Why We Don't Insulate in New Zealand.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2020
- There is a reason a lot of New Zealand homes are cold.
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A good friend moved to Nelson NZ from Nelson B.C. Canada 20 years ago. He told me he spent the first two winters renting a house and was cold the entire time. Then he built a house and built it to standard Canadian building codes. He insulated the roof to an R-value of 60. And the exterior walls and floors to 40.
He told me New Zealanders figured he was mad. He and his house were featured in numerous publications as the crazy guy that went completely over kill.
BUT....that being said. His heating costs in the winter and cooling in summer are minimal compared to his neighbors and friends. His wife loves him particularly in the winter as she spent her first 25 winters being cold all winter. She may have married a crazy Canuck.....but she's warm!
Awesome story!
To top off the story. He is now the manager of " Mitre 10" in Nelson NZ. The equivalent of Home Depo in North America.
...the responses of being 'mad' may also be due to the USA and Canada using an imperial measurement for R-Values whereas Australia and NZ use a metric system .. so the numbers are completely different (eg. imperial R23 = metric R4)
cool story bro. complete BS, but cool story. I live here, and have for 12 years. nobody would have said he was mad, you idiot.
I lived in Nelson for a couple of months and converted a campervan, spent a lot of time and money in that Mitre 10. Good times and a cool story , thanks for sharing
Insulation doesn't only keep the cold out, but also the heat. I moved to Australia from Germany and this part of the world builds houses like paper. I have yet to see a proper window in a domestic home either.
Welcome back, hope you had a great holiday, and enjoyed North Head, my local maunga.
Someone hid that nice floor under carpet? That is a crime.
If Falcor-the carpet dragon from Neverending Story-heard you say that about carpet, you'd never hear the end of it. Literally.
Title: "Why we don't insulate"
Proceeds to insulate house...
Must be an Irish New Zealander thing.......
Ein felder ..... scottish
I'm glad this was one of the first comments. I thought I was losing my mind.
I think he was just saying it's not very common but when he renovates places they add it in
Yeah I'm a carpenter and just wasted 13 minutes of my life.
What dah 🤷♂️
Brilliant, I think I've binge watched just about every episode, well worth it to hear your comments on what is a good build. 250 is good, at same time 200k subscribers too. You just ooze quality & confidence. Keep them coming, you're a star.
Scott and Team. Congratulations on 250!! Amazing! Incredible! And what an episode! You are All like family. Thank you. Stay safe.
Lived in Wellington for a few years. Had a modern house so it was cozy. Older houses were horribly uncomfortable. Really was a shock!
So let me get this straight, In NZ if you have a uninsulated cold damp house and you want to spend money time and inconvenience to insulate it you need a architect design then council approval then inspection to make sure it dosint end up uninsulated cold and damp.
Its to make sure you dont do a crap job and sell it off for profit. We have a lot of cowboys in our housing market atm doing terrible "renovations" and reselling the houses at a massive mark up. Not to mention insulation that is installed wrong will just become moisture traps and can actually do more harm than good.
@@Gribbous it should be the responsibility of buyers and mortgage lenders to get properties surveyed before a sale, if the government insists on getting involved in the way people insulate their homes they should be taking on the extra cost themselves and not making homeowners pay for it. most developed countries are giving people grants to insulate their houses and your government is making it less economically viable?
@@Gribbous But other countries do fine and don't have these stupid rules that simply exist for people to make money and create barriers
@@Gribbous anyone with half a brain would get a house inspected independently before buying a house. If it had bad insulation you wouldn't buy it. Same with hiring someone to put it in for you, you get someone with good previous experience.
its called liberalism.
Congratulations on reaching ep. 250 dude. Love the work, camera and editing skills. Best wishes from the UK.
Also keep at it, need my next New Zealand carpentry exploits asap. Cheers
I don't know when this channel went from construction videos to lifestyle vlog featuring friends and family but I am a lot more okay with it than I thought I would be! Congrats on 250! Here's to 2500 more!
