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==To Do==
 
==To Do==
  
* Fit draught strips to louvre windows, try and reduce draughts as much as possible.
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* Fit draught strips to louvre windows, try to reduce draughts as much as possible.
* Box over top of rear roller shutter
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* Box over top of rear roller shutter - there is approximately a 10cm gap between shutter and wall when the shutter is lowered.
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**The Longest MDF sheets available are as long as the roller shutter is wide. Another alternative is to get a Hood/Cowling from a roller shutter company such as http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120233619742
 
* Install acrylic or polycarbonate sheeting to front windows
 
* Install acrylic or polycarbonate sheeting to front windows
 
* Install insulating film on rear windows.
 
* Install insulating film on rear windows.
 
* Curtains for roller shutter (and maybe for rear windows?)
 
* Curtains for roller shutter (and maybe for rear windows?)
 
  
 
==Done==
 
==Done==

Latest revision as of 09:30, 14 November 2013

The plan to insulate the space for winter 2013:

To Do

  • Fit draught strips to louvre windows, try to reduce draughts as much as possible.
  • Box over top of rear roller shutter - there is approximately a 10cm gap between shutter and wall when the shutter is lowered.
    • The Longest MDF sheets available are as long as the roller shutter is wide. Another alternative is to get a Hood/Cowling from a roller shutter company such as http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120233619742
  • Install acrylic or polycarbonate sheeting to front windows
  • Install insulating film on rear windows.
  • Curtains for roller shutter (and maybe for rear windows?)

Done