Sustainable buildings: how low carbon design saves more, and costs less

Welcome to my happy place!

It may have been unnecessarily time-consuming, but at least it was kinda pretty, right?.Here you can see how the wires fit right into their holders.. Once the wire was in place and hooked up to its special thermostat on the wall (another added expense with all different types of kits),  we were ready to lock it in place!.

Sustainable buildings: how low carbon design saves more, and costs less

Here’s where things got a little nuts.. You want to pour enough self-leveling cement so that the wires are covered and protected.You don’t want any exposed wires because you may end up slicing through them or even just their outer casing later when you’re laying your tile and that will cause the whole system not to work.a tragedy for us cold-footed folk.. To get ready for “cement day”, we prepared the room by making sure that the cement would run only where we wanted it to when we poured it into place.. We made cardboard frames to fit inside the ducts for our floor vents and we put plumber’s putty around the tub plumbing and the toilet drain.. A very easy, but necessary step!

Sustainable buildings: how low carbon design saves more, and costs less

Once the cement was all set, we would be able to remove our cardboard and our putty and have perfect holes for these fixtures in the room.. Then it was time for the cement.The moment of truth.

Sustainable buildings: how low carbon design saves more, and costs less

, rather, because it took a bit of time.

So we got all set up to mix our cement and pour it quickly before it started setting.Now you’re done, time to enjoy your restaurant-style mushrooms at home!.

Serve them as a side dish or on top of steak and be prepared to cancel your restaurant reservation for date night this week!.If you’ve never made these before, you’ll be so amazed at how this simple technique can end up with such tasty results if you do it properly!.

You’ll want to check out these easy ideas too!.How to Harvest Basil for Strong, Healthy, Productive Plants.

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