I’m on to my 2nd month of being an apprentice carpenter. I’ve watched these videos almost everyday. By gosh it helps a lot, you are the man Scott Brown. Love the videos.
Happy to help bro! All the best for your apprenticeship
hey K TV what is the time frame for your apprenticeship? thanks bro.
@@ScottBrownCarpentry Thanks a heap!
@@bongerrazo1 3 1/2 to 4 years. Depending on your trade school outcome and practical competency. (Australia)
We live in Sweden, Im a kiwi builder and the standard of house insulation in NZ is shocking compared to the world. If youre building a house and think you have enough insulation, you dont, double it.
Same thing when you compare to standards in Norway. I was surprised by the explanation of the layering as we have a moisture blocking layer on the inside of the insulation (usually 0.2mm plastic sheet, but for pretty technical reasons there are more and more builders using a layer that breathes. Then on the outside of the insulation we have a wind-blocking layer (insulation is pretty much a matter of making sure you have air that's not moving between the inner and outer walls.), a gap of usually about 2" and then the outer wall.
Then again, Norway has both reasonably warm summers and quite cold winters as well as windy coastlines with a lot of moisture, so we've been forced to adapt. ;)
CR*P! CR*P! CR*P!
@@cairnsandy1 ????
I done my apprenticeship in n.z... I now work in Australia i didn't realize how important insulation was till I worked here, the last house i just finished is a constant 18 to 20 degrees with no heating or cooling in Victoria from 6 degree days to 42 degree days it's always constant with no curtains installed.
@@Tachdelan that plastic sheet is the worst in the long run. Just trapps moistore in the wall and will cuse root. Maybe not so fast but 30 years or so and beyond then you will see it.
This is what I’m currently learning in carpentry school. Thanks🤙🏽
Feels like an absolute age since the last episode! Glad to get my SBC fix.
Almost there on this one, looking forward to seeing some more of the apartment with the asbestos floor tiles.
Oi Scotty, love the vids man, been watching them for a good while now. You should make a spotify playlist with these jazzy jams for us viewers to play while going about our business!
Chur from Aus!
Tremendous idea m1 r.
I'm from England,our son is living in New Zealand and absolutely loves the country. But he was amazed at how poorly insulated the houses are,even new builds. I actually suggested jokingly he start a business supplying double glazing and home insulation but didn't realise installing it could be such a hassle. I always assumed NZ would be really keen on that sort of thing.
people complain about the cost. no one wants to pay for it. damn evil govt is forcing them to make warm dry homes. but a big part of it is kiwis expect to on sell and make $$$$. more spent on building less $$ they make.
Congratulations on 250 videos.👍😎Another interesting video. The wooden floor looks beautiful.
Congrats on 250 episodes Scott! I retrofitted my roof this summer in Northern Canada; added 16.5 inches (418mm) of fiberglass insulation. We have 12 inch walls being built frequently, but we are not strangers to -35° to -40°C.
Its funny how fashions change on the flooring; our last house was the same. Lifted the horrible carpet to replace it as part of a reno, only to find it was all polished underneath & in real good nick. And just happened to match the new curtains we'd put in perfectly.
What animal put carpet over that lovely wood?
I lived 5 years in welly, NZ. In 3 different houses, I never been that cold and incomfortable indoor in my entire life. And I'm from Canada.
Everyone says that when they come to Australia too. Shocking old drafty houses and a fortune spent on energy bills. But things are slowly changing.
Congrats on hitting 250! Keep em coming mate
@Scott Brown Carpentry. Thanks Scott for answering that burning question many of your subscribers wanted to know about home insulation in NZ. I see it won't be too long before you'll take us on a new adventure. Great job as always.
Hope you, your fellow carpenters, and your families stay safe and well.
