September 16, 20224 yr 9 hours ago, JohnMo said: it's not been over 10 degrees here for two days It got down to 10C here last night, too cold, much prefer a minimum temperature of 15C. One reason for moving to Cornwall and another for never living north of the M4.
September 16, 20224 yr 9 hours ago, JohnMo said: A lot of people find a build site, the architect designs it, they go to builder to build it, move in. No clue about airtightness, why would you want to pay for even more insulation. Pretty much describes us back in 1997. At the time we were on a steep learning curve curve and very hands-on in the process but energy just wasn't an issue so the last thing we'd be checking is how well they were implementing the insulation installation. Oh for a time machine!
September 16, 20224 yr Author 1 hour ago, Radian said: Pretty much describes us back in 1997. At the time we were on a steep learning curve curve and very hands-on in the process but energy just wasn't an issue so the last thing we'd be checking is how well they were implementing the insulation installation. Oh for a time machine! Things have moved on a whole lot since then. There’s a lot more information and resources available on better built houses. You could be forgiven for not knowing in 1997 but not so much in 2022!
September 16, 20224 yr You assume people want to look for it, or are even interested. Most people are not really that interested.
September 16, 20224 yr 19 hours ago, ProDave said: Nobody will buy a B rated fridge. So why are the builders not striving to sell houses with an EPC A? Surely with the rising fuel cost, buyers would regard that as something worth choosing? Because they choose on the basis of what the fridge looks like ! (Hopefully this is changing.)
September 20, 20224 yr Airbnb Owner Outbid On House By Family That Just Going To Use It As A Home Yesterday 5:45AM Alerts BEACON, NY—Expressing frustration at the absolute waste of the property, Airbnb owner Ben Hobbs told reporters Monday that he was outbid on a house by a family that was just going to use it as a home. “I wanted to fix up the place and rent it out to tourists at a premium nightly rate plus fees, and all this family is going to do is use it as their primary source for shelter and warmth,” said Hobbs, adding that he was sick and tired of losing out on new revenue streams to people who only want to plant roots and watch their children grow up. “This was going to be my 20th property, and I was hoping to spend the rest of my life making passive income here. It’s a disgrace to see more and more of these families pushing hardworking Airbnb owners like myself out of the market just so they can put a roof over their heads, which they won’t even use half the time because they’ll be at work or in school for most of the day.” Hobbs added that he would be strongly advocating for laws to restrict properties to short-term rentals in order to avoid unfair practices like this in the future.
September 20, 20224 yr 3 minutes ago, Tom said: Lol 😄, is that from The Onion? Yes. Thought I better catch up with the news, been a strange week.
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