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Skylight proves a damp squib

by Paul | posted in Decor and DIY, Problems, architecture | tagged as condensation, eco friendly homes, eco friendly houses, eco home, eco homes, eco house, eco houses, eco housing, george wimpey, insulation, milton keynes, oxley park, oxley woods, Problems, repairs, sky light, taylor wimpey, water, wood newton

During November, and some cold days and nights, another problem came to light with the design and/or construction of our Wood Newton/Taylor Wimpey Oxley Woods eco home. And once again, it involved water, and glass. This time, rather than water coming in through walls or windows, we noticed some small, expanding water marks on our [...]

It isn’t all doom and gloom at Oxley Woods

by Paul | posted in Eco living, Good stuff, architecture | tagged as eco friendly homes, eco friendly houses, eco home, eco homes, eco house, eco houses, garden, george wimpey, halloween, lighting, milton keynes, oxley park, oxley woods, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, sky light, snow, taylor wimpey, wood newton

While the discovery another damp area, and finally witnessing first hand a leak we’d seen the effects of last night were certainly depressing, it hasn’t been all doom and gloom around these parts lately. Recently the temperature has really dropped, and we have had the heating on now for limited times, we’re experimenting with using [...]