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Alaniho
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I have been trawling through the many intersting threads on this forum to find out peoples experiences for the best value for money heating solutions.
I am now of the opinion that the passive insulation installed in new builds has a vastly greater bearing on the cost of running a house than all of the heat pumps, solar, geothermal type solutions.
I am building a new 2600sqft Bradstone/blockwork house and am planning to use a combination of oil/solid fuel (i live on a farm so loads of wood) and maybe a tube type solar panel system combined with the best possible wall insulation.
So the only question not really answered here so far is what is the best specification to insulate a cavity wall? What insulation products are most efficient???
Also are any makes of oil burners significantly more efficient than others???
i'd be really interested to hear your opinions on this.
I am now of the opinion that the passive insulation installed in new builds has a vastly greater bearing on the cost of running a house than all of the heat pumps, solar, geothermal type solutions.
I am building a new 2600sqft Bradstone/blockwork house and am planning to use a combination of oil/solid fuel (i live on a farm so loads of wood) and maybe a tube type solar panel system combined with the best possible wall insulation.
So the only question not really answered here so far is what is the best specification to insulate a cavity wall? What insulation products are most efficient???
Also are any makes of oil burners significantly more efficient than others???
i'd be really interested to hear your opinions on this.