Coffee machines - Fad or useful ?
We used our Jura fully automatic every day for 9 or 10 years until it up and died on us a few months ago and now the tax refund has…
Anyone with Acreage - Come Say Hi
Have just seen this thread and thought 'yup that's us' so I've taken you up on the invitation and dropping in to day hi.
*waves* Hiya. I've not yet read much…
DG glazing - have I got it right?
Cheers Ed. So the Low-E on side 3 (which I think is the inner side of the inner pane, please correct if wrong) won't interfere with the solar gain to…
DG glazing - have I got it right?
Thanks for the replies.
Dymo I'm not sure I understand your trims comment re the alu frame (sorry I'm more brain dead than usual tonight as the wee one is cuting…
DG glazing - have I got it right?
I'm going a little insane and in circles trying to make sure I've got the glazing for our new house right and would appreciate some feedback. We are building solar…
Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?
Onc design can be seen as part of the build tread link in my sig. It's my own design and run past an architect with quals in enviro science. I…
Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?
Fully inderstand the pet/carpet comments, we have six furbabies and one toddler (yes we are mad LOL) but with winter temps often in the minuses I just don't see myself…
Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?
That's interesting Onc, our builder was the one who told us that polishing the slab would require water and good power *shrug* we don't have the good power anyway at…
Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?
Two of the rooms get direct sunlight and are north facing. Hmmm hadn't thought of the tile adhesive being an insulator. Polished concrete will require a lot of water and…
Rangehood for raked ceiling??
Cheers kb will tuck this suggestion away and can tweak kitchen knowing there is a solution Would love to see pics when you have them.
Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?
Hi, we are having tiles for most of our north facing areas but I don't want the bedrooms to be tiled, I'd prefer carpet but realise this is about the…
Rangehood for raked ceiling??
I'm working on the final placement of appliances etc in my new house's kitchen, it's an L-shaped with an island bench. I'd like to put the cooktop on the island…
Building my own design - finally getting under way :)
Through a fortunate case of getting bogged on site one spring afternoon we learned of and made contact with a local architect who we engaged to draw up my design…
input on design issue
We are finally getting under way on this project
I'm starting a thread in the building forum if…
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Hi there gabster. I wish we had finished or were near finished building our home but I'm happy to let you know where…
input on design issue
We are going with Nu-steel homes and I guess by the time they've finished with us they will have some experience in RBV lol. They don't have RBV in their…
Computer modelling
Cheers Dymo we'll re-do our sums and see if it all works out ok
Computer modelling
Cheers Dymo and Ed. I had actually read that article but hadn't connected the dots that this would be the modelling done, I had somehow thought that there would be…
Computer modelling
Can anyone point me in the right direction for having my design modelled for its solar passivity? I'd like to have it accurately modelled before we finalise design for costing…
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Hi Barker thanks for your input, it sounds like we are of a similar mind with regards to the final cladding we'd be…
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OK have sat down with DH and things are a bit clearer to me now but, as always, a few more questions have popped up.
Is this figure for total thermal…
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Thanks Dymo, I think I might have to get DH to take a look at the eaves issue and have him work out what we'd need then have him try…
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After much more reading I think I've decided we should go RBV but have a couple of questions, my poor mummy brain is so confuddled after all that reading -…
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The idea of the low windows is borrowed from a new engineering building erected at ANU several years ago. I'm not sure if the other design elements within the building…
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Ed, at this point I'm not too sure as we are still waiting for a break down of costs from the kit supplier all we have at the moment is…
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Just a thought, is there a way to do clerestory windows without needing a fully raked ceiling? One of the photo's in the shading link you posted Dymo looks like…
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Thanks for the replies thus far. I am slowly working my way trough many of the web pages Dymo and Casa have posted in the threads that lead me to…
Newbie to forum and house building
Hi there, my husband and I are working towards our 'tree change'. We will be building on acreage where we plans to set up a small farm. I have spent…
Introductions Please!
Hi there, my husband and I are working towards our 'tree change'. We will be building on acreage where we plans to set up a small farm. I have spent…
input on design issue
Not sure if this is the best place but here goes......
I would like some advice/input to the house I've designed, we have just had a quote back to build and…