Heating Advice for Georgian House

engrish?

Hi There

We have a Georgian house which we are about to renovate. We've had quotes for traditional gas boiler and rad system but also an air to water pump with underfloor heating.

I was wondering if anyone has seen the latter done in a large old house?

The issue we may have here is the size of the rooms (4m high, 16sqm floor space) and the insulation in the house. We will be insulating the attic space and replacing the windows (only 10mm double glazing allowed) but since the house is a protected structure we can not insulate the walls. The house is mid terrace but the external walls to the front and rear are quite large.

The cost of underfloor heating is quite a bit more expensive and I am concerned that it will not work in our house because of the issues above.

Any advice would be appreciated.

rolion

A quick one...you can isulate the interior / inside of the house with insulated plasterboard without breaking any regulation(s).
Just check the termal bridges across the floor and ceilling !

UFH is great,highly advised to spoil your feet... it will warm your room from bottom to top,it will keep it warm and cosy, just pay attention to surface (wooden floors or carpet) to be underfloor heating friendly.

Between gas and A2W,gas is cheaper long term as per today's charges and A2W some people says is more flexible !??
Also,radiators are to be special ordered based on the boiler or heat pump.

You may have to combine UFH with radiators to give you that instant heating demand and keep the UFH for maintaining the temperature !?

Whatever heat source you chose,without insulation is a waste of time,money and comfort !

Have fun.

BryanF

rolion wrote: »

A quick one...you can isulate the interior / inside of the house with insulated plasterboard without breaking any regulation(s).
Just check....

Whether the building is listed.

a148pro

Sounds like it is listed. Even if it isn't you probably have coving which limits the scope for insulation (you can get boards that bevel back in to meet the coving at the top).

I won't profess to have any knowledge of this area but I am minded that its probably not a bad idea to heat these house the way they were intended to be heated - i.e., solid fuel. I assume there are fireplaces everywhere? If so I'd be tempted to stick in stoves and if taking up floor boards and skirtings try and eliminate any drafts. I just did up an 1890 house and replaced the rads and I kind of wish I just put in stoves and bought more warm clothes for when they aren't lit. Would be interesting to see the efficiencies and carbon implications of using modern stoves in those houses over replumbing and gas.

cruiser202006

Installed an air to water heat pump in a 150 year old listed house with aluminium rads. Works very well. Outside walls were battened and insulated and beveled in at the top due to not being allowed touch coving. Heritage guys were happy enough wit this

engrish?

cruiser202006 wrote: »

Installed an air to water heat pump in a 150 year old listed house with aluminium rads. Works very well. Outside walls were battened and insulated and beveled in at the top due to not being allowed touch coving. Heritage guys were happy enough wit this

Thanks! This is great.

Do you mean inside walls? Do your outside walls have coving?

Do you mind me asking how high the ceilings are in your house?

engrish?

BryanF wrote: »

Whether the building is listed.

You are right. We are a listed building and can not touch the coving.