Transforming a 1930s house into a spacious energy efficient family home

Extensive renovation work on this 1930s Edwardian-style house is well underway and this week Matt made a visit to check on progress. The house is being extensively refurbished to create a comfortable and spacious home for the family. 

The layout of the house is being changed to create a series of family-friendly spaces, including converting the attic into new bedrooms and study, large family bedrooms with en suit bathrooms and dressing room, and a kitchen-dining space with connected play area.

With completely uninsulated cavity walls and single-glazed metal windows, the fabric of the home also needed major upgrades. To improve energy efficiency, external insulation is being installed and rendered with brick slips to retain the original look of the building. Triple-glazed windows, a large number of solar panels on the roof with battery storage and a mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) will create cozy living conditions with low energy bills. Alongside underfloor heating, ThermaSkirt is being installed, in which the heating elements are concealed in the skirting boards. This will create a feeling of spaciousness as no radiators will be taking up wall space.

One aspect of the project that required more thinking was the roof. As the original plan to completely replace the roof was too costly, it was decided that a cost-saving could be made by making changes to the existing roof structure and re-using the existing roof tiles.

This project is due to be completed in July and we’re looking forward to sharing it with you here on the blog.