mike2020

Hi just moved into 17th century cottage damp is a huge problem i want to fix this myself the floors are yorkstone which had ashfalt poored over them in the 1940's The cottage is in the hills of west yorkshire on a bridleway i can't get a skip outside because of this. I have a stone roof and iam in the process of replacing all the gutters back to original troughs Appreciate any and all advice.

I will for sure improve insulation as much as possible but the capital outlay on ASHP i think would be restrictive, the wife wanted to use existing yorkstone fllors but when i told her the cost of the heat loss she soon changed her mind. (ground floor)plans are to tile the kitchen in aged slate matt finish tiles and to carpet the living room with insulating thermal underlay. From what i have read and please correct me if iam wrong you would have to pull them up to lay insulation beneath then reset the stones. Really would like to keep the building as authentic as possible but budget will also dictate dont want to give it a new build look and feel, If anyone has any recommendations on what kind of windows and insulation i should use great,no cavity walls unfortunately.

P.S. ASHP from what ive read on other threads not suited for this type of house D efc rating.

Hi and thanks for the comments 'everyone'...... coops forgetting the aga now we will put in an electric range cooker economy wise seems the best way to go, we will be replacing the boiler as it's not a combi the is a walled knook at the end of the kitchen not shown in pics where we think it will fit fine aprox 7ft by 5ft would be better suited outside by everyones comments but as its currently are only outside space plan to yorkstone the whole front later on. For sure we will put underground tank in also seems the best way to go. We got a great deal on the house not much over asking price as we had sold our house and where in the position to move right away. The house has been empty for 2 yrs and only put on the market recently.

Hiya just bought a cottage in a semi rural location its off the gas mains grid, already has oil fired heating system don't know anything about them but believe they are a lott more economical than electric. Was thinking of also putting an oil fired aga type range in the kitchen, looking to buy a used aga type range. I was hoping some kind person could let me know if its the right way to go economy wise,Looking to move the boiler and replace with the aga in the same position but keep the boiler and just move to another position in the house. I know you can get aga's that run the heating also but money is tight at this moment and maybe the cost of hooking the aga up to a heating system is costly or maybe not: will include a link with the house brochure and you will see the pictures of current boiler. Also any advice on putting the tank underground. https://www.peterdavid.co.uk/property/residential/for-sale/west-yorkshire/halifax/luddendenfoot/30811201 p.s. cottage was built in 1781 was originally two cottages converted into one, we will be doing a total renovation. Thank you in advance for any advice greatly appreciated.