As a Canadian who lived a full year down in Wellington, NZ, I can tell you that I never was cold as much as this winter in NZ. I swear that to warm myself up I had to go outside because it was too cold inside. The humidity was a big problem as well, my shower towel never got dry from one day to the next. I will always remember the landlord telling me to make sure that the drain hole on the inside gutter of the single glazed windows was not obstructed. Great memories... Love your country.
The answer is: because the weather there is perfect and I'm jealous AF.
Lmao ok so we'll get sunshine, no clouds and then torrential downpour all in one day
The polar opposite is true for most of the country.
So after watching, that is not the answer lol
In the north, sure. But then again most of the population lives there
@@sansewai 😂😂 to be fair New Zealand does do an excellent job advertising itself as a tropical country.
Just wanted to say well done on the 250 episodes, and almost 200K subscribers!
Just wanted to say Scott, your use of b roll, your choice in music, your editing, you're fantastic.
Damn, time fly by when i watch your vids! ❤ You all look like a family, love it! Oh , cool haircut Rich 😎
Bureaucracy. Doubles the price... I live in Perth, and still insulated my house. Pennies and effort saved in heating. better in my pocket. Getting close to the finish now 😊
And of course in Perth insulation reduces the amount of time the air con is on.
@@MikeAG333 For sure. My house has only ceiling insulation and double brick. I really only need the AC on when we get a few hot days in a row. The morning easterly blows through early then we box the house up and it stays cool for the rest of the day generally. Gotta put it on when we get up around the 40 mark though...
Congratulations on your 250th episode Scott, keep them coming !
Congrats on 250!
I’m feeling itchy, just watching.
It’s absurd how many homes down here in CHCH aren’t insulated. Even my own home is only partially so, after we repaired after earthquake.
You gotta keep in mind Scott is only talking about the Auckland area. There are much different temps in the South Island. Winters in Central Otago and some parts of Southland for example, the temps can be anywhere between 5 to -10°C or more but during summer it's one of the hottest regions in the country 25 to 35°C +. Same for Canterbury and in the Nelson/Tasman regions. Insulation is a must.
Another reason why older homes weren't insulated was because we were allowed to burn as much coal as we wanted to stay warm. And some homes even had a diesel central heating unit. This isn't the case now and the govt and local councils don't want coal being burned but want you fork out $$ for new fireplaces or retrofitting insulation to try and stay warm in what has now become a cold, damp, moldy home making many Kiwi's sick. Not everyone has that luxury to just go out and renovate.
@@420sesamestreet3 Yep, lived in a brick and tile growing up that had diesel central heating.
Yup, Tokoroa get mighty chilly in the Wintertime, very cold at times. Frosts where everything is white, the opposite to Auckland and upwards.
Any house, no matter the location, needs insulation. If you don't have it, heating during winter is less efficient, which makes your heating bill higher, and air conditioning during summer is also less efficient, making you pay more for electricity.
Thank you. Interiors walls need insulation for sound. And it helps if you have a separate thermostats in each room. The thermostats will trip less if every wall in a room is insulated.
Nice to see Jess in this one. As always a nicely done video, cheers Scott
Muzzas Pies in Mt Albert make a great Pepper Steak Pie.
Muzzas? In that case you need to say Pepper "Steak" Pie :-).
Your countries regulation reminds me of NYC. They like to turn everything into a major project and a big expense. Take care
Dont even get me started on our roads and infrastructure
Same with Chicago, you have to get a permit to think about getting a permit just to get a permit.
Yep we have the same guys here in New Zealand they're called R-Soles. They continually add layer upon layer of bureaucracy costing more & more & more. We currently have a water shortage here in our biggest city of Auckland(where this video is taken). After decades of immigration & a finite reservoir of water, it finally ran short. A water tank in every new house built, used for toilet, washing machine etc would've solved this issue but again the R-Soles are in charge.
That regulation is required because of what happened in the past of so many people doing it incorrectly and causing worse problems by being surrounded by black mold.
@@bremCZ Thanks for the information. That's usually where laws and regulations start, someone messes up. Take care.
