Insulating your house in 6 steps

When I was a student, I lived in a house that was built in the 1920s. In the winter, the heating was full-on, and I always wore a thick jumper. But still, I didn’t feel comfortable. I studied in the living room in the summer, because it was too hot. For many of...

Ventilating your house in the winter

Do you recognize this? Once there was a time that meetings took place at the office. After half an hour a headache comes up. And after an hour you are completely worn out and happy that you could leave the room. That is what bad ventilation do to you, also on a...

How to reduce noise in your house. 9 tips

Working from home Is it a challenge for you to work from home? In our house, the tumble dryer is a discussion point. Why? The 6-year-old tumble dryer is very noisy. I measured it: 68 dB. You can compare it with driving in a car at the highway or vacuum cleaner in the...

8 ways: heating your house in the winter

The autumn has started and the winter is coming. Time to write a blog about heating your house in the winter. Many of you come from a country where heating is not necessary. Time to dig in this subject! Did you know Dutch people heat their living room normally till 20...

After moving – part 1 maintaining a house

  I was really surprised. So people in your country do maintain their houses just a little? This came up during an interview with an international expat friend. She said: “They buy a house and attach that to their wishes and then just do only what is really...