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The importance of a good overhang!

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 15 May 2015 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with cavity wall, damp, guttering, rainwater, roof, solid walls

In Wales we have had a tendency to design our houses with the minimal amount of overhang on the roof. The tiles sit very close to the walls. This has meant that anything else that we add to the depth …

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Shoe missing in street

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 22 April 2015 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with damp, drainage, maintenance, rainwater, water

This could be titled: ‘How to get a roof load of water into your floors and walls’. Note the crack between the wall and the pavement This is a very common sight in urban areas. Downpipes have had their shoes …

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Cement render = Rotten wood

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 19 September 2014 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with cement, lime, rainwater, refurbishment, render, wood

Removing render exposes timber issues under cracks One of the other issues that the removal of the cement render exposed was the condition of the wood in the structure. Admittedly the house has a strange array of wood that has …

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Damp appearing?

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 28 January 2014 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with cement, damp, guttering, lime, lindab, maintenance, rainwater, render, repointing, silicone

In this sort of weather you might find damp in places that were dry before. Why? Well, when you have driving rain rather than just rain it tends to get into cracks and holes that it might otherwise miss. Key …

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Water collection or saving?

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 21 March 2012 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with interflush, mecon, rainwater, toilets, water, water saving

I think that people are starting to wake up to the fact that, even in Wales, we have a water shortage. Admittedly the SE of the UK fares worse than the fresh and green west, but water is growing in …

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Guttering – getting it square to a fascia board

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 26 November 2011 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with guttering, lindab, rainwater

Getting guttering square to the fascia can be a problem. If the fascia is not perfectly vertical (and many on older buildings aren’t) then when fixed gutter brackets are attached they either need to be packed to make them square …

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Guttering – which material is best?

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 13 September 2011 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with guttering, lindab, maintenance, materials, rainwater

As a supplier of Lindab guttering we had to go through the pros and cons of using steel vs aluminium vs copper vs plastic. This is a complicated route to follow as they all have different characteristics that can be …

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Water saving and its importance

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 16 June 2011 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with greywater, interflush, rainwater, refurbishment, toilets, water, water saving

We think that there is plenty of water in Wales, but with the expansion of mass building projects in the SE of England, how long will it be before there is a National Grid for water? With the climate also …

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