Which should mean we are cost-neutral for electricity," she added. The couple have had a small log-burning stove installed in the living area, with a flue and air intake, but it's as much for ornament as practicality.
Choosing a stove that could be fitted was a protracted process, admits Brigid, made tricky partly by the fact that, due to the airtight nature of the house, it has to have an inlet flue as well as a chimney flue. The eventual choice ticked both boxes and on a cold day will provide both heat and a local point for the main living area.
Looking back, the Sundarams have few regrets. They say they would advise anyone else buying heat recovery systems to specify a high efficiency unit because the additional cost is not high. They also suggest as big a rainwater tank as you can install. They advise anyone going into sell build — even at this almost turn-key level — to set aside a l5 per cent contingency to pay for surprise bills and, if that doesn't get spent, use it to upgrade the kitchen for example.
THE WOODBURNER NEEDED SPECIAL AIRFLOW DUCTING TO AVOID COMPROMISING THE AIR-TIGHT DESIGN THAT MAKES THE HOUSE SO EFFICIENT
Remodeling House Costs
Cost of land: £ 470,000
Overall cost of project: £ l26,000
Value of property now: £ 700,000
What was the high point of the project?
Having the dream of the house become real, and seeing it go up in two days! Seeing the house come together as we Fitted it out... but the best highlight must have been moving in.
The low point was:
Having to ask the first screeding company to leave the site when they did a poor job. Also, the lirst security
alarm company were not able to put the sounder box in the required position because their ladder wasn't long enough; they couldn’t get a longer ladder because they said their van was too small!
Built From a Bungalow Part 1
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