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DIY Projects: Big Ass Fan
Big Ass Fan What you see above me is the Haiku Big Ass Fan. Now, this is a pretty big room so we thought we’d need a pretty big fan. We did in the past have just a regular fan, and the quality was not very good, so we thought we’d go with this. I have to say that this...
DIY Projects: Panel LED & Painted Ceiling & Solarventi Outlet
Panel LED, Painted Ceiling & Solarventi Outlet Sometimes things are done for aesthetic reasons and others are done for energy reasons. So above us, we’ve got these LED panels which we use to replace the previous energy-intensive lighting. When these panels came,...
DIY Projects: Suspended Drying Rack
Suspended Drying Rack One of the things that are reasonably challenging here in the Macedon Ranges in the wintertime is how to dry your washing. We don’t like to use the dryer, so here’s something that we really love. A drying rack! Now because we’ve got a really high...
DIY Projects: Renshade Roller Blinds
Renshade Roller Blinds The blind that you see behind me is a Renshade chain pull blind. Renshade is this material that you see. It’s reflective on both sides, it’s got little holes in it, and it’s amazing at stopping the heat. In particular, it’s great for western...
DIY Projects: ecoGlaze Retrofit Double Glazing
Installing ecoGlaze Retrofit Double Glazing One of the things that were paramount in improving the overall thermal performance of this home was to do something with the glazing. Because it’s such a big place, it’s got so much glass, and especially here in the living...
DIY Projects: Stainless Flue Hot Water Heating
Stainless Flue Hot Water Heating In the early days here, one of the first things that we did was we decommissioned the two central gas-fired heating systems. Now, because we live in the countryside, it was LPG. It was really expensive to run and not very...
DIY Projects: Draught Proofing the Living Room
Draught Proofing the Living Room The journey really started with draught-proofing. In the living room, it turned out that there were a lot of draughts. We didn’t really think that it was a draughty place, but when you look carefully, there was quite a lot to do....
DIY Projects: Entrance Landing
Entrance Landing In the entrance down into our living room, there’s a couple of steps. When we first came here, there were a few little steps with really sharp edges, making it a little tricky to navigate. One of the things that we did was to make this entrance...
DIY Projects: Entrance Air Lock
Air Lock Draught-proofing a front door is one thing, but when people are coming and going, if this is your main heated area, you’re definitely losing a lot of heat every time the door opens. And of course, if you’ve got kids you can expect the door to be left open....
DIY Projects: Draught Proofing the Front Door
Draught Proofing the Front Door This is our front door. Because this is the ecoMaster test house, this door has over the years had lots of different treatments; door perimeter seals and door bottom treatments. We have learned lots about things that don’t work and how...
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