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Would be interested to hear how your re-insulating project goes - am looking at a similar thing (on a fairly small scale though) here, prompted by cold temps!
Have you used a heat / insulation surveyor to see how and where you're losing heat? Have been trying to find a heating surveyor round these parts so I can see where and how we could make our place better insulated, would be interested to hear how yours goes.
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I tried to book a thermal imaging survey - thought since it was from outside it might be ok, but they're on hold (Covid). Frustrating. I mean I know the walls and floor are bloody cold, but it would be good to know just how bad the windows are, or if they actually aren't.
Might see if I can buy some hours of advice from an architect whose done it to their own home. Just to complicate/expense matters, I'm keen to use as low-impact materials as poss (ie. not foam insulation). I'm dreaming about hempcrete, woodfibre etc. But might change my mind once I look into it properly.
Went to these webinars - might be useful for you https://selce.org.uk/how-to-green-your-home-online-short-course/
(I wouldn't wait to hear about my project - I'm terrible for getting started with anything!)
hoefla
What if I'm honestly not planning on selling? (When my dad needs more care I'll likely move back there temporarily. I might need to downsize in 30 years or so. But I feel like there are so many unknowns on that kind of timescale. )
The heating leaks out of the house and into the sky, I'm burning fossil fuels just to heat the place and cook, the ground floor is uncomfortably cold in the winter. These all seem like good reasons to do the work.
I want to do a semi-conversion to the loft - move the insulation to the roof line, board it all out. Maybe a velux. I don't have any plans for the space but it's currently unusable.