What is retrofit?
What actually is retrofit? Don’t you know? Really? Just realised I haven’t written a blog that gives this basic information. I’ve fallen into the trap of …
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Travelling with TEDx
Travelling with TEDx. It’s been such an adventure. I’ve done plenty of speaking over the years on people management, leadership, teamwork, employer of choice. I’ve spoken …
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 …
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 – …
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 – 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 …