Starting House Design 3
In two other posts (Bubble Diagrams 1 and Bubble Diagram 2) I have described how you can start a design using bubble diagrams. When you are happy with the bubble diagrams then you can start working on how the floor plan will…
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Types of Solar Panels for Electricity
From some of the adverts you see you would think there is only one sort of solar panels…. in fact there are several alternatives. The type of panels generally available are: Monocrystalline solar panels The highest cost but the most…
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What Will It Cost?
When you are setting your budget for a new house, it’s not only the cost of the house and land, but all the other things that you might not have thought about. If you haven’t considered these you might find…
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Solar Electricity – Is It Worthwhile? (2011)
Since this post was written in 2011 there has been many changes; in subsidies, the cost of systems, and Power Supplier charges. For the an updated post see: Solar Electricity – Is It Worthwhile? (2014) There is a lot of…
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