Oh man so much nostalgia. Circus Circus, Mt Eden Bakery and de Post are my local fav's! Always the first stop when I am in town.
Man I've watched a few now and your videos seem like a really fun carpentry-focussed "The Office" with all the cool cast of characters that make appearances in different episodes. I love it.
New homes in Ireland require high levels of air-tightness, heat pumps, advanced ventilation systems, heat recovery, triple-glazed windows as well as crazy levels of insulation . While building is undergoing renovation or an extension there is a requirement that the whole building should achieve a very high level of energy efficiency. The days of the cowboy builder are long past.
@@BobDevV To a Swede it's normal level since at least 20 or 30 years to have triple-glazed insulating windows and thick insulation in the walls. The moisture barrier is on the inside wall of Swedish houses since most of the year the outdoor is colder than indoors and then you don't wan the humidity of indoors to condensate in the wall causing rot.
Here in nz new builds require double glazing and insulation to varying standards depending on where you are in the country.
Must be nice to have first-world building practices - NZ should maybe give it a think. It's a sick fuckin' joke here thanks to years of deregulation since the 1990s. But at least the Auckland average house price is about 13x the average annual wage, so.............smfh
Ain't gonna lie every year about this time when I watch a video of yours and see your shrubs and trees blooming I instantly get depressed cause just yet another reminder that my summer is over and winter is almost here!
Congratulations with your 250'th video!
We live in NZ, and had wall insulation injected into the walls from the interior walls. They had a thermal camera so they could see if they missed any bits due to noggins. They still needed to get council consent, but it's a product that has been used all over the place. The walls then needed a quick extra paint to cover the new holes they made and plastered. One day for the insulation, one day for the painters pretty easy mostly for a 100 year old house, roof and underfloor (with vapor barrier) was already done when we brought the place last year.
At 9:00 I thought you were laying out wood floor. I was like what the heck is that. Trick of my mind! You were rolling up the pad! 😂
Had to rewind 3 times in order to figure out what’s happening.
Well done on getting to 250 episodes Scott, they better with every episode you make
Top quality entertainment and infotainment !!!!
Whats with the story with the Hearts air freshener mate? Just finished watching them and came on to see you representing at the other side of the planet. Top man!
@@joeturner3977 Scott's uncle is from Edinburgh and got Scott into Hearts, I think. There's an Edinburgh episode somewhere...
Thanks for sharing! This level of manners are a rare thing on TH-cam these days.
was wondering about this last time. thanks for clarifying
I find it quite interesting with the insulation. In germany you insulate the inside of the framing and add another layer of insulation on the outside of the framing. You do not only insulate to get a warm inside, but more importantly to cool the inside when its hot outside. When i was in australia i noticed that everyone had an ac too cool down the inside, because the houses were not really insulated, which is a shame because you can safe so much electricity/energy by just having an insualtion. I am really interested, do new building ins aus/nz never have a decent insulation, or is it just when you renovate old buildings that you just add a bit of insulation on the inside of the framing?
In NZ, new building rules do insist on full home insulation and double glazing; but only in-frame insulation. The minimum insulation requirement only came into effect in 1978, and was increased in 2000. But that means there is a lot of housing stock with minimal or no insulation. It doesn't help that we have one rule set to cover sub-tropical Northland (like Scott says rarely gets to freezing), and sub-alpine Southland (which snows frequently).
@@djotter it does vary around NZ to some degree. See this page for details. insulation.kiwi.nz/r-values/
These houses were built before air con.
Insulated houses in hot countries would be unbearable.
Houses in the UK are insulated without air con and they're worse in a 30 degree summer than houses in oz in a 40 degree summer.
Its great that we have a council checking that the work is done properly but cost of getting thing consented is just over the roof 🤦🏻♂️ not really helping those who actually want things done property.
Google "Laffer curve", which is what we're seeing in terms of e.g. unconsented DIY insulation of walls because it's too onerous to do it properly. Same with painting of second-story timberwork like window frames, you can either do it by the regs and spend thousands to put up scaffolding or pay your neighbourhood handyman under the table to run up a ladder and do it.
