CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS
ROOF
Proactive Flat Roofing
www.proactiveflatroofing.co.uk
FRONT DOOR Smart Aluminium
smartaluminium.net Supplied by Frame Fast
www.framefastuk.com
WINDOWS/DOORS AluK
uk.aluk.com Manufactured by AluFoldDirect
alufolddirect.co.uk
CURTAIN WALLING SYSTEM
Jack Aluminium
jackaluminium.co.uk Manufactured by AluFoldDirect
alufolddirect.co.uk
INTERIOR DOORS JB Kind
www.jbkind.com
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES/HARDWARE
AGB, Carlisle Brass
www.agb.it/en-us www.carlislebrass.com Sourced by B J Waller
www.bjwaller.co.uk
ENSUITE TILES Tile Town
www.tiletown.co.uk
ENSUITE BATH & BASIN Royce Morgan
www.roycemorgan.co.uk Supplied by Bathroom Traders
www.bathroomtraders.co.uk
ENSUITE SHOWER TRAY Novellini
www.novellini.co.uk
ENSUITE MIRROR Simplehuman
www.simplehuman.com/uk
KITCHEN UNITS DIY Kitchens
www.diy-kitchens.com
KITCHEN WORKTOP Corian
www.corian.uk Supplied by Whitehall Fabrications
whitehall-uk.com
KITCHEN APPLIANCES Appliance City
www.appliancecity.co.uk
explains that because of a packing issue, the robot had to manoeuvre to the other side of each panel before they were installed: “As we took each panel off there was a moment when the robot had to hold the glass, let go of it as we held it in place, and then take it from the other side.” She recalls: “You’ve never heard a site so silent.”
CONCLUSION
This is not only a handsome, imposing home which takes the maximum benefit from its site to provide some very pleasant internal spaces, with strong visual connections to the landscape, plus family comfort. It has also been achieved for a very modest budget, and with a responsible attitude to sustainability.
Measures range from the copious insulation e.g. around potential metal connections causing thermal bridges in the fabric, to add-ons like the efficiency-maximising Lutron smart home unit (controlling lighting, alarms, blinds etc.) and an air source heat pump, plus the coming installation of PVs on the 100 m2
flat roof. The
big aim is for the house to be energy self- sufficient if needs be in future.
As well as their house providing the space and september/october 2019
Sarah and Andy’s painstaking as well as patient approach has paid off, having produced their ideal sustainable home
features that Andy and Sarah need for them to entertain friends and family, the energy performance is the crucial future-proofing final element that makes this house an out-and-out success for them.
While Sarah says that although they’re not ruling out building another house in the future, they’re unlikely to do it for themselves again, as they hope to stay in this one for the long-term. The couple’s painstaking as well as patient approach has paid off, having produced their ideal sustainable home – and will continue doing so long into the future.
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