CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


PLANNING ADVICE


Rural Solutions 01756 797501 ruralsolutions.co.uk


PASSIVE HOUSE PLANNING


ADVICE Phil Bixby


Constructive Individuals 01904 707939


constructiveindividuals.com


STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Dossor MCA 01904 438005 masonclark.co.uk


MVHR, WINDOWS, EXTERNAL DOORS,


AIRTIGHTNESS MATERIALS The Green Building Store 01484 461705 greenbuildingstore.co.uk


GROUNDWORKS


Robert Alderson 07799 771106


TIMBER AND GENERAL MATERIALS


Cleveland Timber 01642 218512 clevelandtimber.co.uk


GLASS BALUSTRADES


of the Cleveland Hills. There are two further double bedrooms, both with French door access to a balcony, an ensuite, and a smaller box room.


The use of reclaimed materials has helped to bestow a sense of solidity, character and depth to what was effectively, once a rough and ready barn. Around 90 m2


of used scaffolding boards


for flooring, hand-made bricks from St Patrick’s church in Middlesbrough and Northallerton prison, and 100 metres of redwood timber from a demolished railway bridge helped to slash the project’s carbon impact. There was also extensive use made of new (but scrap) stainless sheeting from a local lift manufacturer which had moved production to India. This was used as shower boards, some sills and kitchen shelving. And, ever-thrifty, Pete saved a selection of


Victorian panelled doors which his neighbour had thrown out years ago; now, weathered to a fine grey, they have found a place downstairs. Pete estimates that using all these reclaimed materials instead of sourcing new prevented the release of at least 40 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Externally, he points out that the terms of


permitted development assumed that the original, weathered board-on-board cladding in local vernacular style would be retained. The large external shutters were made of scaffolding boards, which have weathered to a similar soft grey.


The design aimed to fit in with what he calls 48 www.sbhonline.co.uk


an “agricultural industrial aesthetic”, its form following function. The outer barn wall was protected with board on board rainscreen cladding. The inner box was made of 18 mm structural ply, 220 mm timber studwork, Rockwool insulation, and Kingspan panel boards –which he bought as ‘seconds,’ to save up to 40 per cent on standard prices. There is a 50 mm void around the inner box of the building with numerous ventilation channels to prevent moisture build up on the inner structure. There are also 70 mm holes in the structural ply to allow for transmission of moisture-laden air. Inward-opening triple-glazed timber windows, entrance doors and tilt and slide doors were chosen for their energy efficiency and were finished in a neutral cream (RAL 9001) inside and out. These were carefully positioned in the middle of the insulation. “They are somewhat set back, with splayed reveals to allow more daylight into the building,” explains Pete. “Most of the external window frame is covered with insulation so the windows appear virtually ‘frameless’.”


The house is all-electric with heating provided by an air source heat pump, supplemented by a maximum efficiency airtight woodburning stove, with all firewood produced on site. “It costs about £2 a day to run everything,” says Pete. “And there’s an extreme comfort you feel throughout the house. Everything is the same temperature. If you turn it off, it will only drop by


Steve Skidmore Middlesbrough Tool Centre 01642 813103 middlesbroughtoolcentre.co .uk


POLISHED CONCRETE FLOOR


Robinson Group UK 01748 826415 robinsongroup.co.uk


PLASTERING


Wayne Morgan Morgan’s Plastering Services 07910 366984


ELECTRICS Phil Burdon


Scott Electrical Services 01642 712232


PLUMBING


James Hargreaves Plumbing Depot 01282 722000 jhplumb.com


KITCHEN AND RAINWATER


GOODS Wickes


0330 123 4123 wickes.co.uk


KINGSPAN INSULATION


Seconds and Co. 01544 260500 secondsandco.co.uk


april/may 2020


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