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We have some of the oldest housing stock in Europe. There isn't much space inside for insulation, one solution is thin wall insulation. https://assets.publish
by stuaxo 2y ago
We have some of the oldest housing stock in Europe.
There isn't much space inside for insulation, one solution is thin wall insulation.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/975982/tiwi-summary-report.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...
- pjc50 2y ago> We have some of the oldest housing stock in Europe. Yeah. One of those complex issues that just keeps getting worse as you dig into it. I think people in the UK are much more conservative about historical preservation of ordinary houses, due to both percieved ugliness and build quality issues and also some genuine regressions of utility from, say, the days of the Parker-Morris standards.
- pm215 2y agoAlso we appear to be unable to build new houses at anywhere the rate needed to meet demand, so it's unsurprising that old houses are retained and that people are willing to live in houses with suboptimal energey efficiency...
- CalRobert 2y agoNot to mention horrendous draughtiness.
- smcl 2y agoWhich was a feature, given historical reliance on coal fires inside homes for heating.
- jibbit 2y agotbh it still is kind of a feature given that we (collectively) also don't really know how to ventilate old houses and many many who have tried to tackle the insulation problem live with terrible mould problems
- was_a_dev 2y agoIn the North East of England, theres a point where these houses aren't even worthwhile purchasing to rennovate. Houses can be purchases easily for £60k but require at least that to modernize. But while you've done well to purchase a house for £120k, it doesn't reflect in the local market. The solution would be to knock the house down and build a modern one on the reclaimed land. But you've just bought a mid-terrace, so that's out of the question.
- CalRobert 2y agoI would be considered a monster for saying it but maybe it's OK if someone buys up a row of houses to knock them down and build new, warm apartments.
- KaiserPro 2y agoExternal wall insulation is your friend there. Its about £12k to do, possibly including windows. will reduce your heating needs by 3/4ths if done properly.