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Peter, Jenki and Ian many thanks for the replies. I’ve included floor plans for the upcoming work later this year. You can get a comparison of the current floor plans from my profile. At the moment nothing has been done for years and there is poor insulation and single glazed windows. We installed log burners in the two ground floor rooms on the left hand side of the plans as there is an abundance of logs here. We will insulate throughout as well as the installation of new windows. At the moment the log burners keep the two rooms very warm and are 8kw each. But the rest of the place is cold as soon as the heating goes off. We don’t know how much energy (oil) we currently use as we are between two houses at the moment. I know that we have 100a electricity supply and that we will be installing UFH throughout the ground floor. Apologies for my lack of technical knowledge.

I was hoping to get a ASHP system installed in conjunction with solar to replace our oil system. We do not have mains gas. We only have electricity supplied on a one phase system and I am being told it won’t be powerful enough for a system to heat a 300sq m house. Is this correct? What other options do I have? Thanks

Hi. I’m about to exchange on this house and am looking for advice on my initial thoughts for extension plans. The property is in Kent and unlisted. It sits in its own land and is not overlooked as it is the last one down a lane. The rear two storey extension and garage were added in 1971 under permitted development. The front porch was added in 1984 under planning permission. My thoughts are that I would like to knock down the garage and extend all the way across the back including the open section to the left of the garage. I’d also like to extend on the first floor at the back from the left by the open section to half way across the width of the garage. I’m also thinking of knocking down the porch and maybe having a smaller porch just in front of the current utility room. The rear of the property faces south to south west. I’ve hopefully enclosed a floor plan and some pictures. I’d be really grateful for some feedback. Thanks. John

Hi everyone I’m John in Kent and am looking for a plot of land in Kent for a self build house. I’m aiming to build a timber (oak) frame house of about 300sq metres. Just need to find a plot first.