Enjoyed your presentation. You have a very clear and interesting voice and you enlightened us on the New Zealand way of insulation.
I live in San Francisco, California, probably a similar climate to NZ but way drier. Old houses here don't have any insulation at all, although thick lathe & plaster walls provide a little insulation.... Our 1930s house has zero wall insulation, but some was put in the ceiling in some places and we have double pane windows which helps....
I'm still confused. 2C is still relatively cold for this climate. And keeping a house a comfortable would be terribly difficult.
Furthermore insulation helps with the heat also. Especially if you have aircon.
He's more referring to our houses that were build before the regulations came in, new houses here are all insulated and double glazed.
Also insulation works both ways , it will keep cool air in if it's hot outside
@@chriskane9230 haha yea but 25c on average in a New Zealand summer isn't that bad.
It may hit 2 deg C once a year in the middle of the night in Auckland. Most of the time in the coldest months of June July and August the temperature here ranges between 5 and 15 deg C.
@@chriskane9230 It also stops any warm-ish air getting in on a sunny winters day. A study in Germany found more insulation resulted in higher heating costs overall because the sun couldn't warm much of the air inside the house. I think insulation is great, and makes for a more comfortable home, but there are other consequences.
Should do a little restoration on that nice estwing hammer, then a subscriber give away for it, a fitting prize so it can have a life again being used
I like the relaxed and easy-going atmosphere of your videos. It's contagious (no COVID pun intended).
Congrats on 250, from Canada!
Smoko time is back Yah! That's the only reason why we are coming back.
Ok... I might embarrass myself but here goes. I live in the US and we don't know what Smoko time is. My best guess is "lunch" or "snack" time.
@@SweeturKraut smoko time is at 4:20
It’s time for Scott to have some “Smoko Time “ T-shirts made for us to purchase.
@@SweeturKraut
Smoko time
'Smoko' is a slang term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe a short work break. As its name suggests, it is usually attributed to smokers - though in contemporary times, the term is used in a generic manner as much as it is in the traditional form.
Born Australian (8 years lived there), then moved to France ... I remember leaving Australia, it was 43°c in summer, moved to France ... in the winter, it was -23°c when I got off the plane with my parents ... I'll say, we had not planned for such a difference in temperature.
I remember my classmates always asking why I wore long sleeve t shirts / pullovers in summer in France, and always told them I was not hot and it was just a habit ... then later in life people who learned I was Australian, always asked me if we had winter in Australia.
I always told them, sure we do ... it's just a little warm, giving them a ballpark between 15°c and 21°c, which, during my 8 years, was the coldest it ever got in Australia.
Fastforward, I'm 32 now, and I'm wearing a shirt at 2°c outside, and dying of heat exhaustion when the temps go over 32°c, sweating a kg /day easily if not 2 or more.
It really seems like being a part of a community like this would be incredibly rewarding and meaningful.
Hey Scott we have minimum of 25cm of isolation in the wall. We yous woodfiber isolation that we blow in to the wall. Less problems whet moisture problems.
Still my fav You Tube watch! Thanks for the time and effort you put in!
Thanks to Scotty, I am now a fully qualified tradesman after watching his videos.
Episode 250! Congratulations Scott, from Jersey, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Love the channel, another great episode, long may it continue.
Thanks Pete!
Damn. episode 250! congrats mate
Steak pies at my local bakery/butchers they are awesome County Armagh N Ireland a bit far to travel but Jess asked the question lol
Since when is needlessly murdering innocent sentient beings an awesome thing?
Where abouts Mark?
@@garlicmayo24 McConvilles butchers Gilford Co Down
@@hudsonquay u enjoy abusing and torturing animals?
@@hudsonquay Ya missed 'makes a nice tasty pie' off the end of your sentence, mmm I want a pork pie now. lol
Housing standards here in NZ are pretty poor. "Double glazed aluminium windows? Luxury!"
