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14 Jun 2020 10:38 AM:

popag: INSUL:ATE< INSULATE< INSULATE, to paraphrase a popular TV program!

My deluxe, castillo, bungalow, shed (whatever you want to call it) is insulated everywhere. The roof void has 100mm of polystyrene (most of it re-used, salvaged from the bins/tip from new domestic appliances) FREE.

The inside of the external walls are lined with 50mm "Styro-Dur" (other flavours available) which is 50% more thermally efficient than polystyrene sheet. Stuck to the bare wall with sticky silicone and then that was clad with 13mm plaster board.

The floor was also layered with the Styro-Dur and then covered with ceramic tiles. You can walk on Styro-Dur without it deforming unlike polystyrene.

So, the result is: we use very little wood in the log burner, we tend not to use it until about 6 weeks after others do. The A/C if far more efficient because of minimal heat loss to the outside.

There IS a downside: In the summer, when it's hot outside and you've had the windows and doors open, then it cools downd outside, the heat gets trapped inside the house so you don't get the benefit of the drop in temperature outside.

Before you spend thousands on expensive stuff, do the cheap basics.

Good luck



Thread: Solar and air source heat pumps/and insulation/

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09 May 2020 6:00 PM:

Hi john,

Thanks for that. Never thought to google it, the font of 99.9% knowledge.

Looks a bit involved but I'll have to do it because it's a revamped bathroom!

Un saludo!



Thread: Ceramic tile marks.

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09 May 2020 4:57 PM:

I've been doing some tile grout renovation. Once dried off I was using a stainless steel scraper to take off the excess from the ceramic faces. However, a bit of exuberance has left me with a few tiles having some grey/silver scuff like marks. I've used rubbing vigour and some hopusehold liquids to no avail.

Anyone got some magic liquid type stuff that works? 

Ta.



Thread: Ceramic tile marks.

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19 Oct 2019 2:31 PM:

Mercadona did "tea bags" that contained enzymes for the tank.

Ecover products ARE septic tank friendly 'cos they say so. Only available in the UK IIRC. I usually bring the bog cleaner back with me.

I'm coming round to the idea Bosque Verde is an allusion to a "green" product by Mercadona.



Thread: "Bosque verde" toilet products.

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15 Oct 2019 8:57 PM:

Kavanagh: I had never considered personal consumption of the product as an option. I prefer El Egido vino and Alhambra cerveza as barely acceptable altenatives. Should I feel inclined to look for an alternative, I'll buy a brown paper bag and indulge!



Thread: "Bosque verde" toilet products.

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