Visit self-builders, Carol and Giles' 1930's home that is undergoing a whole house deep retrofit, following the Fabric First Approach.
This cold, damp and mould ridden house has been transformed.
This project is a full thermal upgrade of the dwelling's building fabric with particular attention to airtightness and cold bridging. You'll get a good sense of what improvements are possible when considering a whole house retrofit. We'll discuss what immediate, simple measures could be taken to improve the internal qualities of your home.
- Whole house deep retrofit to a 1930s home- fabric first approach
- Extra Insulation eg. external walls, 'warm' flat roofs, skeilings & roof space
- Triple glazed windows & doors
- MVHR, replacement of suspended timber ground floor- insulated solid floor.
- Airtightness, thermal continuity and cold bridging
- Property not fully complete so a good chance to see it in progress.
For more photos see: https://www.designhindover.co.uk/retrofit-galleryVisits are around an hour. Please book one of the hour slots of any of the dates available. As numbers are limited please don't book if you're unable to attend on the day.Eco-Open Homes events across East Sussex are an opportunity to ask local residents about an energy saving improvement that they’ve made to their homes. Some options might work for you. On an event day, locals who have made energy saving improvements open up their homes to share these experiences. Visiting a home is a great way to find out about the reality of getting solar panels, insulation, triple glazing, or new heating options without talking to a salesman. You can have a good look at the technology and construction alterations, ask the residents whether the installation or improvements were a hassle, and find out much they’re really saving on their energy bills as a result.
