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August 2011
900 visiters to this site in August - are you finding the answer to your questions? How can we make this site better? If you have any feedback critical or otherwise please let us know. The page on SAP CALCS explained has been rewritten to provide more information about bones of SAP.
There have been enquiries about over-glazed extensions recently and we have been able to assist several home owners attain their dreams.
Where has summer gone ? Have you thought about insulating or draught proofing your home before winter? Or Servicing your boiler? What did you do with the thermal undies you bought last year in the cold?
March 2011 Hope for a better Future
After the recession and a cold dark winter, the outlook is getting better and warmer - and people are building improving or moving home once again and the phone is ringing with people requiring our advice or services.
New clearer phone line. 01634 799115
We have been aware that the old telephone line has not been very clear, so we have put in a new line so that our customers will be able to call us better 01634 799115 but we have retained the old number 566215 as it is familiar to our regular customers.
We have introduced New IT systems : so we can respond to you even faster - and reduce the administration burden in the office.
Part L : New training in highly efficient green building techniques that save money and pass latest regulations without the need for renewables or heat pumps to be installed.
We are constantly looking for ways to improve our service to you.
Dec 2010 Cold Weather Wild living and Huddling
This winter has seen some of the most significant cold weather in the UK for some time and this has tested most peoples heating systems - soon the bills will arrive and those with inadequate insulation in their homes will have to pay through the nose. It has been reported that people who can not afford to heat their homes have been sheltering in the local shopping centres and libraries. .
Seriously though
is your home correctly insulated ?
Is the heating system efficient and well mantained
Is it draughty?
Have you got a southerly facing roof that solar panels could be installed upon
- if so you could be quids in with the new feed in tariffs - you get paid for generating electricity whether or not you use it your self !
Are you you using oil fied heating or LPG - perhaps a heat pump would save money and loads of CO2 emissions
Are you worried about the carbon footprint of your home?
if so your home benefit from an assessment and energy saving recommendations from a qualified professional
Due to the weather we have been doing less site visits and Air leakage testing and more office based work as the roads have not been good.
I got out and about the other day and took the following picture in the snow of the local cattle pushing snow away to get grass ( their promary task is to graze the hill flanks to check the scrub and maintain the short chalk grassland. They are well looked after.) The scene does not look like the usual garden of england pictures of Kent.
The Snow machine at the Dickensian Christmas festival in Rochester was hardly necessary either. The Hot mulled wine from the Strood Rotarians was wonderful. I always associate the Victorians with cold, smog and black satanic mills. I suppose that snow adds contrast almost making scenes almost black and white. Still they had lots of children so I suppose that they went to bed early when it was cold and did exercises under the blankets. Apparently my great Aunt - if cold - used to chuck the rug on the bed and probably the dog too in order to keep warm.
There is a lot to be said for huddling as a warming strategy. Birds and animals do this to keep warm. It is also an olympic sport, The Scotish make champion Huddlers. Oh to be in Adalaide watching cricket! 30 odd degrees - knotted hankies and chilled beer.