Smart people know aluminium is not a good thermal barrier, and our lousy standards don't enforce a thermal break to be fitted in them.
We frown at wooden joinery because a few people are afraid of paint, when the Europeans (who have to bare greater extremes in climate) consider it the best available option.
Just realised you're from Auckland. Here in Christchurch it sure knows how to get cold, with so many people living in old or broken houses and a poor source of heating. Insulation would be most appreciated down here.
Double glazing is mandatory in most parts of NZ on new homes since 2004. We frown at wooden joinery because using a suitable timber is three times the cost in NZ. Standard alloy frames with double IGU can achieve R0.26 and with thermal break around R0.35. Using a timber frame instead will get you to R0.36....not much better at all. When you consider a basic 90mm lightweight wall achieves R2.3 you can see glazed openings are leaking energy no matter what you go with. There's a lot more to the New Zealand building code than just insulation, it's only one out of 45 sections designers work within while also trying to balance the cost of building within peoples budgets and often dealing with our challenging seismic and coastal conditions.
I grew up in Wanaka, we had a good fireplace in the living room , we could get the room up well over 30 degrees sometimes , was like a sauna. but we left the rest of the house freezing cold. I slept under a feather duvet and another blanket . I wake up in the morning to see ice covering the inside of my bedroom window, then hovering over the gas heater before going to school.
Scott, thanks, great episode!
Bit of a clean, and that’ll make a decent hammer, I’ve had my classic estwing for almost 20 years now 😳 ugh, now I feel old 😅
Ditto, got some tools that are getting to be 10 or 12 years old, just retired my grandpa's old skil saw he gave me a decade ago, replaced with a new mag 77. Grandpa's saw gets a place of honor on the shop, almost thirty years old now and it's earned it's retirement
@@MrGordozzzz never said I was old, just that I feel old, I’ve had this hammer since I was 13
First tool my dad gave me 7 years ago
USD3.60 for a sandwich in a major nz city. So cheap! Interesting stuff on the road blocks (consent) to insulating. Maybe do a video on costs of basic items in NZ too? Like lumber, common sheet goods, insulation, builder grade double pane window?
NZ is anything but cheap
Take North American prices. Add 60%. Now you have NZ prices :(
@@rawiriblundell interesting. its just under nzd$10 for a 2x4x8 (40×90x2400?) in the Seattle area at the moment. Hard to compare dimensional lumber since your standard stuff is treated though I think?
@@AussieInSeattle Yeah, 45 x 90 is the comparative size here. Having a quick look online now, the lowest grade of that (Bunnings, one of our Home Depot/Lowes-alikes) will be H1.2 treated and would cost about NZ$4.74 per lineal metre. But that's Bunnings timber. Bunnings timber is fence fodder :D From memory the better stuff is in the region of $7-8/lineal metre, but none of the trade suppliers (like Placemakers who Scott goes to) list those prices online, so don't quote me too hard on that.
Congratulations on your 250th episode. Stay safe.
You and Jess need to try the fairlie pies! A restoration video of the estwing would be a cool episode!
Hi Scott, where did you get that staple remover that you used, I have always had problems getting staples out, one end would not come out or it snapped and left a nasty little spike that was razor sharp. I have been looking for something like that for ages
Can't help with locating a Stiletto prybar but the pointy end of an Olfa 25mm/1" bladed knife makes a very good staple remover..
Muzza's Pies - Richardson Road , Mt Albert
Dang it.....
Whenever watch your vids & they are finished, I’m always left with wanting MORE. Cheers to you 👍🏻
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Wow! In Colorado, we do r7 in exterior walls, and below floors, and r14 in the attic. Super jealous of that climate.
