Five tips to keep your house cool during summer
We've put together five tips on how to keep your home cool (regardless of where you are in NZ) - in a more economical way!
Read MoreVentilation Issues: How healthy is your home?
Just like us, every home needs to breathe. Stale, damp air needs to go out, and fresh, dry air needs to come in.
Read MoreIs bach ventilation on your to-do-list?
Is bach ventilation on your to-do-list?
Read MoreIs your home ready for winter?
We're heading into the cold! It’s literally so FREEZING already! Soft snow has blanketed parts of the South Island. Even in some parts of Auckland, people have been waking up shivering to sub-zero temperatures.
Read MoreThe low-down about drying clothes inside
During the winter, it’s tempting to stay inside where it’s warm, blast the heaters and dry your clothes without the chill of the outside air. While this on a rare occasion might be necessary if it rains weeks on end, doing this continuously without properly airing out your home with a ventilation system, you’re at greater risk of illness, and damp or mould may appear.
Read MoreHealth Impacts of Poor Ventilation
Heaving in cold, clean air is energising, almost exhilarating, especially in New Zealand’s picture-perfect outdoors. A big breath of fresh air is distinctly refreshing, and we feel it deep in our bones when we breathe in clean air outside. However, we can’t necessarily tell when we’re inhaling stale, damp air instead, especially within our own homes.
Read MoreWhy is my house damp?
We are heading into winter, and for many New Zealanders that means that they’ll start seeing condensation on the windows in the mornings, an unwelcomed guest during the winter months. It makes our homes feel cold and damp, which is a real problem in one in five Kiwi homes according to Stats NZ. So what is dampness, and where does it come from? We decided to get down to the nitty gritty to explain what is happening and why.
Read MoreHow to reduce dampness in your home
As the days are getting shorter we head towards that time of year when a lot of Kiwis may start seeing condensation on their windows when they wake up after a cold night. Is your house one of the one in five that are damp in New Zealand and if so, what can you do about it?
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