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| Thread ID: 100205 | 2009-05-30 04:04:00 | Pink Bats | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 778338 | 2009-05-31 12:25:00 | Just reading the thread title reminds me of this cartoon: www.nzherald.co.nz | somebody (208) | ||
| 778339 | 2009-05-31 13:31:00 | Ive spent the last couple of years working in industrial insulation (when the web work doesnt pay the bills) doing boilers and air conditioning etc anyway from what ive heard that airfoam stuff has a good rep, its not the same as pink batts but definitely a cheaper and still effective solution. Relining your walls is a huge job, my parents had it done and they basically have a new house now as it was pretty much stripped back to framing, they did put double glazed aluminium windows in at the same time though. |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 778340 | 2009-05-31 19:51:00 | Relining your walls is a huge job, my parents had it done and they basically have a new house now as it was pretty much stripped back to framing, they did put double glazed aluminium windows in at the same time though. How did they find their house after it was done ? Is it much warmer ? do they use their heaters less ? Where abouts are they ? I remember that years ago I got my roof insulated with insulfluff and fro the next 2 years we hardly used the heater, but then I was younger, but now I am in my late fifties I feel the cold more. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 778341 | 2009-05-31 22:19:00 | Much as I support the govt - any govt, when it moves to help people warm their homes, this is a vast problem for NZ and I suspect a bridge too far . NZ homes are poorly insulated unless built within the past 10 years . Even then the requirements have been modest . It goes back to our colonial heritage when the kitchen and living room - originally one big space, were the only warm rooms in a house . That attitude permeated building design until very recently . Retrofitting older homes is difficult . Not impossible but often too big a financial hurdle for most people . After all, if you can afford to do it, you can also afford a more modern house which is already better insulated . The best approach is to consider how and where heat is lost . In priority, roof - heat rises, then windows - they suck heat out, draughts under doors etc - but your house needs to breathe too (catch 22) . . then walls, and finally the floor . The south side is the coldest and benefits most from insulation . My 1987 home I bought in 2001 is fully insulated . In the outside walls and ceiling . Has a concrete floor . :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 778342 | 2009-06-01 00:49:00 | How did they find their house after it was done ? Is it much warmer ? do they use their heaters less ? Where abouts are they ? I remember that years ago I got my roof insulated with insulfluff and fro the next 2 years we hardly used the heater, but then I was younger, but now I am in my late fifties I feel the cold more. the house is warm, id say its just as warm as a 2 year old house and itd be pushing 40 years the house is very "green". It has solar water heating, nightstore and heatpump but the heatpump is rarely use from what I know. They're in Chistchurch like me I hate to think what it cost though |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 778343 | 2009-06-01 01:06:00 | My house was made in 1980 according to the label on the hotwater heater. It has no insulation in roof or walls never worried about because the fireplace and ceiling air ducting system keep house warm. The fire heats the hotwater so if house was insulated the fire wouldnt be able to used at high settings so its a trade off. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 778344 | 2009-06-01 01:51:00 | And it doesn't get cold in Auckland | gary67 (56) | ||
| 778345 | 2009-06-01 02:07:00 | And it doesn't get cold in Auckland Ahh - the latest Tui billboard!! |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 778346 | 2009-06-01 08:09:00 | The fire heats the hotwater so if house was insulated the fire wouldnt be able to used at high settings so its a trade off. But there would be a lot less firewood needed if you had insulation. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 778347 | 2009-06-01 08:19:00 | Firewood is free | prefect (6291) | ||
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