Multi-house hello

[Nick Thomas]

Hey all,

 

I'm Nick, and the ~5 year goal is to self-build a home, or possibly to very-tiny-group-build a small number of them. I've joined mostly to learn, although I have some ongoing and planned refit projects that I could talk about as well. I don't have definite plans for how the house(s) should be, just a lot of buzzwords.

 

We moved to a fairly-new-build in Yorkshire this year, in the middle of getting a 6kW ASHP + 3.6kWp PV system installed, replacing a 12kW gas boiler, in response to energy prices. Would love a critique of the system once it's all in (I know, that's a bit late to be making changes). ASHP should be finished this week; panels mid-September.

 

We moved back from Shetland, where I've got a timber-framed house that's been a bit of a nightmare, honestly. Again, far too late for critiques to be useful in changing course, but would love to make sure I've learned everything I can from the experience. That's got an air-air heat pump in that struggles during the winter. The walls are insulated both internally and externally, but the roof is basically a giant radiator, and the place is really not air-tight.

 

We moved *there* from a 1930s end terrace in York which has little insulation and a gas combi-boiler. My sister lives there now and is likely to need support getting through the winter.

 

Lots going on 😅