In germany 3 times glassed windows an like 36 cm of insulation in external walls and the roof
Sure, but not in old houses... There are plenty of places here in the US that require R60 in the roof (approx 45 cm) and others were it's R15. The climate is not nearly as uniform as in Germany, eg. Florida (low of maybe 7c) vs North Dakota (low of -30c) or Tuscon (super dry & hot) vs Seattle (wet & mild).... I suspect it's the same in NZ as Scott was specifically calling out Auckland.
Scott is only talking about it not being common to insult the external walls on retrofits. All new houses need to show a level of temperature control and energy efficiency, which effectively requires insulation to top, bottom and sides.
A note about NZ climate. As medium sized island in the middle of the pacific in the roaring 40s, (40°s latitudes) rain and often wind are the two biggest reasons for problems. All the major cities are livable year round without any insulation and only moderate heating and cooling. Half the reason for the insulation is energy efficiency not comfort.
The reason we don't often insulate the walls is because of risk/reward. Insulating a typical roof and subfloor space is easy, extremely low risk. The Walls are different, old house's walls typically don't leak water (systematically that is, generally failure is only through poor maintenance or damage). Often one of the reasons for that is the un-insulated wall cavity, it allows airflow to dry out the occasional moisture ingress.
Changing the wall dynamic can lead to rapid moisture problems and failure. As both the ceiling and sub-floor are low risk they often are done first with little government oversight. But because of a recent history of leaky buildings and the often complexity involved in insulating the walls in old houses you need to get your plans approved.
NZ deregulated the building industry in the 90s, then for about a decade built a bunch of terrible houses that all failed within about 10 years but some in less than a year. There has been a heap of finger pointing etc. So we do really need the regulations.
Spot on. The guys drilling holes in the exterior walls in the 90's and 00's for retrofit foam injection insulation were in large part responsible for the initial specific changes the building code. Simply drilling through the exterior envelope and moisture barriers like Swiss cheese.
Greatings from Cyprus!!
traveled to NZ about 30 years ago, north island is pretty warm, it was your winter, south island was cool or cold, we went skiing. What struck me in the towns was that merchants left their doors open to welcome customers, but it sure left the heat out but they didn't seem to care. Most stores here have double doors (an air lock entry).
The whole changing insulation every 10/20 years, looks very waistfull. What happens to the insulation that is removed?
They don’t get below 30 f
If it’s disposed of properly it will be recycled into new insulation so it’s actually not very wasteful at all
I believe the shred it up and make new insulation or other insulation product, pretty much nothing gets wasted any more just the amount of recycled material
i get it all, im the insulation man.
Its tradition to put on a few more layers maybe even grab a wool blanket when we enter our homes hea in NZ.
congrats on 250 episodes. Have been watching for quiet awhile now. Find your videos very interesting and enjoyable. The Australian 1952 penny you found is worth 90c in its current condition.
Love the staple puller on your pry bar ... I could use something like that
I live in northern Sweden and we have a little bit more isolation than you have,
at least 200 mil in the wall and 500-600 in the
in the roof :D
Damn! I live in Southwestern Norway, and we use 200 mill all around, but mostly because its the standard up north aswell as here in the south. How far north are you? :o
@@Mattittas Im living in Luleå. We allready hawe snow;D
The thickest house wall I have built was 625 mm.
@@dango6962 Holy crap, that's THICK! You really don't need THAT thick walls in general I hope?
@@Mattittas no, thats a low energy house.
Modern houses has 400mm at the lowest. I live in house made of timber so i have no insulation in the walls, but the timber is 350mm thick :)
this council approval for wall insulation, is absurd.... its one thing to say, you need to call an inspector that cost $500 and he/she inspects the work and the official papers, and then either gives the approval or gives you a list of issues that need to be fixed, to be up to code.. but this is nonsense...
"this council approval for wall insulation, is absurd."
you all keep thinkin that sunshine. DON'T move here. sane people don't want you.
Pretty similar here in North East u.s. we insulate the exterior walls, attic ceiling, and crawlspace. We do interior walls where noise dampening is needed. We do use a higher R value though. Exterior walls are generally r19 while floor and ceiling are around r30. In the winter months in the northeast the temperatures vary greatly. I live in maryland where in the middle of winter it can be as cold as 20°F while further north in new England states it can be 5°F.
