This is what an extractor fan louvre should look like when in operation. I am not sure that I have ever seen this in practice. Wracked my brains, but apart from louvres on commercial systems I cannot recollect ever seeing …
A house is a structure embracing complex systems, embodied history and knowledge, not to mention humans! We tend to think of houses as being simple structures that provide shelter, security and a place to call home. However, they are in …
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. …
One might think that with the growth of consumerism that we would naturally consume more maintenance products for our homes, but the trend seems to be the opposite. The rush to be at the front of the queue for the …
Bristol City Council came to the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (the STBA) to address the issues associated with the Solid Wall Insulation (SWI) works that they were doing. The video and associated tools (that can be found at https://warmupbristol.co.uk/content/planning-guidance-your-home) have been …
Health is really important to all of us, yet many of us live in houses with poor internal environments. Some of this is our own fault – we clean using dangerous chemicals; we allow properties to get into a poor …
Typical streetscape in Cardiff Can you stop stone and brick walls from getting damp? The simple answer is YES, but there are a range of issues surrounding the question and the answer! The main issue around whether a wall is …
From http://www.housebuildersupdate.co.uk/ the illustration shows air being drawn into the house from the eaves and then pumped around the ‘whole’ house and the warm moist air being pushed out of the building envelope Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) systems are now …
No need for these now! The was always a certain smell when we came back home. That slight dusky smell that reminds you that there was damp in the house. Well, I am glad to say that when we returned …
Most houses have extract fans fitted to them, mostly in our bathrooms and kitchens. However, we rarely think about which way they are facing. Most commonly they are fitted to the nearest wall, simple. The UK is one of the …
