Posts by dragongirl • Home Renovation & Building Forum

Re: Coffee machines - Fad or useful ?Kitchen Corner

8 August 2011

Aug 08, 2011 9:21 pm

We used our Jura fully automatic every day for 9 or 10 years until it up and died on us a few months ago and now the tax refund has come in we'll be replacing it, we'd make at least 8 shots out of it per day. We actually found that it made a better coffee than many places in town and that we were ab...

We used our Jura fully automatic every day for 9 or 10 years until it up and died on us a few months ago and now the tax...

Re: Anyone with Acreage - Come Say HiGeneral Discussion

14 June 2011

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Jun 14, 2011 4:32 pm

Have just seen this thread and thought 'yup that's us' so I've taken you up on the invitation and dropping in to day hi. *waves* Hiya. I've not yet read much of this thread but will work my way through it as I can. DH and I have 105 acres near Braidwood NSW, we've had the land for three years and we...

Have just seen this thread and thought 'yup that's us' so I've taken you up on the invitation and dropping in to day hi....

Re: DG glazing - have I got it right?Windows & Doors

13 June 2011

Jun 13, 2011 3:26 pm

Cheers Ed. So the Low-E on side 3 (which I think is the inner side of the inner pane, please correct if wrong) won't interfere with the solar gain to the slab we are trying to achieve with the windows? Also is your standard window the uPVC? We've seen some pics on the net of PVC windows and haven't ...

Cheers Ed. So the Low-E on side 3 (which I think is the inner side of the inner pane, please correct if wrong) won't int...

Re: DG glazing - have I got it right?Windows & Doors

12 June 2011

Jun 12, 2011 10:15 pm

Thanks for the replies. Dymo I'm not sure I understand your trims comment re the alu frame (sorry I'm more brain dead than usual tonight as the wee one is cuting three molars atm). Do you mean slipping some insulating material between the metal frame and the brick wall? We are building an insulated ...

Thanks for the replies. Dymo I'm not sure I understand your trims comment re the alu frame (sorry I'm more brain dead th...

DG glazing - have I got it right?Windows & Doors

10 June 2011

Jun 10, 2011 11:40 pm

I'm going a little insane and in circles trying to make sure I've got the glazing for our new house right and would appreciate some feedback. We are building solar passive and all windows and doors will be double glazed, we are in cold area and zoned as heating for passive design, although summer he...

I'm going a little insane and in circles trying to make sure I've got the glazing for our new house right and would appr...

Re: Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?Eco Living

28 May 2011

May 28, 2011 12:04 am

Onc design can be seen as part of the build tread link in my sig. It's my own design and run past an architect with quals in enviro science. I think we are oriented about 10 degrees east of true north with long axis running east-west. Absolutely no western windows and all windows double glazed - the...

Onc design can be seen as part of the build tread link in my sig. It's my own design and run past an architect with qual...

Re: Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?Eco Living

27 May 2011

May 27, 2011 11:39 pm

Fully inderstand the pet/carpet comments, we have six furbabies and one toddler (yes we are mad LOL) but with winter temps often in the minuses I just don't see myself being happy getting out of a warm cosy bed and hitting a cold floor. Keeping the four-legs out of the carpeted bedrooms will be the ...

Fully inderstand the pet/carpet comments, we have six furbabies and one toddler (yes we are mad LOL) but with winter tem...

Re: Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?Eco Living

27 May 2011

May 27, 2011 5:41 pm

That's interesting Onc, our builder was the one who told us that polishing the slab would require water and good power *shrug* we don't have the good power anyway at this stage and DH has decided he's gone off the idea of a polished slab anyway. I'm not after a thermal benefit as such just wanting t...

That's interesting Onc, our builder was the one who told us that polishing the slab would require water and good power *...

Re: Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?Eco Living

26 May 2011

May 26, 2011 10:11 pm

Two of the rooms get direct sunlight and are north facing. Hmmm hadn't thought of the tile adhesive being an insulator. Polished concrete will require a lot of water and as we are not on mains and would have to use our precious dam resources we decided against against that, might have to revisit tha...

