I'll resist "your wife in my bed" jokes.
It's too hot :(
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I bought the netting and magnet strip then "made" them myself, best thing I did really.Time to go through the annual "I want to leave the windows open but live in the countryside so a billion creepy crawlies & flying things will get in - should I get a magnetic fly net - hmmmm, its a good idea in principle but the reviews of the quality are all terrible - what should I do????" back and forth before I eventually decide (as always) not to buy one and just live with the bugs getting in
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I've recently moved from a west facing house to a southerly one. The old house was really bad for solar gain as the rear rooms would be in direct sunlight all morning and the front all afternoon. The new place seems better so far as it's only the front windows in direct sunlight. The sunlight comes in at such a steep angle it's only the windowsills in direct sun.
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Me neither. I have central heating and aircon instead...
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Feels like the warmest day of the year and I don't need any hotter!! half day at work on Fridays so we have demolished old and not used greenhouse and filling the old base up with rubble ready for some granite chippings on top.
Sunken garden type area is the aim
Wisteria starting to creep around it's rope in BBQ area
Sunken garden type area is the aim
Wisteria starting to creep around it's rope in BBQ area
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This, when I am hot and sweaty, I don't want to do ANYTHING, and couple that with terrible nights sleep when it's hot and I am exhausted to boot. I can exercise SO much better during the winter.
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We have sticky insect netting (with zippers to access the window handles) which work a treat. Coupled with a bug zapper on the landing, we haven't had any insect issues in the bedroom for years now.Time to go through the annual "I want to leave the windows open but live in the countryside so a billion creepy crawlies & flying things will get in - should I get a magnetic fly net - hmmmm, its a good idea in principle but the reviews of the quality are all terrible - what should I do????" back and forth before I eventually decide (as always) not to buy one and just live with the bugs getting in
Best way to block the heat from the sun is external shading/shutters.
Second best is some kind of solar film, this can be internal or external.
Third best is blinds and curtains shut, however the heat is already through the windows and into the room before it gets to the blind so it doesn't actually do much.
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I can pretend I have a body like Schwarzenegger in his prime but it's more like Danny DeVito.A tight top you say?
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No get the ceiling fan ordered
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My gym air con unit is bliss right now. It’s up there with my gaming room air con. Started at 35C, about 20 mins to 25C, although I’m just working out in the breeze, lovely.
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Pfffffft - 34°c in the work kitchen today, followed by an hour and a quarter session at the gym, which wasn't quite so warm!!
Now that is a place Rob should work in, he'd never be cold
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One more fantastic day to come before the thunderstorms hit.
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Certainly don't want thunderstorms here, flooding problems on our street
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I have a similar problem except with drunken revellers at night and kids with too much time on their hands after school. Do I leave it open and risk the inevitable or sweat it out?Time to go through the annual "I want to leave the windows open but live in the countryside so a billion creepy crawlies & flying things will get in - should I get a magnetic fly net - hmmmm, its a good idea in principle but the reviews of the quality are all terrible - what should I do????" back and forth before I eventually decide (as always) not to buy one and just live with the bugs getting in