We've recently purchased a house with a 10ft x 30ft flat-roofed building in the garden used as a "granny flat". The flat was built in 1978 and has no heating, no vents, almost no ceiling insulation and single-glazed windows. It is an ice-box with a serious condensation problem (though no evidence of mold yet).
I have had several builders look at the flat to try to come up with the best solution to make it comfortable. Suggestions include:
1. Insulate ceiling - either with slabing nailed to existing ceiling OR with fiberglass between ceiling joists.
2. Install 2 vents on either side of flat
3. Dry-Line walls
4. Add heaters - either storage heaters, condensation heaters, wood pellet stove and mulit-fuel stove have been suggested
5. Switch to double glazed windows
I'm on a budget so if I can avoid doing ALL these things and make the place comfortable by just doing the most cost-effective things, that would be great. Also, I'm very confused about which heating system to go wtih, so any advice would be very much appreciated.
CAA
I have had several builders look at the flat to try to come up with the best solution to make it comfortable. Suggestions include:
1. Insulate ceiling - either with slabing nailed to existing ceiling OR with fiberglass between ceiling joists.
2. Install 2 vents on either side of flat
3. Dry-Line walls
4. Add heaters - either storage heaters, condensation heaters, wood pellet stove and mulit-fuel stove have been suggested
5. Switch to double glazed windows
I'm on a budget so if I can avoid doing ALL these things and make the place comfortable by just doing the most cost-effective things, that would be great. Also, I'm very confused about which heating system to go wtih, so any advice would be very much appreciated.
CAA