CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


CONTRACTOR/PASSIVHAUS CONSULTANT Beattie www.beattie.io


INSULATION Energystore www.energystoreltd.com


WINDOWS (TRIPLE GLAZED) Rationel Windows and Doors rationel.co.uk


MVHR AND REHAU PIPE CVC Systems cvcsystems.co.u


PORCH Fine Iron fi neiron.co.u


KITCHEN


DIY Kitchens www.diy-itchens.co.u


With fi xtures and fi ttings, the couple have been imaginatively inventive and mixed and matched


emoval of the bungalows ground fl oor ceiling also wasn’t part of the original plan, but the couple decided it was worth the extra cost to ensure the same extra room height was consistent throughout the new building. The main structural works, plus all external


fi nishes and internal wors up to plasterboard fi nish, were completed by uly . fter that, says sabel, it was basically down to my husband and  to fi nish the property inside  although it was pretty much enry because  was caring for the children. n anuary  we moved in with just three bedrooms, one bathroom and the itchen ready. he rest of it has taen a further three years to fi nish. he is full of praise for husband enry, a baner by trade, who has set about tacling a diying range of tass including plumbing, carpentry, itchen installation, fl oor-laying, painting and tiling. Plastering and electrics, however, were left to professionals. e have worked on other properties before – this is our fourth proect  and enrys a uic learner. y dads guidance has obviously been invaluable too, but its been many, many hours of wor  a lot of weekends.” ith fi xtures and fi ttings, the couple have been imaginatively inventive and mixed and matched. e have bought new items, says


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sabel, but enry and my father built a lot of the furniture, which at the same time makes it very special as well as more affordable, while the bungalow’s old kitchen has been repainted and repurposed as our utility room. o meet the reuirements of Passivhaus standards, the couple’s new home includes a substantial built-in mechanical ventilation with heat recovery  system to provide fresh, fi ltered air and help cut energy demand. Playing an important role in this is an


underground  pipe thats been installed to help regulate incoming air temperature. s sabel explains utside air is taen in and travels along m of pipe at a depth where the underground temperature is a consistent . his has the effect of changing the airs temperature by about . o, in winter, if its  outside, the air will come into the house at , meaning the  has less to do to heat the air. n the summer, this effect works in reverse so outside hot air is cooled in the same way. he adds e do have an electric combi boiler for supplemental heating – towel rails in the bathrooms and a few radiators – but we’ve plans in place to eventually heat water using solar panels.” hile the green credentials of this retrofi t


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