a system for heating a building from one source that then sends the hot water or hot air around the building through pipes集中供热；中央供暖（系统）
gas-fired central heating煤气集中供暖
Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvement装饰和改善房屋Houses房屋
refurbish/renovate/(British English)do up a building/a house整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋
convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓
extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房
build(British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房
knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁
knock out/through the wall separating two rooms将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration装饰
furnish/paint/(especially British English)decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间
be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
paint/plaster the walls/ceiling给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰
hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper贴／去除墙纸
install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备
insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置
fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头
block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池
make/drill/fill a hole开／钻／填一个洞
hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail锤进／拔出钉子
tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