• We're moving at a snail's pace as we only spend the occasional weekend on site and we're trying to source materials on-the-cheap.

    Envelope upgrades list
    Loft: 400mm loft insulation 0.1 W/(m²K)
    Sloping roof: 30mm PIR between rafters, 150mm below rafters 0.15 W/(m²K)
    Eaves: 400mm loft insulation 0.1 W/(m²K)
    External walls: 180mm PIR internally gapped away from solid double bricks 0.15 W/(m²K)
    Floors: 400mm loft insulation 0.1 W/(m²K)
    Double glazed low-e argon sash windows 1.2 W/(m²K)

    Ventilation list
    Airflow front-to-back via cleared under ground floor (10 bricks deep)
    Add more air bricks
    Airflow vertically into newly gapped external walls
    50mm above sloping PIR
    Cold/sealed eaves/loft
    Block chimneys
    Air tight tape everywhere
    85% bathroom/kitchen heat recovery (4x single room units)

    Imagined heat loss reduction (assuming 150sqm envelope, 0°C outside, 20°C inside):
    Losses before: Avg. U-value of 2 W/(m²K) = 2 x 20 x 150 = 6kW
    Losses after: Avg. U-value of 0.5 W/(m²K) = 0.5 x 20 x 150 = 1.5kW

    Ventilation losses are more difficult to guesstimate, but we'll aim for a 85% improvement everywhere.

    Switching to PV (planning willing) or an overnight electric tarrif for a Sunamp would reduce the cost of our hot water by at least two thirds (nice-to-have).

    The budget for renovations, plumbing and 3 new bathrooms is non-existent (£25k), so we're trying to secure the cheapest price per square meter for insulation and are doing the work ourselves. An AS heat pump is another nice-to-have.

    Once the renovation work is done, we'll improve the kitchen. Currently there's a dodgy rear extension which we'll remove and then re-build including a side-return (planning willing).

    The last two weekends we broke the back of the loft rooms (attached). We've been very lucky with the condition of existing materials so far.

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