richo106

Hi I am currently renovating my bungalow (only to make it livable for a couple of years) All the flooring in the house is joisted apart from the kitchen which is sunken in the middle. Its around 30mm difference in the middle, it slopes in the from either side. I'm guessing some screwfix no nonsense levelling screed ( 3 - 50mm thickness) would be suitable. It is on concrete floor, what primer would I need? and any tips on how to do it? Is it literally mix and pour and let it find its level? It is 4 x 2.8m so how do I work out how many bags I need? It says 4m coverage but doesn't state at what thickness Ideally I would break it all out, insulate and re concrete etc but I haven't decided if I want wet UFH when I do the big renovations All help and advice appreciated

I forgot to add we have a proper wood burning fire place that would could utilise

I have just edited original post but yes sorry no mains gas

Hi all i have just bought a run down bungalow that we will have to live in for around 2 years before we can the major extension/ renovations. We need to make it livable and currently have no central heating/hot water etc (we have no mains gas in the village so only got really really old oil boiler) As we don’t know exactly what we will use long term, either ashp/solar panels/ oil etc and it would cost upwards of £6000 to have new oil boiler, new tank, oil and install My idea is to install cheap electric radiators in all rooms, under sink water heater in the kitchen, under sink water heater in my wife’s hairdressing room and then an electric shower. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Devola-Electric-Thermostat-Compliant-Slimline/dp/B08KGJQ5BL/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=devola%2Belectric%2Bpanel%2Bheater&qid=1625084892&sprefix=devola&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1 I know it will cost me a lot more in energy but does this seem feasible? Sensible? Ive never done as big project as this so just looking for advice on this All advice/info welcome Many Thanks

Thank you all for the comments After having a think I think we will stick with oil combi boiler for the medium term but when we do the extension/build we will ensure it done to high standard insulation wise and leave enough room/provisions in the 'boiler room' to have another system installed. With regards to running UFH heating off an oil fired combi boiler is this possible? Would i need some sort of back thermal store (i believe its called) to make this work. The house will hopefully be 4 maybe 5 bed room when complete...is a combi boiler suitable to heat this and feed an ensuite and main bathroom. Happy to install electric showers if they are some good ones available (any recommendations?) Thanks again to all replies very helpful

Hi I complete on a run down 1960s bungalow next week, it hasn't been lived in for 10 years. Due to funding/mortgages the main bulk of the extension will be done in a couple of years. Short term I will be making it livable The village the property is located has no mains gas so we need to find alternative solution Currently it has a VERY old oil fired boiler and hot water tank, the tank is metal and not the bunded metal type. My first thought was to get a new oil boiler ASAP and then hopefully the tank will last until we do the main work when I will reposition and change the tank. I've also looked a little bit into Ground source heat pump but a couple of things put me off, we are wanting WET underfloor heating downstairs but not upstairs as we much prefer carpets. We like the combi boiler for instant hot water. The main things are the installation cost and amount of room it will need t compared to a oil fired combi boiler The size of the plot of 1500m2 so I do believe we have enough area to install the loops I was just wondering if any had any advice/opinions on this. I have do a few renovation projects but nothing on this scale especially with no mains gas and Underfloor heating All help and advice greatly appreciated Many Thanks