Anything to do with water!
I made my decision in retrofitting water underfloor heating! I needed to research the various options available to me in this mental market. You don’t need a new build to install underfloor heating Electric underfloor heating is significantly easier to install in any home project. I got 1 square metre of electric underfloor heating for …
Retrofitting water underfloor heating to a cold concrete kitchen Read More »
We have a tiny kitchen. All the walls have kitchen cabinets. There are no spaces for radiators. Plinth heaters lose heat quickly. Electric underfloor heating is expensive. The solution? Wet underfloor heating! Having already modified my central heating a few years earlier by adding drain points and additional radiators, there was little room for messing …
How I split my combi central heating for wet underfloor heating Read More »
This is a high level overview of the smart radiator valve Tado system I’ve utilised to upgrade my central heating system. There are lot of new components and systems I’ve incorporated on this journey. Some deserve their own post but this one intends to go over the general theme on a high level. Looking back …
As a first time buyer I assume we had a very basic checklist that the estate agent has seen throughout their career on a daily basis. Roof looks alright? Check. Does it need a rewire? Check. No artex ceiling? Check. Okay boiler? Check. Well I never thought we’d have to be aware enough of how …
One way of connecting pipes Because I got radiators of all different sizes I had to make some modifications to my fittings. There are three main ways to make copper connections. To solder copper pipes, using compression fittings and using Push fit. When it came to upgrading the central heating I actually ended up using …
After sourcing some lovely radiators and having a drained system, this meant I could make modifications to my heart’s content! I actually decided to add the magnetic filter on at the very end of my plumbing refurbishment. This would be once everything had been put together. When it came to filling the system I would …
I spoke about a few ways most interior designs handle radiators in their living space. It was never my intention to change the existing radiators when we were renovating the house. Once I’d seen designer radiators out there I was hooked and couldn’t see myself settling for a trade radiator such as this one. The …
Designer Radiators: How I saved over £1200 by going direct Read More »
In order to change and add radiators in my house I had to drain the entire system. I ran into a problem initially involving a leaking isolator valve. Once that was dealt with and upgraded, I had a convenient spot to add a drain off point for my central heating. If you don’t have such …
I was always told when you renovate a house you take off one bit to expose more problems. This was certainly the case for my vision of upgrading my central heating system. I have a strong opinion on how radiators should look in a house. In order to put new radiators in, I would have …
I get most my inspiration for interior design from Pinterest and Houzz. There’s people who can do it better than me so I’m not shy when it comes to taking some ideas! However I think a big let down is when you see a lavish room but then there’s an eyesore which is a trade …