Comments for Eco build on a budget

Comment on How to build a low tech, low cost, eco extension by Lee Alley

Lee Alley — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:09:02 +0000

…sorry, should have said the decimal may be a place too many to the to the *left*…

Apologies.

Comment on How to build a low tech, low cost, eco extension by Lee Alley

Lee Alley — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:07:16 +0000

You said: “The Scottish regulations stipulate a minimum U-value of 0.3 for walls, 0.25 for floors, 0.2 for roofs and 2.2 for windows. We chose to up the ante – our minimum standards are 0.18 for walls, 0.18 for the ground floor, 0.16 for the roof and 1.8 for all windows and doors.”

Just wondering if the maths on the above isn’t a rogue decimal place to the right? Otherwise building control (and whoever pays the utilities) may want a word

Comment on Running out of energy by huffanpuff

huffanpuff — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:51:10 +0000

Laughing! You’re welcome to feature the room on your blog but it doesn’t look like that anymore. It took approximately seven minutes after the photo was taken for the kids to fill the rooms with their crap!

Comment on Dilemma – flooring by William

William — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:34:28 +0000

I have had several vinyl floors. Unfortunately, my kitchen is large enough that it has never been able to be covered in one sheet of vinyl. Therein lies the problem: the seams. To my utter frustration there are no vinyl seams that last long. Eventually they all ‘open up’ after contraction, expansion and wear and tear. I am in the process of removing my third vinyl kitchen floor and going with real linoleum (marmolueum is the newer trade name for the original linoleum). It is not plastic and is all natural (no asbestos or PVCs). My house is an original Crafstman home and I am sure that before I was born there was linoleum flooring in the kitchen. Since it comes in very large rolls I can say goodbye to seams forever. I have spent my last ‘fortune’ on vinyl flooring.

Comment on Running out of energy by Team Wicanders

Team Wicanders — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:50:57 +0000

Eco-building on a budget, and using Wicanders Cork Oak Flooring!
Now that is a great partnership. We are so excited that you posted a picture
of the kids’ room. You are going to love the fact that the pitter-patter of little feet
will be just that…pitter-patter. Sound reduction, health properties, warm, comfortable,
and durable. If you’d let us, we’d enjoy featuring your room on our blog!
Thanks again for sharing your delight about the cork oak flooring. We know you’ll
enjoy it for many years to come.
Cheers!
Team Wicanders

Comment on And now, the end is near by -eric

-eric — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:32:34 +0000

But at least you did it your way

Really looking forward to see what it looks like.

Comment on Dilemmas – bathrooms by sinead

sinead — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:41:21 +0000

Ooo eric has those exact taps in his apartment

Congrats on the bathroom!

Comment on Dilemma – flooring by sinead

sinead — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:41:18 +0000

Can’t wait to see it all – even the vinyl..

Comment on Dilemma – flooring by huffanpuff

huffanpuff — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:06:45 +0000

Blatant marketing but we are using your product so we’ll allow it! We’ll let you know if we’re happy with it when it’s laid.

Comment on Dilemma – flooring by Team Wicanders

Team Wicanders — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:05:07 +0000

So nice to hear that you chose cork floors for the little ones’ play room. Their health will thank you for it, as cork oak flooring is also anti-static, anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, naturally fire-resistant, and the list goes on…

For your readers who are interested, they can find out a lot more about cork oak flooring on our blog at: http://www.wicanderscorkoakblog.com

We even bind our cork oak floors with a water-based product called Acrodur by BASF, which is 100% formaldehyde free, and contains no solvents, which makes it very eco-friendly for the pitter patter of little feet.

Thanks for visiting, and letting us know what you think about cork oak flooring.
Thanks.

Team Wicanders