Plumbing - Renovation: choosing a system!

RogerIRL

Hello all,

I'd like some advice on choosing a plumbing system for my house...

I'm renovation a three bed terraced house in Dublin and I'm a bit stuck. The house is completely gutted and is basically a blank page with a modest budget.

I plan to get gas installed and my basic plumbing requirements are hot water(kitchen, Bathroom: bath, shower, sink, downstairs toilet: sink) and heating. I'd like a system with low running costs and enough hot water for a decent shower.

My choices seem to be a conventional hot water tank system, combi boiler or one of the previous with a power shower. I'm not sure of the performance or installation and running costs of these so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

muffler

If you don't get any replies here by tomorrow I'll fire it over to the DIY forum.

Poor Uncle Tom

RogerIRL wrote: »

Hello all,

I'd like some advice on choosing a plumbing system for my house...

I'm renovation a three bed terraced house in Dublin and I'm a bit stuck. The house is completely gutted and is basically a blank page with a modest budget.

I plan to get gas installed and my basic plumbing requirements are hot water(kitchen, Bathroom: bath, shower, sink, downstairs toilet: sink) and heating. I'd like a system with low running costs and enough hot water for a decent shower.

My choices seem to be a conventional hot water tank system, combi boiler or one of the previous with a power shower. I'm not sure of the performance or installation and running costs of these so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Would need some more info, what is the total floor area, has the semi been extended before, haw many rooms total, open plan areas? Y/N, ceiling heights, current insulation status of floors, walls and roof/attic areas.

RogerIRL

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Would need some more info, what is the total floor area, has the semi been extended before, haw many rooms total, open plan areas? Y/N, ceiling heights, current insulation status of floors, walls and roof/attic areas.

Hi Poor Uncle Tom,

Thanks for the reply, I'll give you what I can...

It has been extended (kitchen/dining) but I've demolished this and It's currently being rebuilt extending a little more.
Floor area is 91sq meters, 5 rooms in total:
Downstairs
Sitting room 24
Kitchen/dining room 35
Upstairs
Bedroom1 16
Bedroom2 10
Bathroom 6

ceiling height is 2.4 meters

Downstairs floor is concrete and rafter and wood floor upstairs.

The house was built in the 30's, it never had heating and electricity is limited to a plug and light per room!

As for insulation, the house is back to bare walls, so none as yet.... that will be after I get electrics and plumbing resolved.

Roof and attic has no insulation at all.... I dont know how people lived here!

Any input/advice or experiance would be greatly appreciated

Poor Uncle Tom

It really depends on your budget, but you are in an ideal situation to consider solar in conjunction with your gas boiler for recovery/sustainability. You should be able to run a power shower instead of an electric. I will presume you have a south facing roof surface you can use and I will PM you a more comprehensive reply tomorrow. I do not work for, promote or have any vested interest in any one particular system so my reply should be objective enough.

Poor Uncle Tom

Further to PM you can also consider a stove incorporating water heating instead of an open fire. This can be hooked up to the overall heating system as well.