Hi Scott, just wondering if the battery on the Hikoki Nail gun reach 1 bar in the indicator... I've been using mine for only a year.. what I notice is that the gun does not work under 2 bars on the indicator.. you have to change with a newly charge one... I bought it new and I was thinking my batteries are not compatible with the gun... batteries are 36V - 2.5Ah multi volt... same as in your video...
I was watching and was like, "Wait, when did this video come out? A week ago? Oh, right they were just real good at handling the coronavirus that everything is as if nothing ever happened."
Right? I was so confused when I saw them in the store without masks on.
I spent a winter in Queennstown and I FROZE MY ASS for most of it. -15°C for weeks on end, damp cold, and a freezing house except for when we had a raging fire going in the living room fireplace. So bollocks to that, and to the same situation on Australa where many buildings aren't insulated or done so very minimally.
I don't understand the logic, it wastes so much heating fuel and makes little sense otherwise.
Congratulations on 250 episodes Scott.
Hey mate, do you have much trouble with the hikoki nail gun miss firing? Found different brand nails that work better for it ?
I thought i could be first for once, you guys are quick!
Literally sat down with a brew and it came up in the feed. "No Views" - No Way. Its as if he knew I was sitting down ready to view
restore the hammer and do a giveaway
Was literally about to comment the same thing after watching that part. Surprised someone else thought the same thing :) Wasn't sure if he wanted to keep it because he said it looked like his first ever hammer!
@@Tijnas617 Don't take away its character, those Estwings will last forever.
@@gnolls what do you mean by take away it’s character lol?
Yes ! That is a great idea !
@@gnolls tell me about it, mines almost 20 years old, and still works a charm.
I like that prybar with the staple puller.
We most certainly do get below zero in Auckland... but maybe only 3-7 days of the year (as can be noticed by having frost on the grass or car windows some winter mornings)
When you insulate you need a vapor barrier between the insolation and the plasterboard. If not you can get mold in the walls and the ceiling.
The vapor we produce as human always try to escape the easiest way.
Yes we consit mostly of water
I think you mean between the insulation and the cladding...
It’s the same but different name.
Look at this picture. This is the way we do it in Sweden.
villalivet.se/om-bygg/yttervagg/
If you don’t use a barrier you risk a condensation inside the insulation when it’s cold outside.
@@thomasflomen2122 That's much more comprehensive than any wall I've ever seen. In NZ there is usually building paper or some kind of wind protection (not moisture barrier, my mistake) between the insulation and the cladding. Then the plasterboard is fixed directly to the studs. I wonder if it's less of an issue here because we don't get the sustained cold weather throughout the day, so the wall has time to ventilate and evaporate any moisture.
@@andrewbriscoe2481 I live in the south of Sweden and it’s almost the same temperature as Auckland. But some years the temp drops to -20 degrees Celsius. But the insulation also save you money during summertime to keep the heat outside and then you can use the AC more economic.
Keep safe and healthy.
Because it's cheaper and shitty build.. the quality of houses in ANZ is really bad compared to other countries
Yeah I noticed that in Queenstown - such an upmarket place, and yet many of the houses are little more than wooden sheds. Why is that ?
Could be worse, you could live in England with excellent houses that no fucker can reasonably afford to buy
@@mrcaboosevg6089 yeh or you could be better buy a quality house in Malaysia for cheap..
@@ifanmorgan8070 it's what you call speculation unfortunately :( it's not about the house anymore.. it's more to what people perceived it's worth
@@mrcaboosevg6089 Check the prices in Queenstown. Plenty of affordable houses in England, if you move to the lower cost areas
Do you guys ever use rigid insulation on the interior side of the exterior walls to get around those permits for insulating the exterior walls? Sure the rooms would become a bit smaller and the window sills a bit deeper, but just wondering?