This is Part 3 in our battle with cold in our lounge. You can read Part 1 & Part 2 for the story so far. As I sit down to write this, I'm a little surprised that it's been nearly four years since my last report on the battle with the "French Doors". During that time we have addressed our key issues and learnt a lot! We ended Part 2 waiting for the builder to help.... … [Read more...]

This is Part 2 in our battle with cold in our lounge. You can read Part 1 here Draught Problems: The Battle With The French Doors. We ended Part 1 waiting for the air distribution boxes for our MVHR to be insulated, the window company to replace the side light in our lounge French doors and the builders to seal under the external doors. We had been thinking that we were … [Read more...]

We have been battling with a cold lounge for a few months now. The adversary is the French, or to be precise the French doors which have managed to chill the lounge to a level where rugs on knees are required. It has been a battle worthy of the Napoleonic wars: a massive build up of weapons and intelligence, thrust and counter thrust, and some false dawns. Whilst my wife and … [Read more...]

In the quest to find things to explore with my new thermal imaging camera my focus turned to house letter boxes. In PassivHaus circles it's generally considered a bad idea to put a letter box or a cat flap through a door if you are looking to improve air-tightness and avoid heat losses. Our house does have a letter box so it set me wondering what the impact on the energy … [Read more...]