Hi, refurbishing a semi-detached house in Oxford

[Jan_Kropf]

Hi all,
We are just about to complete the purchase of a 2 story 3 bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford. It was built in 1961 and owned by the same owners since there.
It needs quite a lot of work. We plan to use a combination of contractors and DIY.

Here our plan in short, more or less in the correct temporal order (This is of course just the overview, I will ask detailed questions in the relevant forums.):
- general refurbishment, investigate wiring and plumbing, replace if necessary
- build a downstairs cloakroom (at the moment there is only a bathroom in the first floor)
- insulate the floor and loft
- replace windows with new double glazed windows, replace the front door
- change the heating system from electric heaters to ASHP (the house is not connected to gas at the moment)
- insulate floor and attic
- investigate the wall (supposedly filled cavity wall), potentially upgrade filling
- install MVHR system
- install underfloor heating
- put in click LVT panels in the whole house, tiles in the bathroom
- install kitchen and bathroom
- plaster and paint

As I said, I will ask all detailed questions in the subforums, but please let me know if some part of the plan souns stupid.
We may install solar panels at some point, but we have to be considerate about the budget here...
I attached two pictures of the house.

Thanks a lot for everyone posting here, I already read a lot of valuable advice!
 

[Marvin]

My three are

 

Demolition

Alteration

Installation.

[Marvin]

Oh and the plan: Start out with the end in mind.

 

Good luck

 

M

[ProDave]

Hi and welcome.

 

Pretty standard house for the era in a city I know well.  Let us know what you find when you move it.

 

I am almost certain the part of the wall with hanging tiles won't even have a cavity, clocks on the inside, battens and tiles and probably not a lot else.

 

Wiring could be anything from perfect just needing a new consumer unit and earthing upgrades to a diabolical mess.  Even if perfect there won't be enough sockets in the right places so rewire is probably sensible.

 

ASHP really needs under floor heating that will tie in with insulating the floors.

 

MVHR may not be worth it unless as part of your refurbishment you vastly improve the air tightness.