Posted by myhome on November 28th, 2007 in House Insurance
How To Buy the Best Home Insurance Policy1. Unlimited cover.
Most insurers will ask you to estimate the value of all your belongings and the cost of rebuilding your property. If you under-estimate this figure , the insurer will probably refuse to pay out the full cost of replacing any items or rebuilding the property - they will just […]
Posted by myhome on November 15th, 2007 in Concrete, Selfbuild, Timber Frame
The concrete industry has the slogan “concrete built is better built” - how did they get away with that claim? Sustainable Energy Ireland say ” If a timber frame house is built to the same building regulations as a concrete house (i.e. the u-value of the wall is the same, u-value of the roofs are […]
Posted by myhome on November 15th, 2007 in Green Building, Selfbuild, Timber Frame
Timber Frame or Concrete Block? This is the choice many self builders have to decide on. Both methods have their good and bad points - here is the
Timber Frame industry version of why to build a Timber Framed House:
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The New Timber-frame Home: Design, Construction and FinishingPrice: £11.42 GBPLowest used price: £12.85 GBP
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Posted by myhome on November 14th, 2007 in BER, Green Building
In Ireland it is estimated that up to 200,000 people involved in rental or sale transactions will need Building Energy Rating (BER) certificates each year.
A BER (Building Energy Rating) is the standard calculation of the energy performance of a building, produced by a qualified assessor. The BER certificate is an energy label, similar to the […]
Posted by myhome on November 14th, 2007 in Auctioneers, Buying, Estate Agents, Selling Your House
Irish house buyers are now employing private investigators and specialist agencies to investigate their future new neighbours . The prospective buyers can have things checked out like - whether they have criminal records to whether they are fond of throwing late-night parties.
The managing director of a company which offers the vetting service says that auctioneers […]
Posted by myhome on November 5th, 2007 in Building Regulations, Buy To Let, Green Building, Overseas Property, Renewable Energy, Selfbuild, Selling Your House
There are plenty of books out there to help you with all aspects of home buying and selling, moving house, renewable energy options and green living. Amazon is the best known bookshop in the world - and they deliver to Ireland too.