Family with 3 young children
Strong interest in sustainability
Financial
High levels of insulation in walls, floor and roof
walls use 150mm rigid insulation
external walls 100mm cavity insulation
roof uses super quilt
INSULATION INSTALLER: Brayfield Construction
Solar panels and 9kW battery
SOLAR INSTALLER: RDS Renewables
Performs very well, solar output is higher than expected.
Battery is a very good money saving tool
We opted for the in-roof solar panels which give a very good appearance with the black slate roof tiles
ASHP
HEATING & HW INSTALLER: RDS Renewables
ASHP meets all needs in terms of domestic hot water.
ASHP needs careful set up for space heating, and can be very costly unless optimised with a smart tariff and smart schedules.
thermal comfort level do need adjusting at first vs conventional boiler but the ASHP does adequately heat the house which is quite large,
In hindsight, I would have opted for a larger battery stack and large PV array.
the battery we have is modular, so will add in future.
additional cooling measures may be needed due to overheating due to large amount of glazing and high insulation levels
