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Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Tuesday 9 June 2026

Anyone got any decent soundproofing / draughtproofing recs? I hit up draughtproofing melbs but they 1) wanted photos and tried to quote off that and 2) very clearly send rote generated emails no matter what you tell them.

so they can go fuck themselves (yes i am salty today)

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SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I’ve heard some libraries have rentable thermal cameras, see where the hot and cold spots are?

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- Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I actually have one! The windows we’re eventually goi g to go full double glazed, so curtains are thermal breaking atm. The front door having visible gaps and the dining/basement area are the bugbears atm as we’re not replacing those. Back door? Getting a new one. Windows? Working to replace. So bit by bit we go through. I’ll be 400 by the time we’re done but it’ll be awesome :P
  
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Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Are you looking for recommendations for a business to do this for you, or general thoughts on the topic?

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- Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  all about the bidness atm. I know what needs to be done, I just do not have the time - I’m a year behind my food garden area, looking to build the wraparound bookcase this winter, so I gotta also get the workshop up and running and I also work full time and special needs felines. I will hire someone else to do the cunt job of kerf insulating the door and slapping the underfloor woolies on.
  
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  - SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Yeah, I’m looking at doing the underfloor myself for the bedrooms. It’s its easy I’ll do the rest, if it’s hard I’ll have done the bedrooms.
    
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    Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    The problematic part we have is the brewery - unfortunately also the coldest part due to the void. Thinking of getting a sheet of foilboard and seeing what it does, i’ll find other uses if no bueno
    
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  - Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Will respond with other logon later tonight due to work pressure atm. In brief I looked into this in some detail a few years ago. There are undoubtedly new products on the market since then, but happy to share the gist of what I found out if OK with you. Basic physics dudnt change much over time.
    
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    Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    sounds good.
    
    Only hard rules I have are fuck spray foam and we want to keep the front door.
    
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