Our names are Janet and Martyn. We bought the house over 40 years ago, when we moved to the area. We had young children at the time and didn’t do much to the house initially, apart from repairs. In 2009 we started to have work done to save energy and reduce the amount of water we use. We hope that by sharing information about work we have had done on our house we can help other people find out more about it and inspire them to do something similar themselves. We had already had loft insulation done some time ago but cavity wall insulation was not possible, because the walls are solid. We forgot to photograph the first rooms during the insulation work, so the pictures of the work in progress are of the later ones. (Once it is finished, the presence of the insulation is not so obvious.) All of the house has now been insulated and the the kitchen and utility room are almost finished. We'll add more information as time permits. We are also members of Greening Beeston - find out more here. CLICK ON THE TOPICS BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE:
Below are more details what has been done, both large and small. WARNING ABOUT DUAL-FLUSH TOILETS
We bought a dual-flush toilet, which we expected to help us save water. Unfortunately, it didn't function properly and water was very slowly but continuously overflowing. Click here to find out more about it, in case yours is doing the same.
MEASURES TO SAVE ENERGY AND WATER
EXISTING ENERGY-SAVING MEASURES:
EARLY WORK THAT WE HAD DONE:
WATER-SAVING MEASURES:
HEAT-SAVING MEASURES:
ELECTRICITY-SAVING MEASURES:
WASTE REDUCTION:
KEEPING COOL IN HOT WEATHER (reducing the need for fans or air-conditioning):
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