The following table has been set up from May 2020 onwards. Data can be viewed and entered here if you have the necessary privileges.
Rental
Caoimhe wants to book for 11th – 24th February 2019 with 2 rooms and 3 people for £60 per night. That’s 13 nights. We will need a new shower installed by then. Bookings Caoimhe February 2 colleagues of hers same dates We agreed today that the wee room is £20 per night and that the… Continue reading Rental
Roofing
Lindab aluzinc is supposed to last better than plain galvanised Lindab. Phil Cleaver has had some poor experience with Lindab but other folks swear by it. Gutter guards are relatively inexpensive, e.g this solution. Have asked for a quote including that.
Powervault 3
A new deal: get a substantial discount on Powervault 3 systems (4 or 8kWh) but you give over use of your battery to EDF energy who can do what they like in exchange. Sounds like a bad deal TM. This is the offer sent to us via email by Jack Peck at Powervault. So this… Continue reading Powervault 3
Heating our home
Here are some stove and heating possibilities: Wood burning stoves Stove world eco-design stoves (£500 for chosen model which is 5kW). Esse ironheart range £4095 or £4260 with back boiler. Condor stove Diablo stoves around £300 Pellet burners which attract an RHI subsidy from the government’s incentive scheme Klover stoves which will be a bit… Continue reading Heating our home
Solar PV & batteries
There are many options here. One basic idea is to install a battery (Tesla seem to be better technology and much better value for money but initial costs are significantly greater) and, optionally, a PV system to charge it off grid. Why off grid? Because our house has an EPC rating of G for which… Continue reading Solar PV & batteries
Bathroom design
We now have an easy way of adding links. That was my Mathematica GTD notebook published to the web. Apple-K or use the menu. Vinyl flooring Becky has sent us a number of links. Woodpecker flooring. Moduleo£285 inc. VAT for 4 boxes (8 sq. m?) Woodpecker flooringClick-system; hard-wearing, can get samples. Becky does not recommend… Continue reading Bathroom design
Plants and shrubs for garden
Shrubs cistus (rock rose) daphne philadelphus (mock orange) hebe azalea Bedding and border plants Short and tall daisies
Carpenters
Richard Carr Slapton Martin of Jules Paignton
Partying at Murtwell!
Dear folks, You will have received an invitation to a housewarming party on 29th April. Here are the photos to help you recognise our new home 🙂