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Passive House and Insulation - Suppliers Update

At the core of the Office barn renovation project is does super insulation and the passive house concept work on a renovation? Most to the people we've spoken with have said it's not possible, it's for new builds only. If this is the case then we,...

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Heating The Office Barn - Removing An Old Wood Burning Stove

The wood burner in the office barn was a 40 year old Efel. It has performed superbly over the years running continuously for months at a time. Sadly the back had burnt through in several places and it was getting both difficult and dangerous to...

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Replacing French Doors

The old french doors were each divided into 15 panes these pane dividers made the living room dark. At 25 years old they were poorly double glazed and draughty. Strangely they opened inwards posing a security threat and limited where furniture could...

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Woodburning Stoves - Suppliers Update

As part of our own renovation project it's been necessary to review the woodburning stove options. Having owned and lived with two woodburning stoves for more than 15 years it was time to revisit this increasingly popular product.

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Old Stone Barns in Snowdonia North Wales

Stone barns and farm outbuildings seen in Snowdonia North Wales. These buildings are in various states of repair, some of them still being used for their original purpose. Others have started down the road of gradual decline, it is hoped that...

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Insulating The Walls Of A Barn

In-order to achieve the required level of insulation on the walls and roof a method of construction had to be found which fixed the insulation securely in place whilst minimising the number of breaks and thermal bridges.

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Insulating The Eaves Of A Barn Roof

Having installed the core 200mm of insulation on the walls and roof, then built the new internal timber framework it was time to start work on the insulation joints between the barn walls and roof. This work was crucial, gaps would result in cold...

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What is Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery MVHR?

MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery) is a simple but very energy efficient technology. In most houses drafts, cooker hoods, window trickle vents etc. are a major source of heat loss. The air inside a building without good ventilation may feel...

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10 No Cost Energy Saving Tips

Here are 10 no cost energy saving tips. Have you got any useful no cost energy saving tips and tricks? Share them with us, login and use the comments box below.

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How To Heat A Super Insulated Barn?

One of the key objectives of the office barn renovation is to super insulate to passive standards and test alternative methods of heating. The office is currently fitted with a gas boiler however it is hoped to remove this and replace it with an...

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Barn Renovation - Design, How To Guides, Self Build and Energy Efficiency

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  • Super insulating an existing property
  • Self build, conversion, renovation or remodelling
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  • Accessing a broad range of building and design resources

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Timber Frame Kit and Passive House Suppliers

After 4 years of searching and many miles we've finally got a potential builing plot. So we need to review the build options. Even before producing...

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Are Consumers Too Lazy To Save Energy? Or Why The UK Has No Visible Energy Strategy

It's been fascinating to watch Chris Huhne engage in damage limitation over the last 2 days since he made the statement that "Are consumers to lazy...

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Are consumers too lazy to save energy?

Watching the news this morning it was amazing to hear about a UK government minister lambasting consumers as being just to lazy to shop around to...

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Where Does My House Use Gas and Electricity - What's The Average

To save energy and reduce your gas and electricity bills it's really useful to know where your domestic energy is being used in the home. The best...

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Scottish and Southern Energy - Very Large Price rises

Scottish and Southern Energy have announced an 18% rise in gas prices and an 11% rise in electricity prices. The BBC wheeled out yet another price...

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uSwitch - who pays?

Watching the tv last night caught a commercial for uSwitch. What's so special about that you may ask? Well the advert was in the form of an animation...

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Choosing, Buying and Living With A Wood Burning Stove

What do you want from a wood burning stove? A wood or multifuel stove can be a marvelous addition to your home whether its a barn or terraced house....

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Barn Renovation's Growing - New Member Features - June 2011

The number of visitors to and members at BarnRenovation is growing so we thought it was time to add some new members only features. 2 major new...

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Wickes Deliveries - Scare Tactics?

We order a lot of materials for our renovation from Internet suppliers. As with most renovators and builders these can be large deliveries or...

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Old Stone Barns in Snowdonia North Wales

Stone barns and farm outbuildings seen in Snowdonia North Wales. These buildings are in various states of repair, some of them still being used for...

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