21 Oct 09 6:53 AM

carla thanks for your input - there is one bit of mis-information i need to correct. when you put your hand inside the insulation and feel warmth, that is not trapped warmth as you assert. it is the w......read more

8 Jun 09 6:23 PM

thanks rex i have just heard from teralana that they do not make the wool+foil product any more. they now have a composite layered bat with a dense, hardwearing, polyester layer on the bottom. so i gu......read more

8 Jun 09 11:55 AM

there are three ways heat is lost: 1 convection, ie air movement, so seal all gaps. 2 conduction, ie through the material, that is why we use stuff like batts because they are mostly air and cannot co......read more

1 May 09 3:24 PM

google 'solar angle calculators' -- there are a number of websites which can do this. once you know the angle of the sun at any time of the year it is simple geometry to work out the eave. but remembe......read more

2 Jul 07 8:02 PM

thanks torbs, but it is a problem with wairoa dc. do you have more details i could use to persuade them, like the references at porirua or wgtn who will have thousands of applications on file? and the......read more

2 Jul 07 2:51 PM

we want to install a dry compost toilet inside our new house. our local district council is adament it has to be in an outhouse at least 3m away. does anyone have a precendent of overcoming this that ......read more