Bore da from North Wales

[RetroD]

 

My husband and I moved into our 1960s bungalow two years ago and made the decision to change the layout of the house to have the living area at the back. Having been interested in passivhaus and self-build and have OCD relating to waste, the simple renovation turned into a retrofit project and resulted in removal of gas and the old heating and water system.  We’re doing most of the work ourselves.

 

So far we have replaced all windows and doors with triple glazed uPVC, making airtight, and the front two thirds of the house is complete(ish).  We’ve insulated the suspended floor and made it airtight as we’ve progressed, started reinsulating the loft after painstakingly adding an airtight membrane, and installed infrared panels and electric instant hot water at the taps/shower (no more waste water!).

 

We’re on the last room (woohoo) and still have MVHR to do once the building work is done and EWI to add after extending the roof overhangs, I’m extremely hopeful it will be before next winter - we were very cold last winter, this year is a little better and improving with every session in the loft.

 

All the decisions have been made after lots of research, which of course has involved scrutinising forum posts and the related advice.

 

We’ve probably done some things over the top using the belt and braces approach and very likely made some mistakes, which may not reveal themselves until we’ve finished!  Hey ho.  I’ll be happy to share experiences of products and approach, etc.

[Redbeard]

Welcome to Buildhub!

 

Sounds fun.

 

Belt and Braces is good, and mistakes are learning opportunities.