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Thanks guys, I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a trick and it sounds like basically what I thought originally which is due to the age of the property the best we could realistically aim for is insolate as much as possible, fit good quality windows/doors, new combi/rads/controls, etc. I'll have a look at the ventilation options mentioned too. With all the talk of energy saving I'm still amazed we can't only heat homes one floor at a time - it's the whole house or nothing which seems so wasteful. Surely in this day and age we should have one heating circuit for the ground floor and another separate one for first floor, etc. In-lieu of that I suppose the MVHR is a work around shifting warm air where you want it most, first floor at night time and ground floor during the day?

Hi folks, My wife and I are in the middle of buying our next project home and as it will essentially need gutting it feels like the perfect opportunity to make sure we're as eco friendly (at least in EPC terms) as we can realistically be. The current EPC rating is F - suffice to say there's plenty of improvements to be made (it doesn't even have TRV's on the ancient radiators). The EPC gives the total floor area as 286 metres. As the property has a 20+ year old oil boiler with cylinder that was number one on the to-do list when we move as we know sods-law dictates it will break the first time we try to have a shower! That's what led me down this rabbit hole of GSPH or ASPH and whether to go hybrid with the existing boiler or buy a new one in which case get a combi or not or even try to get away from oil entirely and go solar thermal but then what about solar power... and so here I am clueless and at your mercy This isn't our first renovation, but is the first time we've seriously thought about energy conservation beyond loft insulation and decent windows/doors. We don't know how long we'll be at the property (probably 2-5 years) so longer-term returns isn't the goal, however anything adding value to the house post-renovation is a huge bonus. Being conscious oil will gradually be phased out, perhaps moving completely away from oil could be advantageous come resale time - not sure. We've got a healthy budget to fix the whole place up inside and out over the next year or so, hopefully that will give us some options. Here's a picture of the old place: Any thoughts/advice very much appreciated!