Southern View: August 06, 2020
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SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Thursday <strong>August</strong> 6 <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 July 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 />
Zone Control for your<br />
ducted heat pump<br />
Ducted heat pumps are a highly efficient<br />
way to heat (or cool) your home. The<br />
air from the heat pump is ducted to<br />
several rooms or zones in your house.<br />
Using a zone control system makes your<br />
ducted heat pump even more efficient, by<br />
specifying the amount of heat required<br />
in each area, so not wasting energy to<br />
overheat or overcool any room.<br />
The AirTouch4 zone control system<br />
from Smooth-Air takes ducted heat pump<br />
air zoning to a whole new level of comfort<br />
and energy efficiency.<br />
AirTouch4 - The Ultimate Zone<br />
Control<br />
Have total control of your comfort zone:<br />
AirTouch4 lets everyone enjoy a different<br />
level of conditioned air in the room they<br />
are in.<br />
Save money on the power<br />
bill, without compromising on<br />
comfort, by only running the<br />
heating or cooling where you<br />
need it with Smart Zoning.<br />
Plus with runtime tracking,<br />
energy and airflow management<br />
technology, you can enjoy greater<br />
efficiency and savings from your<br />
family’s ducted heat pump.<br />
60<br />
The AirTouch4 can<br />
%<br />
also<br />
connect to Google Home and<br />
Amazon Alexa.<br />
Not every home is designed<br />
equal. Not every room is either.<br />
Temperatures can often fluctuate from<br />
one room to the next because of sunlight,<br />
room activity or other factors.<br />
With AirTouch4’s Individual<br />
Temperature Control Technology (ITC),<br />
the AirTouch monitors temperatures<br />
and smartly adjusts airflow as needed<br />
around your home with the aid of multiple<br />
wireless temperature sensors instead of a<br />
single sensor in one location. When some<br />
rooms get too hot or cold, the AirTouch<br />
will adjust airflow to maintain your desired<br />
temperature, without wasting conditioned<br />
air on rooms already comfortable.<br />
Contact Smooth-Air on 0800<br />
SMOOTH or sales@smooth-air.co.nz<br />
for more information on the AirTouch4<br />
zone control.<br />
ATTACK RISING DAMP<br />
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• We will offer you the best quality brands and<br />
option of heat pump for your home/business<br />
• Providing Heat Pump solutions for over 18 years to Cantabrians<br />
• We personally guarantee all our products & installs for 5 years<br />
(providing annual maintenance has been completed)<br />
Phone us today for your free consultation & quote<br />
41A SHAKESPEARE RD, WALTHAM<br />
PHONE 03 366 0525<br />
www.enviromaster.co.nz<br />
“A local team for local people”<br />
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Adjust the airflow around your home in 5% increments so everyone enjoys their own comfort zone.<br />
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0800 SMOOTH<br />
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264 Annex Rd<br />
Riccarton<br />
Christchurch<br />
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