Transforming your home from summer-friendly to winter-friendly could be a big change since hot and cold necessarily requires tremendous changes into your home. Here are some home design tips for winter to transform your home into a cozy abode in time for the cold.
As New Zeland Herald reported, Fraeme and Cathie Calman were building their home in time for the winter. Their property was said to be located on the hills atop Putiki that provided a wonderful landscape of the Tasman Sea.
The couple decided that they would incorporate the no-steps "zimmerframe friendly" design so that by the time the floor gets too slippery during the winter, there would be lesser instances of accidents due to slips.
This design is a revolutionary form of insulation on its foundations, as the report indicated. Such insulation is named as the MAXRaft insulation that is the first innovative product of its kinds in the Manawatu-Whanganui region.
When the couple instilled this design into their home, they were able to incorporate a solid 2-00mm-thick pad of polystyrene, which would enable their house to have a thermal break and withstands the weight of their house.
By doing this, the house would be able to hold 80% of heat could have been lost when a conventional floor was utilized. This would be a perfect attribute since winter would bring such a cold season that the family would not have to suffer the cold as much as anyone in the area.
Furthermore, this incorporation would enable the members of the household to not use slippers, as these products tend to invite accidents in when the floors would get slippery during winter.
The family was able to spend about $12,000 with this design.
However, if that is too pricey for you, other winter designs that are trending for 2016 also are available, as reported by Dexigner.
The Winter 2016 issue of Design Hunting is now available in paper outlets, giving you a wide variety of design choices to incorporate your home this coming winter. The said issue showed exceptional homes, provides tips on how to properly design for the winter from top design insiders, and a resource guide to aid you in re-designing your home from summer to winter.
From the famous line of "Game of Thrones," "Winter is coming," make sure that you and your family will be prepped up for the upcoming season with these home design tips.
