Replace Solid Fuel Heating System

kippy

Hi all,
Doing some research at the moment for some work am hoping to get done next year.
Current situation:
4 Bed Bungalow, built circa 1984, slate roof, south facing. Solid fuel (turf) range that heats the hot water and Radiators in the house. 1 radiator in each room apart from the kitchen (where the range is), 2 in the hallway. The radiators are all the original radiators that were in the house.
Standard concrete floors.
Windows are original, wooden, single pane (Looking at getting these upgraded also)
The walls have been pumped and additional insulation gone into the attic.

In relation to the heating system. While there are grants etc available for converting to oil, is there a "better" option available to me that might be:
1. More efficient.
2. Less reliant on oil prices etc

I suppose am not too concerned about the amount of "mess" required, once a decent option is in place for the house.
To add, this is not my own house, but a family member.
Any thoughts, questions please let me know.
Thanks in advance,

Cantonahuges

kippy wrote: »

Hi all,
Doing some research at the moment for some work am hoping to get done next year.
Current situation:
4 Bed Bungalow, built circa 1984, slate roof, south facing. Solid fuel (turf) range that heats the hot water and Radiators in the house. 1 radiator in each room apart from the kitchen (where the range is), 2 in the hallway. The radiators are all the original radiators that were in the house.
Standard concrete floors.
Windows are original, wooden, single pane (Looking at getting these upgraded also)
The walls have been pumped and additional insulation gone into the attic.

In relation to the heating system. While there are grants etc available for converting to oil, is there a "better" option available to me that might be:
1. More efficient.
2. Less reliant on oil prices etc

I suppose am not too concerned about the amount of "mess" required, once a decent option is in place for the house.
To add, this is not my own house, but a family member.
Any thoughts, questions please let me know.
Thanks in advance,

Air to water heat pump .aluminium radiators or underfloor heating .New windows and doors wrap the house in insulation possible air tightness mechanical ventilation and photovoltaic solar. Replace fireplaces with wood burning stoves . options available to you other that oil or gas

kippy

We've moved along a bit further here and are getting some prices.

I wanted to ask folks on the forum here - has anyone actually had their house (or know of any) that's been wrapped with insulation and if so what the experience was/is with it?

The house we are talking about here is in the west of Ireland in a very exposed spot close to the sea where high winds are common.

I am a tad concerned about the ability of this wrap to remain in place and it would be good to hear of experiences of those who have had it done.

We've looked at an SEAI grant which would cover a lot of what we are looking to do but the house got one in 2016 which at the time just covered the cavity pump and attic so it appears that avenue is no longer available.

Mickeroo

kippy wrote: »

We've moved along a bit further here and are getting some prices.

I wanted to ask folks on the forum here - has anyone actually had their house (or know of any) that's been wrapped with insulation and if so what the experience was/is with it?

The house we are talking about here is in the west of Ireland in a very exposed spot close to the sea where high winds are common.

I am a tad concerned about the ability of this wrap to remain in place and it would be good to hear of experiences of those who have had it done.

We've looked at an SEAI grant which would cover a lot of what we are looking to do but the house got one in 2016 which at the time just covered the cavity pump and attic so it appears that avenue is no longer available.

If you have the cavity and attic already done you might not need the external insulation? Is the house still losing a lot of heat?