Your 101 Home Renovation Guide

Written by Posted On Friday, 27 October 2017 13:33

During the renovation, make the house warmer, drier, healthier and cheaper. This is your chance to rebuild your home with smarter home renovation. So from where you should start? Start by reducing heat loss through your windows, slide the ceiling under the floor with the insulation of the walls, use two layers of shrink curtains and if possible, double glazing with low-emission glass. Free up warmth by improving access to the winter with the sun in the north. Choose an efficient heating system that can heat the living areas with a minimum of 18 ° C and rooms at 16 ° C.

Make Your Home Livable

Check the humidity at the source by remove the humid air from the house with a fume hood in all bathrooms. An extractor hood in the kitchen to evacuate your hair dryer out. You can also lay a plastic plate on the floor under raised floors to offers an important barrier to moisture. It is important to place all hot water bottles outside, check your cylinder with the thermostat set to 60 ° C, so select the water fittings, shower heads, double sinks and efficient water washers and dishwasher at appropriate settings. Most importantly, ventilate your home regularly by opening windows and doors daily for a few minutes to remove moisture and then let cool, dry air circulate in your home.

Checking How Health is Your Home

Check the temperature and humidity of each room in your home, all year round. To meet global health standards and living spaces, the temperature settings of your home must be at least 18 ° C and the rooms must be at least 16 ° C. The relative humidity should be between 40% and 60%. The risk of respiratory disease and mold in your home increases dramatically when family temperatures are constantly on the rise with less than 16 ° C and the humidity is greater than 70%. Home sensors are available at most electronic retailers which can added with your home renovation plan.

Improving Your Ceiling and Roof as a Part of Your Home Renovation Plan

Improving your ceiling insulation is the best way make your home warmer and healthier with up to 35%. Heat can be lost through a non-insulated blanket. Stimulate the isolation by adding another layer with old insulation to helps you to capture more heat in your home. Set the isolation completely with ceiling covers so that it looks like a through-going thickness cover through your attic Look for the gaps as even small gaps can be dramatic to reduce the performance of your insulation. If down lights are referred to as non-AC, they should not be covered with isolation otherwise they are a potential fire danger. Heat can accumulate light and turn on the ceiling material. Most lights need space around them to free the heat. Choose suspensions hanging from your ceiling which is illuminated lighting to avoid heat loss through your blanket. Other savings can be made with LED lamps. Consider replacing heavy masking materials as such as concrete slabs, with ease and durability materials such as colored steel. A clear roof will be more resistant to earthquakes and to make home renovation much easier.

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