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We have sourced various products that save water, save energy and look stylish.  In summary we have used: Bathroom Hansgrohe shower, bath filler and basin tap from SaveMoneyCutCarbon.com Low flush WC from Twyford ...

Having decided to dig up the original concrete floor to super insulate beneath it, we took advantage of the opportunity to install wet under floor heating. As this runs at ...

Guest post by Mark Sait, managing director of energy efficiency and water saving specialists SaveMoneyCutCarbon, one of our supporting suppliers The recent re-launch of the Government Green Deal is very welcome ...

We chose 200mm of EPS 70 (Expanded Polystyrene) as the insulation for the floor. We considered using XPS (Extruded Polystyrene) or Super Plus EPS 70. The latter was three times the ...

Before getting to work on the insulation for the floor there were various steps we needed to do first including; foundations for the column, drainage pipes, air supply pipes and ...

With a solid concrete floor we faced a real challenge of how to install a high level of insulation.  Our three main options were: Do nothing and accept the floor would ...

Insulation is more effective if wind is prevented from blowing through it.  We therefore taped all the joints of the roofing membrane to try to keep the loft wind-tight. All the ...

Having removed the cold brick ‘cheek’ from the dormer, Robbie made up a plywood box which he filled with Rockwool insulation. This would remove the cold bridge that the brick ...

To maximise the usable space in the loft we decided to insulate in the pitch or slope of the roof.  We also decided it would be much easier to do ...

The junction of the new walls and roof was always going to be an important area to get right on several different levels; aesthetically, thermally and structurally.  Some of our ...

We used Rockwool Cavity insulation because we believe it; Is very stable over the long term (it doesn’t slump); Doesn’t deteriorate when it gets wet; Is affordable; and Is readily available. On the large dining ...

Having laid the two courses of dense concrete blocks were realised that a row of wall ties was required just below ground level.  To fit these we had to drill ...

With the foundations laid the next step was blockwork and insulation below ground level. The blocks were stacked up around the site ready for laying. The existing brick walls needed to be ...

We first considered external wall insulation with render then, because our neighbours were concerned about the change from brick walls and wouldn’t give us permission to do the back wall ...

Whilst working at the Energy Saving Co-operative I learnt a lot from the Technical Lead Steve Harris.  Steve was the Head of Low Carbon Technology at the Energy Saving Trust, ...

Back in 2004/05 we did a crazy journey driving across the world from Oxford, England, to Oxford, New Zealand, in a 1954 Morris Oxford fundraising for the Red Cross.  It ...