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Bedroom retrofit – insulation time

September 16, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home
Insulating the bedroom

Next step in insulating the bedroom was gluing the insulation batts directly onto the Diathonite skim. Choosing insulation means reviewing a number of issues:  Age of …

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Taking on TED

September 5, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home
Taking on TED

I’ve often thought I had a TED in me. I just never expected my subject to be insulation. Yet here I am, focusing on retrofit – …

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Bedroom retrofit – a Diathonite skim

July 25, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home, Insulation
insulating the bedroom - a Diathonite skim

The next step in insulating the bedroom is the Diathonite skim. All the old plaster has gone and we’re left with a clean brick wall. The …

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Bedroom retrofit – throw nothing away

July 10, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home, Insulation
Bedroom retrofit - throw nothing away

Throw nothing away – that’s our mantra – and we’ve done pretty well so far. Removing the chimney breast was no exception. I’d assumed that even …

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Bedroom retrofit – removing the chimney

June 26, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home
Bedroom retrofit - removing the chimney

The insulation process begins with removal. Step one – get rid of all the old plaster.  Step Two – work out what you want to do …

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Bedroom retrofit – getting rid of the plaster

June 23, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home, Insulation, Recycling
Bedroom retrofit - getting rid of the plaster

In our bedroom retrofit, getting rid of the plaster felt like a real drag. But we new it was for the best. So having cleared the …

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The bedroom is finally done

June 21, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home
the bedroom is finally done

Taking out the chimney breastThe bedroom is finally done – and it was by the skin of my teeth. My first Open House (blog to follow) …

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The search for a lime plasterer is over

June 6, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home
the search for a lime plasterer is over.

The search for a lime plasterer is over! And I made a big discovery – ‘plastering’ doubles for ‘anything stuck to a wall’, so when I finally …

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So good to meet you James

May 12, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home

So good to see you James! I’ve just had coffee with one of the people who helped us most during our retrofit. James King, Founder of …

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Finding the right insulation

April 25, 2023 / Eco-Renovation Home, Insulation

Finding the right insulation is quite an adventure these days – so many more options out there. And I get to explore them all because we’re …

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