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Yew Tree Close
Mid-80s, detached, single storey, timber construction on masonry & brick foundation
“We are generally pleased with the energy saving measures we have introduced. We are particularly pleased with the air-source heat pump that provides our hot water; with the wood burning stove; with the added insulation and with the kitchen appliances including the boiling water tap. The argon-filled double-glazed windows and doors also seem to be very efficient during cold weather (the door and window frames get colder than the glass!).“ Homeowners, Lucy Craig & Gordon Best
- 16 x 4 kW Sanyo Direct Hit solar panels.
- 2 x air-source heat pumps – one, internally to provide hot water, and one externally to feed a sealed under floor heating system (the property has no boiler).
- High-efficiency Westfire 4.5kW wood burning stove with a heat-retaining soapstone plinth.
- Argon-filled double-glazed doors and windows along the entire north elevation and most of the south elevation. (The sole remaining south-facing window – to the office – is double-glazed to the standard common in the mid-1980s).
- Re-insulation of all external walls incorporating (i) the original external clapboarding; (ii) 100 mm rigid, foil-backed Kingspan Thermwall insulation; (iii) 20 mm plywood sheets with thermal-taped seams between the insulation and (iv) 15 mm of plasterboard.
- Re-insulation of the floors incorporating (i) Kingspan Thermwall as above; (ii) 100 mm of screed (which accommodates the under-floor heating ducts) above the insulation; (iii) 20 mm of chipboard above the screed; and (iv) 12.5mm engineered wooden flooring resting on the chipboard.
- Retro-fitted, LED lighting throughout (66 fittings).
- Installation of a number of energy saving appliances, including a boiling water tap and Miele energy-saving kitchen appliances.
- Installation of thermal blinds and curtains on all windows and glazed doors.
