How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

Our cats distraught she can’t roll around in the bath at the moment.

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Also they were looking at their company paying for it.

Not worth it, as it adds a capital gains tax liabilty for the homeowner as a proportion of the overall home price on sale of the home, likely irrespective of the value of the building.

Also be aware that sleeping overnight in the building makes it subject to a lot more building controls, irrespective of size and position.

The insulation requirements alone make it impractical.

Aircon is a must, probably. With solar panels to mitigate the environmental impact.

Aircon is a must, probably. With solar panels to mitigate the environmental impact.

I quite like the idea of an off grid solar system with no mains connection. As I understand it that way you don't need an electrician and can DIY the whole thing. I probably can't afford the batteries/panels though.

Are there any good builders or prime subcontractors in Bristol that anyone can recommend please?
Doing up my flat is not going well. I want to go to the sketched floorplan from the original floorplan including making a doorway in a spine wall.
Every builder is either too busy or too shit at communication to trust with it. I am quite stuck and doing it around a full time job isn't great.

I am acutely aware this is such a first world problem especially at the moment given what some people are going through.

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Yea more or less - we’re probably not going to do the en-suite but rather just make it into a really nice family bathroom. This felt like a better use for us. We’ll be adding a downstairs shower room for guests (parents)

PM coming

Cheers. That makes sense.

Also be aware that sleeping overnight in the building makes it subject to a lot more building controls, irrespective of size and position.

I think the 11th commandment applies here.

Main reason for mentioning that they wanted to be able to crash in it for a few days here and there this spring/summer was to indicate the level of build quality they might need to get some appropriate recommendations.

Didn't @soul have one built that was a decent spec? Anyone else come to mind?

Thanks very much!

Ours was a standard one from here.

I think it was about £17k once underfloor heating was added. TW is correct re: cooling, it was unbearable in summer.

In reality, we ended up rarely using it and probably shouldn’t have bothered as it only really washed its face when we sold the house. YMMV of course.

Ours operates as a glorified shed / bike room / dumping ground.

But next doors is nice and they work in it most days.

Cheers.

Would you recommend their product tho?

I made the air con point from the off as they have a long upwards sloping west facing garden with no trees, so in the summer it'll basically get sun all day long.

TBH I think it's gonna cause more project drift when they just need to crack on with a rewire and new kitchen. But I think the standalone nature of it appeals - in that you're just contracting with one firm so it should more or less just be locking down their availability.

Although they might be underestimating how much time they'll spend choosing all the options.

The build quality was fine. A few minor issues with LED lights but otherwise, it was good.

Cheers.

I have one from InFrame. They were fantastic, the room is solid as hell, and I'd recommend them in a second.
Currently the temp is just about perfect, but it was never cold in winter.
I'm probably going to put A/C in, and definitely will put a green roof on top, which will reduce the thermal mass of the black material massively. (Just need to get round to it!).
Learning points:

1. Get that double glazing with internal blinds.
   
2. Put a secondary window in somewhere for through breeze.
   
3. It is the best place in my house to work, use for the gym, and work on bikes.
   

Gwan then, how much m2 / £ all in?

Big (>20m2 internal) and too much.

Since my entire aim was to not work in the house, and cover up a massive chunk of concrete, it has been a good addition. It was also factored into the cost of the purchase when we made it, and we're still under the expected work budget, despite having to redo fences thanks to the storm, deal with flood damage, and getting someone in to repaint a big room.

So I was pretty happy to absorb the cost.

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Just what I was after.

definitely will put a green roof on top

Don't forget to check how much the roof joists can support - green roofs can weigh 100+kg per square meter.

My room is so overbuilt I have zero fear. Also they said I could.

I’m about to embark on a ground-floor extension of a Victorian semi, and want to de-gasify the place.

What kind of costs all-in, including any grants, would I be looking at to install an external AS heat pump system, to heat a ~120m2 house?

Could mount the unit onto our exterior wall in the side passage between the neighbour’s...

What's your heating demand? You may need to improve the fabric of the building before an AS heat pump will (efficiently) give you what you need?

We're in a similar situation (terraced Victorian) and are hoping internal wall insulation, new windows and epic floor/loft insulation will be enough to only use an AS heat pump for heating and a solar battery for hot water moving forwards.

Front of the house is double glazed, new kitchen extension will be insulated to building regs, but nothing beyond that and certainly can’t afford the disruption of internal wall insulation.

Up for fitting a zoned thermostat and TRV system.

Would be handy to know actual real-world cost for AS heat pumps. Our simile reason for considering such a thing is eliminating our household gas supply.

I'd start by working out if ~45 degrees circulating will be adequate and if you'll need to change your plumbing/rads.

You may find that you may need to hold out for a higher temperature AS heat pump, although we found that improving the fabric of the building was cheaper and more effective.

Flirting with the heat pump thing too. Plenty of space in the garden, extension will have UFH. We’re gonna replace all the rads & boiler in the house anyway. It’s not our forever home though so not thrilled about dropping 10k (instead of ~1) on a system someone else will benefit from. Of course it’s better for the planet, but I’m not sure I’m that altruistic.

It doesn't make sense to switch to low temp heating without having decent airtightness and insulation first.