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44 Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
FOR<br />
SALE<br />
Hei Hei: 1/8 Glenleith Lane<br />
Priced to sell: We are looking for an offer. A<br />
great first home or high yield investment. Solid<br />
1990’s townhouse on safe TC1 land. 2 dble<br />
bdrms, open plan living. Super Sunny. Single<br />
garage plus extra parking.<br />
Offers over $279,000 (RV $295,000)<br />
Open Sun 12-12.30 pm<br />
Ref: www.remax.co.nz/RMI<strong>10</strong>546<br />
Shirley: 125 Quinns Road<br />
Motivated vendor wants sold: Fabulous for FHB<br />
or downsize. Immaculate, spacious 3 bdrm 1990’s<br />
townhouse. Cathedral ceilings. Mostly double<br />
glazed, 2 heat pumps, heat transfer system,<br />
alarmed. French doors to easycare outdoor living.<br />
Double garage with auto door. Garden shed.<br />
Easycare manicured section. What more do you<br />
need – make an offer to secure today.<br />
Price by negotiation (RV $390,000)<br />
Open Sun 1.15-1.45 pm<br />
Ref: www.remax.co.nz/RMI<strong>10</strong>548<br />
NEW LISTING<br />
Swannanoa: 14 Braeburn Cres<br />
More than just a section – URGENT SALE<br />
REQUIRED: $299,000<br />
Included in section is 5,378m2 Stonewood<br />
Homes consented plans. Driveway crossing. Side<br />
and rear painted (black) paling fencing. Gooms<br />
landscape plan. Over $70,000 of completed<br />
Gooms landscaping. Irrigation system. 2 x 20,000<br />
water tanks. Easy walk to the Mandeville Sports<br />
Centre. Mandeville Village, 800 metres away<br />
(SuperValue Supermarket, Child Care Centre,<br />
Beauty Salon and a variety of hospitality). A <strong>10</strong><br />
minute drive will take you to schools at Rangiora<br />
or Kaiapoi. 25 mins to Christchurch Airport or 30<br />
mins to central Christchurch.<br />
Agent on site Sunday 2.30-3.15 pm<br />
or call Trish for information.<br />
Ref: www.remax.co.nz/RMI<strong>10</strong>555<br />
More properties are<br />
urgently needed!<br />
Do you know the<br />
current value of<br />
your home?<br />
Find out, call<br />
Trish now for a<br />
free appraisal.<br />
Trish Lawrence<br />
ph 0800 874 745<br />
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For more information:<br />
Mike Fulham<br />
P 364 7406<br />
E mike@christchurchstar.co.nz<br />
Licensed Agent<br />
REAA 2008<br />
Home heating –<br />
electricity, gas or wood?<br />
How you heat your home depends on<br />
a number of factors. Figuring out the<br />
best way to heat your home continues<br />
to be a matter for debate.<br />
Several things are undisputed. A<br />
warm, dry home is essential for comfort<br />
and good health, good insulation<br />
dramatically increases the efficiency of<br />
any heating system and ventilation is<br />
an important consideration.<br />
Most homes are heated by electricity,<br />
gas, or wood. In New Zealand, heating<br />
accounts for approximately 30 percent<br />
of a home’s annual energy consumption.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are many things you can do to<br />
reduce consumption and cost.<br />
<strong>The</strong> World Health Organisation<br />
recommends a temperature of 18 deg C<br />
for indoor living areas, and slightly less<br />
for bedrooms. It recommends slightly<br />
higher temperatures for vulnerable<br />
people – the elderly and small children.<br />
Studies have shown that indoor<br />
temperatures below 12 degrees can<br />
disrupt sleep.<br />
Among all these considerations,<br />
how you heat your home is a matter<br />
of personal choice, with many options<br />
available.<br />
Heat pumps are generally the most<br />
common and cost-effective form of<br />
home heating in New Zealand. Used<br />
properly, they heat quickly and are<br />
convenient. However, you need to have<br />
the right sized unit for the area and<br />
they don’t work when electricity is not<br />
available. <strong>The</strong>y tend to be room-specific<br />
but ducted heat pumps are becoming<br />
more popular and are cost-effective,<br />
especially in new builds, but can also<br />
be installed into established homes.<br />
Modern wood burners may be the<br />
closest you can get to an open-fire feel,<br />
but are much more efficient. Wood is<br />
generally a renewable fuel, and if you<br />
have a cheap or free supply, a wood<br />
burner may be the least expensive<br />
heating option. <strong>The</strong>y heat large areas<br />
and are not dependent on electricity<br />
but there is the chopping and stacking<br />
to be done, flues need to be cleaned<br />
regularly and older models can<br />
contribute to air pollution and<br />
may violate strict air quality<br />
regulations – www.mfe.govt.<br />
nz has detailed information<br />
regarding this.<br />
Pellet fires are typically more<br />
efficient than wood burners but can<br />
Home & Property appears every Thursday, delivered FREE<br />
throughout Christchurch<br />
For more information and bookings, contact Mike Fulham<br />
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NEW LISTINGS<br />
have a smaller output. <strong>The</strong>y require<br />
electricity but some have a battery<br />
backup and they are thermostatically<br />
controlled with timers. <strong>The</strong>se must<br />
comply with regulations which are<br />
also detailed on the Ministry for the<br />
Environment website.<br />
Gas heating is common and<br />
convenient. Central heating systems<br />
can be zone controlled and provide<br />
warm air circulation. Flued gas heaters<br />
are best, as unflued and portable gas<br />
heaters produce lots of moisture and<br />
emit pollutants that can be unsafe.<br />
Flued gas heating systems can be<br />
installed in most homes. <strong>The</strong>y are fast<br />
heating and are relatively inexpensive<br />
to run. However gas is not a renewable<br />
resource and prices can vary widely.<br />
<strong>The</strong> greatest source of energy is<br />
actually free. Harnessing the sun can<br />
dramatically reduce heating costs and<br />
is the most environmentally friendly<br />
way to heat your home. Passive heating<br />
combines insulation with good design,<br />
accomplished more effectively in new<br />
builds but also able to be incorporated<br />
into existing homes.<br />
Getting the sun’s warmth into<br />
your home is a function of the<br />
design; keeping it in is a function of<br />
the insulation. <strong>The</strong>re is a wealth of<br />
information online as passive heating<br />
becomes normative in the design and<br />
building industry.<br />
Websites such as energywise.govt.<br />
nz and smarterhomes.org.nz have<br />
comprehensive information on and<br />
tips for, heating your home in the<br />
colder months.<br />
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