Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints
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Airtightness installation tips
You don’t have to spend a fortune to make your home airtight; here we look at airtightness installation tips and what common mistakes to avoid. In this article we cover: Sealing up your house to make it airtight, and to prevent any air leakages, is the key to building a home that retains heat in […] More
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Ep68 – Insulation for new builds and renovations
Francis Rilley of Unilin Insulation and Andrew Rennie of Energy Store chat about insulating your home in Ireland today. We caught up with them at Selfbuild Live Belfast 2023 to chat about: Favourite More
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in Design, Energy Efficiency, Airtightness & The Environment, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Podcast, SB+ Podcasts, Ventilation and heating systems: WatchpointsEp65 – Passive house retrofit in Co Monaghan
Barry McCarron, Chairman of the Passive House Association of Ireland, chats about doing up his family to make it energy efficient, including: More about the project here: selfbuildextendrenovate.co.uk/project/passive-house-retrofit-monaghan/ Favourite More
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in Budget & Financing, Design, DIY, Energy Efficiency, Airtightness & The Environment, Heat emitters, Heating systems, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Podcast, Pre design, SB+ Podcasts, Ventilation and heating systems: WatchpointsEp64 – Tiny house building and living
Paul Lawford explains how he built his tiny home on wheels from scratch, including: Favourite More
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in Budget & Financing, Heat emitters, Heating systems, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Podcast, Pre design, SB+ Podcasts, Ventilation and heating systems: WatchpointsEp63 – Which energy grants should you invest in?
Rodger O’Connor of ROC Energy explains when it makes sense to apply for an energy grant from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, including: Favourite More
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in Heat emitters, Heating systems, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Podcast, SB+ Podcasts, Ventilation and heating systems: WatchpointsEp62 – Are energy upgrades worth it?
Dr Ciara Ahern chats about what energy upgrades and if they’re worth doing, issues people are having with heat pumps and heating systems and what can be done about it, plus what changes we can expect coming from Europe in relation to energy and the building regulations. More specifically, she covers: Favourite More
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in Advice, Budget & Financing, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Joinery: Watchpoints, On site, Pre design, Roofing & External finishes: Watchpoints, Second fix: WatchpointsCost predictions for building materials into 2023
Will the cost of building materials go up or down in 2023? In this article we analyse mybuildingsupplies.ie’s building materials price tracker including: Online builder’s merchant mybuildingsupplies.ie has been updating its building materials price tracker for the most common building materials used in Ireland today. The builder’s merchant has used figures on a per […] More
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in Advice, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Joinery: Watchpoints, On site, Roofing & External finishes: WatchpointsICF on site: Upper floors
How to install your upper floors in an Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) build to minimise thermal bridging. In this article we cover: The vast majority of self-build projects we come across choose hollow core slabs for their first floor construction. The beauty of ICF is that you can be ready for the hollow core at […] More
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ICF on site: window and door openings
Your window openings including sills and reveals are junctions to pay close attention to when building with Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF). In this article we cover: There is no need for traditional horizontal and vertical damp proof courses (DPC) at window and door openings in ICF construction. As you’re constructing a reinforced […] More
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in Advice, Choosing external finishes, Choosing windows and doors, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Windows and doors: WatchpointsExternal doors
Whether an imposing entrance or a discreet side access, doors say quite a lot about you in terms of their size, colouring and style. In this article we cover: Add to this the need to find the right effect which welcomes friends but puts burglars off, and you have a complete conundrum. As the front […] More
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in Advice, Budget & Financing, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Joinery: Watchpoints, On site, Pre design, Roofing & External finishes: Watchpoints, Second fix: WatchpointsBuilding materials price tracker
Find out how much the most common building materials are costing at the builder’s merchant with this price tracker. In this article we cover: Online builder’s merchant mybuildingsupplies.ie has started a building materials price tracker for the most common building materials used in Ireland today. They have used figures on a per square meter […] More
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in Building methods, Choosing wall and floor finishes, Choosing windows and doors, Collating your ideas, Energy Efficiency, Airtightness & The Environment, Foundations, subfloors and screeds: Watchpoints, Heating systems, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Podcast, Pre design, Roofing & External finishes: Watchpoints, SB+ Podcasts, Ventilation, Ventilation and heating systems: Watchpoints, Windows and doors: Watchpoints, Working out your requirementsEp52 – What to consider when self-building plus thoughts about the mica grant scheme
Resident construction expert John Corless chats about flash points to consider when building your home, including: • Managing heat loss, U-values and airtightness• Ventilation• Insulation• Space and water heating including thoughts on PV• Intermediate floors• Roofs• Contracts• List of other considerations: security, waste, health and safety, equipment hire, etc. Michael Doherty of the Mica Action […] More
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