It’s Open House time again
It’s Open House time again. Time to invite people keen on retrofit to visit and experience what an eco friendly, energy efficient house feels like. I …
Bedroom retrofit – adapting the architrave
Final stage of the bedroom retrofit is adapting the window architrave to accommodate the additional 100mm of insulation that is now on the wall. For those …
Bedroom retrofit – lime plaster
Bedroom insulation is all up and the room sounds quieter and feels softer. The next stage is for lime plaster to be applied. We needed to …
Bedroom retrofit – insulation time
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 …
Bedroom retrofit – 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 …
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 …
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 …
Finding the right 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 …
Exciting ideas for the shed
So many exciting ideas for the shed – solar roof, cork walls, modular building systems…. Our architect is on the case and helping us think outside …
Where Did You Park Your Lorry?!
We had a moment of panic when insulating under the dining room floor. The next big job on the list was the underfloor heating (UFH) and …