Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-02-04 Thread murdoch
Hakan: Thought you and others might find this of interest, as to energy-saving landscaping techniques: http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Feb/02022004/monday/134869.asp I am ready with a final draft of First aid for house owners. As many know, I strongly believe that alternative energy sources and

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-24 Thread Maud Essen
3M low-e window film. Gila brand is a knockoff product available for DIY installation. I am ready with a final draft of First aid for house owners. As many know, I strongly believe that alternative energy sources and energy conservation are two sides of the same coin. I would like comments

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-24 Thread Hakan Falk
MM, The best effect from shutters is if they are outside. Historically the are very common in the south European countries and there they are historically a massive window/door on the outside and opens out and locks against the wall , the windows/glass doors are either sliding or opens to

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-24 Thread murdoch
On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 02:28:59 +0100, you wrote: MM, The best effect from shutters is if they are outside. Historically the are very common in the south European countries and there they are historically a massive window/door on the outside and opens out and locks against the wall , the

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-24 Thread Hakan Falk
MM, If you have a roll shutter that has to be 7 meter long, then you have problems. I have one 6.5 x 3 to cover the opening of a terrace and had to do it in iron, 3 to 4 meters wide is max for aluminium, otherwise it would be to weak. It is the same as normally would be used for shop windows

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-24 Thread murdoch
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:26:25 -0600, you wrote: 3M low-e window film. Gila brand is a knockoff product available for DIY installation. Thx, I'll look into it. MM Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives:

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-23 Thread Maud Essen
Actually, Glenn, much of the transpiration that pops off your adobe's outer surface comes from the opposite direction...from the inside of the adobe to the outside. The adobe needs to be able to breath on both the inside and the outside because moisture from the inside of the building passes

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-23 Thread murdoch
I am ready with a final draft of First aid for house owners. As many know, I strongly believe that alternative energy sources and energy conservation are two sides of the same coin. I would like comments and suggestions as usual and hope that it would be close to the subject this time. First

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-22 Thread glenne1949
Hakan, Thanks for your comment. Yes, I am sure you are right. The problem in the past has been the wrong choice of paint, not allowing moisture to penetrate through the paint. Most of the damage happened before I got the house, and I need to make sure the next paint chosen will allow

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-22 Thread Friedrich Friesinger
PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft Hakan, Thanks for your comment. Yes, I am sure you are right. The problem in the past has been the wrong choice of paint, not allowing moisture

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-22 Thread Hakan Falk
PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft Hakan, Thanks for your comment. Yes, I am sure you are right. The problem in the past has been the wrong choice of paint, not allowing

[biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-21 Thread Hakan Falk
I am ready with a final draft of First aid for house owners. As many know, I strongly believe that alternative energy sources and energy conservation are two sides of the same coin. I would like comments and suggestions as usual and hope that it would be close to the subject this time.

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-21 Thread glenne1949
Hi Hakan, Impressive discussion you have. There is one thing I have run across in the past that may not fall within the scope of first aid, but I wanted to get your comment. This has to do with maintenance of metal roofs, specifically spraying a thick layer of polyurethane, covered with

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-21 Thread Hakan Falk
Glenn, My experiences are in energy transmission and acoustics, not exactly roofing and . I have some general experiences from my own houses. If your house is several hundreds of years, it could be a copper roofing and to maintain the character is difficult with modern fixes. If it is not