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Advice on 150year old house

  • 26-01-2019 8:42am
    #1
    cmbutler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    I'm not sure if this is the right thread for my question but there are so many different threads out there, i'm not sure which one to use...

    Anyhus, here's my question:
    We've recently bought a very small 150 year old house that we are hoping to extension and renovate. We'll need to lift the ground floor floors in order to fix damp issues. I'm thinking that this is an opportune time to add floor insulation and install underfloor heating. We'll be adding insulation - interior to the front and external on the side and back plus attic insulation. We're no longer using our architect - he wasn't the right person for a renovation job. However, i need instructions to give the builder with regards to the type of insulation to use. I'm trying to figure out what is the best possible for this project. I don't want to install UFH only to find out that we can't achieve the right level of airtightness to warrant adding it... or whether we should invest in an air source heat pump to cover the cost of UFH if we can't get the airtightness needed etc. etc.

    Basically, i'm in need of a professional that can analyse the house, do a cost benefit analysis on the possible heating and insulation upgrades and draw/draft instructions for our project. Should i use a different architect with more experience with older houses or maybe a Building Surveyor or are there other professional out there that specialise in this?
    Obviously, i'm concerned about the cost of fees, our budget is very tight.

    Thanks in advance!


Comments

  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Post moved from 10 year old thread


  • #3
    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,373 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    I'm no expert but a 150 year old house in need of complete renovation with damp issues and on a tight budget doesn't bode well.

    I assume you had the property surveyed before hand and that it's structurally sound, who did you use for this?

    How come your current architect didn't work out, fees?

    I'm sure there are architects that excel in old renovations but they might charge a premium and depending on where you are located they might be a distance away.


  • #4
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,721 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    A good professional should save their fees with solid advice.

    The right decisions now will save every single day going forward and not just on a spreadsheet at the time of the job.


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