Archive for August, 2009

Heating

Monday, August 24th, 2009

We’ve been having some trouble with the floor… the block out under the dining room isn’t heating well. We know there are pipes there : see below:

pipes under the dining room

pipes under the dining room

We tried setting it on all day ( on the basis that  bit of the slab might never have gained enough momentum with various staged applications of manifold and timing and thermostats then my attempt to reduce gas consumption as the weather warms….   )

This resulted in me discovering at 1.45 am that teh ambient temp was 23.5 and teh radioators - althogh showing off… were on!  Research continues. Double glazing is good an certainly teh slab does hold the heat.

Turns out tehre is some marvy new product out and noe Red Dwarf rotinely insulate the exterior of the slab. Cold comfort….

The range hood doesn’t draw very well…..

Mantle in in and looks good …

We await the builders to do their stuff.See final inspection

Old house awaits ripping out of old kicthen and rendering and painting and … I am a bit over it all today!!!

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Summer to come….

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Newphew Tim has written from his travels and studies in sustainability about coming and using out boat in summer.  This is a tepmter .

But also a reminder that we can start to think about doing things other than  the house. ( not much .. spring is galloping up - always a frantic time of year. )

Patons Rock - Parapara in the background

Patons Rock - Parapara in the background?

On the beach

On the beach

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Schola Cantorum

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Spot our boy in the choir … open both, I couldn’t see how to fast forward the interview …

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A long lunch

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Silence form me for a while … been busy getting sorted.  Long lunch today in honour of  Trevor and Deborah  Burnard - here on their way back form the US to the UK.  Funny how children fit in - girls watched Dusney, Boys did WOW, could as easily have been in the city - though as I cleaned up Tom went out into the setting sun and continued his photography of trees and light….

Kitchen is featured of Edge’s web site.  Trevor and I cooked up a feast and it performed well.

Old house accomodating  visitors .. more on devlopments there  soon.

Time to do some gardening in this untimely spring weather… and the need to leave all the not so well done aspects of  the build behind for a while.

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