. Two years ago the …
Got any solid brushes in the drawer that you are thinking of throwing out? Many of us have a load of old paint brushes in the garage, cupboards, left in plastic bags etc. With all the best will in the …
From: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2548869 There seems to be a story being told to us that the best way to reduce house prices is to build more. This all sounds reasonable. Supply and demand and all that. The free market is the answer. …
3 injected damp proof courses in this house, courtesy of Heritage House When we buy a house a surveyor will often find high readings on their protimeter (‘damp meter’). This then leads to a recommendation to have a ‘damp proof …
This is the tool of choice for damp proofing companies https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feuchtemesser.jpg The Protimeter is pretty much ubiquitous in the damp and building surveying world. The meter is used to show owners how damp their homes are. This is also invariably …
From: http://www.battlemccarthy.demon.co.uk/ When you start to dissect how buildings work it is really complicated. A right old mix of elements like: Solar Gain Thermal loss of materials Ventilation rates Air change requirements for different rooms / activities Acoustic characteristics of materials …
When building we use the term ‘sand’ a lot for mortars, but what do we mean by it and is sand what we really need for lime renders and plasters? The picture above shows some ‘soft sand’ on the right …
We are used to seeing groups of similar houses in new developments We all know that the House Builders are not really there to provide us with great homes. They are there to create profit for their shareholders and to …
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Image from Burley Stoves Wood burning stoves are gaining in popularity. Good thing too. However, you need to know more than just that you want to have a carbon neutral energy source. Efficiency. The efficiencies of wood stoves vary tremendously. …
