My boiler is on the ground floor - I do know someone who put it into the attic space, but in my opinion it's just hassle for servicing etc.,
I'm not sure about the cost effectiveness of putting in the heat pumps in an old terraced house.
This is what we would like to do. I understand it needs to be next to an external wall? Also, is there an issue with taking cold water from the mains?
Ideally, I'd love a heatpump (I think?) and under floor heating but I don't think it's realistic without dropping a serious amount of money even though the house was built less than 30 years so it's not that old.
We have a combi boiler in the attic, after removing the cyclinder from the hotpress, which was in the bathroom.
It's very doable but will depend on your specific setup how much disruption will be needed. If you're doing the attic at the same time, it sounds like it would be a lot easier to put the new boiler in the attic as opposed the kitchen.
To be honest, we'd also be looking at extending the downstairs, out by a meter or 2 max to gain just a little bit of extra space so perhaps it'd be better to get the kitchen done first, put in the combi boiler, get rid of the tank and only then worry about converting the attic.
If you are going to externally insulate, the new
regs may demand you bring the house up to a minimum B2 rating. It may not be possible to achieve that with an oil or gas boiler of any type, and you may need to move to a heat pump.
This worries me a bit. I am aware of the new regs and I am wondering what it'd mean for us. The house isn't old, currently double glazing, storage in attic. I have no idea how old the current tank is. The plan would be to insulate the 2 walls, new windows and doors, the combi boiler, probably new rads too and in, say, 5 years time go into the attic as our kids will want that extra play space. Heat pump may be an expensive investment given the extra work that's required to ensure its efficiencies.
For my own comforts I obviously want the house to be warm and the heating to be efficient and while we will have the funds to do it up over a few years, it's not bottomless money pit. To me the new regs seem like, either spend a lot of money or don't bother and freeze. Is there a happy medium!?