Two of the rooms get direct sunlight and are north facing. Hmmm hadn't thought of the tile adhesive being an insulator. ...

Re: Rangehood for raked ceiling??Kitchen Appliances

26 May 2011

May 26, 2011 9:58 pm

Cheers kb will tuck this suggestion away and can tweak kitchen knowing there is a solution :) Would love to see pics when you have them.

Cheers kb will tuck this suggestion away and can tweak kitchen knowing there is a solution Would love to see pics when y...

Laying wooden floor over slab - ok thermally?Eco Living

26 May 2011

May 26, 2011 9:20 pm

Hi, we are having tiles for most of our north facing areas but I don't want the bedrooms to be tiled, I'd prefer carpet but realise this is about the worst choice in terms of utilising my slab for the solar passivity I had designed it for so I was considering the option of a floating wooden floor. I...

Hi, we are having tiles for most of our north facing areas but I don't want the bedrooms to be tiled, I'd prefer carpet ...

Rangehood for raked ceiling??Kitchen Appliances

25 May 2011

May 25, 2011 11:02 am

I'm working on the final placement of appliances etc in my new house's kitchen, it's an L-shaped with an island bench. I'd like to put the cooktop on the island bench, problem being the raked ceiling. At the coener of the room the ceiling is 2700mm and it's 3900mm at the centre. The height where it ...

I'm working on the final placement of appliances etc in my new house's kitchen, it's an L-shaped with an island bench. I...

Building my own design - finally getting under way :)Building A New House

21 May 2011

May 21, 2011 11:13 pm

Through a fortunate case of getting bogged on site one spring afternoon we learned of and made contact with a local architect who we engaged to draw up my design - with a little tweaking. The D/A was submitted late December and around two months later we had approval. During discussions with the arc...

Through a fortunate case of getting bogged on site one spring afternoon we learned of and made contact with a local arch...

21 May 2011

May 21, 2011 10:17 pm

We are finally getting under way on this project :: :z: I'm starting a thread in the building forum if anyone is interested in following it - link in sig

We are finally getting under way on this project I'm starting a thread in the building forum if anyone is interested in ...

5 January 2011

Jan 05, 2011 4:39 pm

Hi there gabster. I wish we had finished or were near finished building our home ::wornout:: but I'm happy to let you know where we've got to. Firstly, we gave up on the kit home as the last quote we got back for a full build was, to us, very obviously a "go away" figure, we decided that w...

Hi there gabster. I wish we had finished or were near finished building our home but I'm happy to let you know where we'...

9 August 2010

Aug 09, 2010 6:26 pm

We are going with Nu-steel homes and I guess by the time they've finished with us they will have some experience in RBV lol. They don't have RBV in their deigns but have been happy to work with us to incorporate it.

We are going with Nu-steel homes and I guess by the time they've finished with us they will have some experience in RBV ...

Re: Computer modellingEco Living

1 August 2010

Aug 01, 2010 3:09 pm

Cheers Dymo we'll re-do our sums and see if it all works out ok :)

Cheers Dymo we'll re-do our sums and see if it all works out ok

Re: Computer modellingEco Living

1 August 2010

Aug 01, 2010 11:08 am

Cheers Dymo and Ed. I had actually read that article but hadn't connected the dots that this would be the modelling done, I had somehow thought that there would be different modelling for star ratings and the detail I was after :? OK so a little clarification if I may dymonite69 wrote: RBV is defini...

Cheers Dymo and Ed. I had actually read that article but hadn't connected the dots that this would be the modelling done...

Computer modellingEco Living

31 July 2010

Jul 31, 2010 9:33 pm

Can anyone point me in the right direction for having my design modelled for its solar passivity? I'd like to have it accurately modelled before we finalise design for costing and manufacture to make sure I've not made any glaring errors. TIA

Can anyone point me in the right direction for having my design modelled for its solar passivity? I'd like to have it ac...

15 June 2010