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Agreed, that's definitely my preferred solution but concerned about frozen pipes on the short outside run.

Yes, insulation is added - its a single brick structure, built to a decent standard (the pitched roof is better than our house!), stud walls with a cavity and celotex in walls, floor and ceiling. RE running heating feed/return out there. That was my original plan and definitely preferred but I...

That's v cheap - but 'they are cheap for a reason' what is the reason? is it because they are under-powered or because they are unreliable? under-powered isn't an issue with two small rads and a couple of taps. Unreliable would be a pain. (I have spoken with the council btw, they said no...

Interesting, I dont know anything about unvented cylinders - can you run radiators off them?

Yes, recently our main boiler packed up so we resorted to electric heaters (of various types) for a few weeks - we have a smart meter so could see the cash burning through at worrying rates! It has put me right off electric, I don't wont to be worrying about how much its costing, or turning it...

Good point, the only other appliances on the gas line are a combi (Worcester 28cdi) and gas hob. I will get professional advice, I just wanted to check I'm not being a stupid **** first! ...and if anybody has any experience of cheap £600 combi's? If they are all rubbish then its stick to plan...

Hi, I'm in the process of converting my garage into a hair salon (with WC) so my wife can work from home. The garage is not physically connected to the house but only about 2 ft away at its nearest point. I have already run cold water blue pipe into the garage. RE heating and hot water, we will...

(I'm aware that this thread is old but, for the benefit of others reading now) I don’t believe that is entirely correct. My understanding is that celotex does deteriorate, especially in the first few years but the quoted R-Value is the average value over a 25 year period (as per European...

Hello, This might be a bit wacky but I am trying to find space for an extra bathroom/en-suite in my house without ruining what we have. We did consider a bedroom loft-conversion with en-suite but its a fairly typical Victorian 3 bed semi double hipped roof. The roof height and double hip...