Damp homes- there are solutions!
May 26th 2007, 7:41 pm
#31
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Re: Damp homes- there are solutions!
The best solution to a damp house is not to buy one in the first place!
For heavens sakes do yourselves a favour - buy a piece of land and have a house built to code.
Job done
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For heavens sakes do yourselves a favour - buy a piece of land and have a house built to code.
Job done
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May 26th 2007, 7:44 pm
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Re: Damp homes- there are solutions!
May 26th 2007, 7:49 pm
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Re: Damp homes- there are solutions!
There lies the rub!! 
May 26th 2007, 8:04 pm
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Re: Damp homes- there are solutions!
. Jo
May 26th 2007, 8:17 pm
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Re: Damp homes- there are solutions!
We suffered a cold winter last year just because we had virtually no insulation (50 year old house) and couldn't get used to the woodburner. In fact, we were sold damp wood that wouldn't burn properly (that's our excuse).
Sice then, we have expolled the floors and have airfoamed the wall cavities. Best money we could've spent. House needs decorating but we're toasty warm now.
Jo
Sice then, we have expolled the floors and have airfoamed the wall cavities. Best money we could've spent. House needs decorating but we're toasty warm now.
Jo
May 26th 2007, 8:42 pm
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Re: Damp homes- there are solutions!
professional, I have to be able to describe things that I have never seen before so Kiwis can understand me and my reports!!
Might build something later once we decide whether or not to stay and whether or not to keep our UK property, not got to the "Sky level" yet and still dont know where we will be in NZ in 12 months time!
Might build something later once we decide whether or not to stay and whether or not to keep our UK property, not got to the "Sky level" yet and still dont know where we will be in NZ in 12 months time!
Never asked before, what dya do?? OH is Site Manager, so he's just learning the 'lingo' too!!
May 26th 2007, 8:50 pm
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Re: Damp homes- there are solutions!
I agree, the desire for CH seems something of an obsession with some immigrants. We had three excellent Fujitsu heat pumps installed last year for about $6700 all in, these heat all the living areas of our large house and usually they're barely ticking over, when they're on and have got the temperature up to 21C (usually takes less than 10 min). So far this "winter" they've probably been running for a combined total of about 30 hours. We have small electric heaters with time switches and thermostats in the bedrooms, which we have yet to turn on this winter, and heated towel rails (which use 60W) in the bathrooms. This lot seems a totally adequate heating solution - why spend hugely more to have pipes and radiators everywhere?
