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Initially to reduce my personal carbon footprint and because I feel owning a house carries a duty of improving it for people who will live in it in the future. But after a while I realised that doing this myself means I can support and inspire other people to try similar things, and this has also become a motivator.
When I moved in, beyond partial very poor quality double glazing, nothing noticeable had been done to the house, which was cold.
External wall insulation; internal wall insulation; underfloor and loft insulation; new efficient boiler; thermostatic radiator valves; low energy light bulbs; photo voltaic panels.
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The house feels much warmer even when heated to the same air temperature as before the work was done. It’s also much drier, and as a result what was a mould problem is no longer apparent. The photovoltaics generate considerably more energy than the house uses in a year, and I only spend about £300 per year on gas and electricity combined.
EWI – warmer, drier and I no longer live with a substantial mould problem. It even made the house more attractive.