Energy costs

[nod]

We are considering heating options for our next build Unfortunately no gas a available 

 

We have been in our current self build for just over two years now Traditional built Though well insulated 285m2 over two floor 5 bed Has boiler UFH to the ground floor 

Over the six winter months the heating has cost almost £70 per months 

My wife has done a comparison for the same period in our previous home 

Built in 2003 4 bed just over half the size of our present home £95 per month The and a half years ago 

Updating the insulation really is money well spent 

 

Also our counsul tax has gone up two bands 

But due to the treatment plant our water rates have nearly offset the difference 

 

When we started our build We had absolutely no idea how much it would cost to run a large house 

We had heard stories about how UFH could be expensive to run 

UFH is definitely on our tick list for the next two builds 

[A_L]

15 minutes ago, nod said:

We are considering heating options for our next build Unfortunately no gas a available 

 

Passivhaus, 3kW Willis heater and off-peak/TOU electricity tariff.

[SteamyTea]

20 minutes ago, nod said:

We have been in our current self build for just over two years now Traditional built Though well insulated 285m2 over two floor 5 bed Has boiler UFH to the ground floor 

Over the six winter months the heating has cost almost £70 per months 

My wife has done a comparison for the same period in our previous home 

Built in 2003 4 bed just over half the size of our present home £95 per month The and a half years ago 

Updating the insulation really is money well spent 

Your larger, newer house, will also benefit from having a better wall to floor area ratio.

Heat loss should really be calculated like air loss, on the total surface area, not just the habitable floor area.