Comments on: Draught Proofing Pt 2 – Air Leakage Routes http://refurbn16.com/2010/01/25/draught-proofing-pt-2-air-leakage-routes/ Cutting Carbon in Stoke Newington's Homes Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:44:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Draught Proofing Pt 3 – Easy Draught Proofing http://refurbn16.com/2010/01/25/draught-proofing-pt-2-air-leakage-routes/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Draught Proofing Pt 3 – Easy Draught Proofing Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:13:23 +0000 http://refurbn16.com/?p=197#comment-37 [...] between ventilation (which we need) and draughts (which we definitely don’t need). Then we looked at the ways air can leak out of your home.  Now we can start looking at doing something about [...] [...] between ventilation (which we need) and draughts (which we definitely don’t need). Then we looked at the ways air can leak out of your home.  Now we can start looking at doing something about [...]

]]> By: Jamie http://refurbn16.com/2010/01/25/draught-proofing-pt-2-air-leakage-routes/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Jamie Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:25:27 +0000 http://refurbn16.com/?p=197#comment-28 Here's an <a href="http://refurbn16.com/files/Air_Tightness_in_UK_Dwellings.pdf" rel="nofollow">article</a> looking at air tightness of UK homes including by age. Here’s an article looking at air tightness of UK homes including by age.

]]> By: Jamie http://refurbn16.com/2010/01/25/draught-proofing-pt-2-air-leakage-routes/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Jamie Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:53:50 +0000 http://refurbn16.com/?p=197#comment-23 BTW I don't agree with Greenspec's assertion that "older houses tend to be more airtight than more modern houses - this might be because of the less precise nature of modern workmanship and materials assembly". Virtually all houses are pretty darned leaky, irrispective of age and most Victorian homes in N16 need a lot of work to reduce their draughts. BTW I don’t agree with Greenspec’s assertion that “older houses tend to be more airtight than more modern houses – this might be because of the less precise nature of modern workmanship and materials assembly”.

Virtually all houses are pretty darned leaky, irrispective of age and most Victorian homes in N16 need a lot of work to reduce their draughts.

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