 ith ok stating onsite in une  taking ust si onths to colete he fi st challenge as ensuing that the house as otgageale lendes can e ay o oeties uilt y nonstandad constuction hankully e checked and ee ale to ot ou eisting otgage ith antande says o hey needed to kno that the house as tieaed ut it asnt a ole he ae as in good shae aen checked the oints to check the stuctual condition o the ae ieae houses ae oe suscetile to oistue daage and ot his also needs to e caeully insected eoe ok is stated he tie ae and oundations ee eused to save aste and to contiute toads the oects sustainale ais he accoanying challenge as keeing the udget unde contol aving oney and sustainaility ent hand in hand o the adons ho shoed aound had to fi nd the est ices o fi tues and fi ttings his included soucing a aelyused secondhand kitchen o he sed itchen oany o  saving thousands in the ocess


he oiginal tie cladding as stied and set aside o ecycling aen secifi ed a coination o itishgon lach cladding teated in i ood otection to oote uick and even ditoodlike eatheing and a loaintenance inclike etal as a conteoay elaceent he etal is eenoat  ade y a edish coany  fi nished in anthacite gey to contast ith the ood cladding aen elains e chose it in at due to the geen cedentials o the anuactue he oducts ae ee o choates hich can e haadous to health e ee eally hay ith ou cladding installe i and his tea they had incedile attention to detail hich eally shos in the fi nished hoe


ost o the eisting glaing as single ane his as elaced ith sue high sec doule


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Coupled with underfl oor heating and oversized radiators, the heat pump provides a constant gentle heat to the property


glaed indos o osken hese ee a cheae otion to tile glaed and the dieence in sec eteen these and tile glaed asnt enough o us to decide to send liited udget on it says aen he uilding as sue insulated anyay o aoached local installes oost eating ith the ie to ake the oety as enegy efi cient as ossile e as aleady keen on installing an ai souce heat u to hel eet this ai  ig onus as that the heat u a oceste osch  as   ated and eligile o a govenent gant o  to hel ith the enovation udget  contingency has een uilt into the heating syste to add hotovoltaics and attey stoage at a late date hen o and ettie can und these additions ouled ith unde oo heating on the gound  oo and ovesied adiatos ustais the heat u ovides a constant gentle heat to the oety hee is also an electic vehicle chaging oint he intenal  oolan as coletely


ethought hen they ought the house o and ettie aleady had a toyeaold son and his othe cae along in   on eoe the enovation as fi nished hen the aily ee staying ith etties aents and they kne


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he unde oo heating iscuit sceed and dying a choice that as ade y us delayed the oect ecause it took thee eeks to dy his eant e ouldnt e in the house in tie o hen ou second ay as on e also had a ao  ood in the house on histas ve caused y a ust ate ie in the oo his as eoe the enovation stated hile e ee aiting o lanning t as a oe hat have e done oent – Lettie


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