Gas bill

[gingerjedi]

Could you not just lose a few inches and have a false ceiling?

[DaveB]

And I thought our bills were steep. Thats more than double what we are paying and we are on LPG

[Chugnut]

I thought about zoning the house so at least the heating is off in the rooms she doesn't use all day. Maybe after this bill I'll get round to doing it before next autumn. (and if I'm benched it will definitely get done)

Or just put some TRV's on the rads, it must be cheaper than zoning.

[Ruprect]

Checked the settings on the timer this morning and found that heating on for about 13 hours a day. That'll be it then

[milanbenes]

MPwannadecentincome ,

'and the walls are single brick so not even a cavity to fill with insulation. '


are you living in the garage ?


we got -6 outside, been down to -15 three weeks ago, been a long cold winter

Benes house has these bricks:

http://www.wienerberger.com/servlet/...wb_com_home_en


for these reasons:

http://www.wienerberger.com/servlet/...wb_com_home_en


all external walls have the 45cms bricks

then,

the outside of the house is clad in 10cms of polystyrene like this...

http://www.amvicsystem.com/EPSProduc...7/Default.aspx


so exterior walls are about 55cms thick

roof has 30cms of glass fibre under the eves, and then another 30 cms between the loft and the upstairs ceiling

ground level floors have 10 cms of polystyrene between the concrete foundation and the anilhydride underneath the floor boards


double glazing


gas bills are about 1k gbp for the whole year, from november to april we run the gas heating 24/7


water comes from the mains and from the well, using a combination of valves the well water feeds the heating system and the baths showers dishwasher washing machine etc


conservatory has a solar collector

living room has a fire place with vents convecting the warm air to other areas


ahhh


Milan.

[Archangel]

Or just put some TRV's on the rads, it must be cheaper than zoning.

All the rads (except for the heated towel rad) have TRVs, doesn;t help when they are all on 5 all the time (see the stat quote above for the reason).

[Archangel]

Could you not just lose a few inches and have a false ceiling?

Height is only 6' 6" in the loft conversion.

[gingerjedi]

Height is only 6' 6" in the loft conversion.

How tall are you?

[Archangel]

How tall are you?

I'm 6' 2" standing up, but could probably crouch into the bedroom, because obviously most time is spent horizontal.

The bath and bog could be treated in the same way, but the shower would have to be a neck down job. Not a real problem, as I'm a slaphead.

Perhaps 4" of insulation and half inch plasterboard is the answer after all.

[MPwannadecentincome]

MPwannadecentincome ,

'and the walls are single brick so not even a cavity to fill with insulation. '


are you living in the garage ?


we got -6 outside, been down to -15 three weeks ago, been a long cold winter

Benes house has these bricks:

http://www.wienerberger.com/servlet/...wb_com_home_en


for these reasons:

http://www.wienerberger.com/servlet/...wb_com_home_en


all external walls have the 45cms bricks

then,

the outside of the house is clad in 10cms of polystyrene like this...

http://www.amvicsystem.com/EPSProduc...7/Default.aspx


so exterior walls are about 55cms thick

roof has 30cms of glass fibre under the eves, and then another 30 cms between the loft and the upstairs ceiling

ground level floors have 10 cms of polystyrene between the concrete foundation and the anilhydride underneath the floor boards


double glazing


gas bills are about 1k gbp for the whole year, from november to april we run the gas heating 24/7


water comes from the mains and from the well, using a combination of valves the well water feeds the heating system and the baths showers dishwasher washing machine etc


conservatory has a solar collector

living room has a fire place with vents convecting the warm air to other areas


ahhh


Milan.

No I'm living in a house not a garage.

The bricks and cladding look interesting, something for us to bear in mind if we ever can afford to gut the house and extend - need about £1500 extra per month to afford the additional mortgage!