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PEGASUS POST Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Thursday <strong>July</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2020</strong> 9<br />
HOME & HEATING<br />
Ground moisture barrier<br />
under low sub-floor<br />
Now with the colder and wetter weather on<br />
its way, home owners are focusing on ways<br />
to make their homes comfortable, warm<br />
and healthy for their families throughout<br />
winter. Rising damp is an issue that affects<br />
many of our older properties which suffer<br />
from poor, or no, ground moisture barrier.<br />
In Canterbury especially, post-quake, many<br />
people have relocated to homes that suffer<br />
from rising damp which can be associated<br />
with health problems. Independent tests have<br />
shown that up to 40 litres of water can rise<br />
from the ground and enter a house every day,<br />
leading to mildew, mould, condensation and<br />
musty smells. Moulds can produce various<br />
allergic reactions and the frail, elderly and<br />
very young are especially vulnerable.<br />
Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd is a<br />
locally owned and operated firm. The team<br />
understands the problems caused by rising<br />
damp and are there to help. They will come<br />
to your damp home and pump a lightweight,<br />
flowable foam concrete under your timber<br />
floored home.<br />
While insulation is important, it has been<br />
recognised that it is dampness that is the real<br />
villain in the house. The new Healthy Homes<br />
Standards introduced by the government<br />
effective from the 1st <strong>July</strong> 2019 now has<br />
a requirement to install ground moisture<br />
barriers, a key element in the armory to fight<br />
moisture in the home.<br />
Dr Larry Bellamy BE (hons) PhD in a<br />
report dated 1988: Foam Concrete Under<br />
Timber Floors: An Energy Analysis assessed<br />
the effects of placing Foam Concrete over<br />
damp soil and had this to say: Condensation<br />
on the underside of a timber floor can occur<br />
where the floor is suspended over damp<br />
ground and the inside air temperature falls<br />
close to the crawl space air temperature.<br />
Much energy is required to vaporize moisture<br />
that penetrates the structure. By avoiding<br />
underfloor condensation, foam concrete can<br />
reduce floor heat losses by up to 90%.<br />
• Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd can in most<br />
cases, install a Ground Moisture Barrier<br />
under the suspended wooden floor of your<br />
home, even when there is no crawl space.<br />
• BRANZ Appraised; Appraisal Number 961<br />
• Members of the Insulation Association of<br />
New Zealand.<br />
• We offer a free measure and quote in the<br />
Canterbury region with no obligations.<br />
• Assessments can be made in all other<br />
regions by arrangement.<br />
Contact Canterbury Foam Concrete<br />
Ltd now for your free, no obligation quote<br />
and complimentary appraisal of your<br />
underfloor ground moisture barrier needs.<br />
Phone 03 376 4608, 0508FOAMCO or www.<br />
foamconcrete.nz for more information.<br />
What makes a great<br />
Heat Transfer System?<br />
There are a number of Heat Transfer<br />
systems on the market. Smooth-Air<br />
ventilation specialists offer a range of<br />
HTU Heat Transfer Units with carefully<br />
selected components to optimise the<br />
system:<br />
They use insulated duct to transfer<br />
the heated air with as little heat loss as<br />
possible. The fan moves sufficient air<br />
for the distance and number of rooms,<br />
without being noisy. The diffusers send<br />
the heat to the floor, not to skim the<br />
across the ceilings. All components are<br />
good quality - designed to operate for<br />
years without problems.<br />
Smooth-Air’s HTUs come in a range<br />
of options: One to four rooms, with or<br />
without thermostat and with a choice<br />
of grilles and diffusers. HTUs improve<br />
energy efficiency in your house, as you are<br />
using excess heat. They have low power<br />
consumption - only 80watts for the three<br />
room system. Circulating air through the<br />
house also reduces the risk of damp.<br />
You can also choose the HTU version<br />
with downjet diffusers, which throw the<br />
warm air downwards to the floor. These<br />
downjet diffusers can also be adjusted to<br />
regulate which room receives the most<br />
warm air.<br />
An average size living room requires 2-4<br />
kw of heating, yet appliances such as log<br />
burners generate heat in the region of 10<br />
-20kw. This leaves an excess of 8 -16kw of<br />
heat which sits at high level in the heated<br />
room, usually above door level.<br />
Heat transfer units work best where very<br />
hot air has ‘stratified’ into a layer near the<br />
ceiling. So heat pumps, which circulate<br />
warm air around the room with no<br />
layering, are not suitable as a heat source<br />
by themselves. However, if you have both<br />
log burner and a heat pump, heat transfer<br />
systems with thermostat can work very<br />
well: The heat pump stops operating once<br />
the heat from the fire has heated the room,<br />
and the heat transfer kicks in above this<br />
point, once there is a layer of hot air at the<br />
ceiling.<br />
Contact Smooth-Air on 0800<br />
SMOOTH (0800 766 684) to ask how<br />
they can help you with your Heat<br />
Transfer, as well as any other ventilation<br />
requirements.<br />
ATTACK RISING DAMP<br />
Smooth-Air<br />
Ventilation Equipment Suppliers<br />
to<br />
trade<br />
&<br />
retail<br />
Smooth-Air also has a wide range<br />
of ventilation equipment to bring<br />
fresh air into your home.<br />
T. 03 376 4608 E info@foamconcrete.nz<br />
W. www.foamconcrete.nz<br />
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Christchurch<br />
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