BER was E2,now its A3............

paddy147

Just gone for a horrrible E2 rating up to a fantastic A3 BER rating.........and Im pretty chuffed with that too.

Just goes to show that all the renovation work that was done on the house and the 1 or 2 serious gambles that I took on new insulation,spray foam insulation,thermal effiecent windows,new gas heating system,multifuel inset stove and solar panel heating products has paid off.

Basicly the old house was stripped back to 4 bare walls,the old roof came off and we started more or less from scratch and redid everything that we could do.I must go and buy the structural engineer and architect a pint,when I see them again,as they made some expensive and bold suggestions (I thought they were crazy and mad at the time) but they have paid off and the house is so warm and cosy now.Its an absolute joy to live in now.

I have also just got my stockpile of firewood and briquettes for the multi fuel stove,so Im well sorted now.


Happy days and roll on wintertime too.:D


P.S-Thanks to the 1 or 2 very helpfull and supportive forum members here who did help me out and keep my spirits up,when other members had a go at me and also when things were not going that great during the renovations.We had a few bumps along the road,but in the end,the house turned out fantastic and way better than I ever imagined.So thanks to you guys and girls here,you know who you are too.

Dardania

that's excellent, and just in time for winter....

did you look at air tightness and ventilation> If so how did you do it?

Also, in the other post about BERs costing 120 - is it possibly that cheap to a client that has given the architect a serious amount of fees already?!;)

paddy147

Dardania wrote: »

that's excellent, and just in time for winter....

did you look at air tightness and ventilation> If so how did you do it?

Also, in the other post about BERs costing 120 - is it possibly that cheap to a client that has given the architect a serious amount of fees already?!;)

The house was an old early 1950s 2 storey semi d house,when I bought it,it was a tad run down and worse for wear,so basicly we threw everything at it,with regards renovating it and extending it.Completely gutted it to bare walls,took out the ceilings and floors,took out the stairs and off came the roof (not kidding either).
I doubled the house size with the extension and then it was basicly a case of going at it full whack with regards it being effiecent and keeping warmth in it for as long as possible.I took a gamble or 2 on some new methods of insulation and heating methods,but its all worked out very well now.The house actually heats up in the daytime,on its own and hold that heat right through to the night time,its worked out that well.
And before anyone says its the placebo effect,Its not.Several people have said the same things as myself and also commented on the heat that hits you when you enter the house,even after dark.





I can give you 2 numbers (via a PM if you want) for fully qualified BER assesors that will charge a flat rate of 120 euro for any property,no matter how big or small the property is.:)

Their price is nothing to do with architects or anything like that either.

deravarra

paddy147 wrote: »

I can give you 2 numbers for fully qualified BER assesors that will charge a flat rate of 120 euro for any property,no matter how big or small the property is.:)

Their price is nothing to do with architects or anything like that either.

Hi Paddy - well done on getting that rating! am getting the house done with insulation on thursday - hope this winter wont be anything as bad inside the house as it had been the previous two years...

Those BER assessors - are they Dublin only? Or would they venture out into the sticks?

paddy147

deravarra wrote: »

Hi Paddy - well done on getting that rating! am getting the house done with insulation on thursday - hope this winter wont be anything as bad inside the house as it had been the previous two years...

Those BER assessors - are they Dublin only? Or would they venture out into the sticks?

Forecasts are predicting a bad winter,just as bad as last,if not worse.

Dublin Airport has doubled its orders for anti freeze and de-icing agents in preparing for whats comming.;)




1 BER assesor is in Dublin and the other lives in Offaly and works countrywide too.

paddy147

They are predicting this type of scene again this winter.:eek:

This was the view I had on Christmass Eve last at 6 pm,"trying" to get out of this country.:(

deravarra

paddy147 wrote: »

Forecasts are predicting a bad winter,just as bad as last,if not worse.

Dublin Airport has doubled its orders for anti freeze and de-icing agents in preparing for whats comming.;)




1 BER assesor is in Dublin and the other lives in Offaly and works countrywide too.

Well, all i want to do is keep warm! House built in 2002, but insulation woeful! about 75 mm rockwool in the attic - and not fully covered at that. Getting another 300mm of earthwool on top of that, and silver bonded bead in the cavity. Next thing on the agenda is draughtproofing and then flushing out the central heating system - lots of rads with cold spots - and some didnt heat up at all.
One big thing with the rads ... some of the bleed screw heads are rounded - so cant bleed ... will need to get someone try and do it for me

can you pm me the name/number of the ber assessor in offaly - at that price i cant go wrong

deravarra

paddy147 wrote: »

They are predicting this type of scene again this winter.:eek:

This was the view I had on Christmass Eve last at 6 pm,"trying" to get out of this country.:(

haha @ the second pic ... all i saw was a dhl plane ... did u send urself by package?

quietsailor

deravarra wrote: »

One big thing with the rads ... some of the bleed screw heads are rounded - so cant bleed ... will need to get someone try and do it for me

I had the same problem with one of my rads and as funds were short at the time the plumber fixed it rather than replaced it.

He screwed in a self tapping screw into the top of the rad above the bleed screw - the picture might make it a little clearer.

If you have the older style rads - when you look in from the end of the rad there is a round space/hole you could fill that hole with Epoxy putty. Basically a very hard setting glue that can be drilled and tapped. If you can do it that way it would give you a much nicer finish.

paddy147

quietsailor wrote: »

I had the same problem with one of my rads and as funds were short at the time the plumber fixed it rather than replaced it.

He screwed in a self tapping screw into the top of the rad above the bleed screw - the picture might make it a little clearer.

If you have the older style rads - when you look in from the end of the rad there is a round space/hole you could fill that hole with Epoxy putty. Basically a very hard setting glue that can be drilled and tapped. If you can do it that way it would give you a much nicer finish.

Is that safe to do that.....as in bodge it like that???:eek:

Surely not??

quietsailor

paddy147 wrote: »

Is that safe to do that.....as in bodge it like that???:eek:

Surely not??

Are you talking about the self tapping screw or the eopxy putty idea?
If its the self tapping screw its fine so far, I checked the thread after it was screwed in and even though the rad is curved its slightly flattened on top so there are several threads in the metal rather than just one or two threads. I'm living in the room its fitted so I'm keeping an eye on it, it hasn't leaked for 14-15 months since it was fitted.

As for the epoxy metal - I've rebuilt sea water pump impellers up to 600-750mm diameter with it and they have lasted past the next yearly inspection of that pump

quietsailor

deravarra wrote: »

Those BER assessors - are they Dublin only? Or would they venture out into the sticks?

Here's a thread over in the BER Subforum. You could PM a few of these lads as they seem diligent and are informed about the subject rather than just number crunchers - several seem to be able to advise people on how to get max gain for min cost.

karlitob

deravarra wrote: »

Next thing on the agenda is draughtproofing and then flushing out the central heating system - lots of rads with cold spots - and some didnt heat up at all.
One big thing with the rads ... some of the bleed screw heads are rounded - so cant bleed ... will need to get someone try and do it for me

Hey deravarra, will be buying new rads soon. What is it i should watch out as regards 'bleed screw heads'?

Any tips on rads and cold spots that u can advise?

Thanks

karlitob

Dardania wrote: »

did you look at air tightness and ventilation> If so how did you do it?

well done Paddy,

can you tell us about the air tightedness and ventilation. Might be a big one for me. Ive a similar house and its far from air tight.

Thanks