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In response to "Happy New Year":

Linda

Many apologies for hugely delayed rely.

The work was managed by our builder, Dan Browne (07989 171784). He and his colleagues did all the work - they ordered the insulation (after discussing with us the pros and cons of different options), took up the old floorboards, put down the insulation, and then put in a new floor. I imagine you could do some of this work yourself, as it doesn't seem hugely technical - but that wasn't something we were in a position to consider.

 

In response to "Eco-renovation about to begin":

A number of reasons really. (1) we liked the idea of using 'eco' materials this time, having used conventional materials in previous energy efficiency upgrades of the house. (2) Our builder, Dan Browne, recommended Pavatex. (3) On looking at the product specification it was clearly an established product with good insulating performance, supplied by a (fairly) local firm - Natural Building Technologies. (4) It's the same sort of material as used by a friend for his internal insulation project.

In response to "Opening our home":

Very interested to read your blog, as we are just about to commence eco-renovation work on our house, including external insulation. It's great that you got such a positive result in terms of energy saving - I really hope though that we don't have your experience in terms of the time it takes!

I noticed your solution to not having a tumble drier - our solution (also two small children and washable nappies) has been to use a dehumidifier when clothes have to be dried inside in winter / when central heating is on. It has reduced damp problems, speeds up drying and uses less energy than a tumble drier.