Comments for Home of the Future showcased at EcoBuild 2010 at http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:33:49 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/65-home-of-the-future-showcased-at-ecobuild-2010#comment-126 Hi Jonathan, The kitchen you saw on the BBC news is new. Due to the fitting of internal wall insulation into our wonky-walled house, our old kitchen units could not be re-fitted into the remaining space - these went to recycling. The new units were provided by Keepmoat, who sponsored and managed the building works. They came from a company called Howdens. The aluminium shelves you refer to (highly recyclable!) were a later addition by me, and came from Habitat (I was lucky to find them at a very discounted price -so that might mean they've been discontinued?). With regards floor insulation: We did not need to raise the level of our floor. Typically suspended wooden floors have a cavity large enough beneath them to accommodate the 150mm Knauf Insulation that was added, by stapling between the joists that support the floor boards. It is important that there is sufficient space remaining to allow for the ventilation of joists beneath the insulating layer. Of course the boards need lifting to achieve this, but once they have been replaced it looks as if nothing has changed at all. Hope this helps! - Will Homoky Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:41 +0100 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/65-home-of-the-future-showcased-at-ecobuild-2010#comment-125 Hi, This will seem really banal given what you aimed for and have achieved, but I notice that you seem to have had a kitchen refurb done whilst this work was being done. I'm looking for something similar and would love to know if this was a new kitchen or updating what you had. I really like the shelves that you have too (I saw them in the BBC website video clip on July 19th), could you tell me where they are from? On a more relevant note, how did you insulate the floorboards, did you raise the level of the floor at all. Thanks - Jonathan Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:39:44 +0100 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/65-home-of-the-future-showcased-at-ecobuild-2010#comment-103 Hello James, thanks for your query. As best as I know the reported £23,000 investment reflects the cost of eco-technology, and materials that has been installed in our home. Therefore this does not include the additional expense of some of the re-decorating, re-tiling etc and labour costs, which was provided by Keepmoat, the company which sponsored and managed the eco-refurbishment in our home. This cost does include the £12,000 worth of solar PV (prior to any grant subsides). Let's hope mechanisms that allow people to undertake eco-refurbishments in their own homes expand in other countries in near future too! - Will Homoky Sun, 02 May 2010 20:57:30 +0100 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/65-home-of-the-future-showcased-at-ecobuild-2010#comment-100 Will, a couple of questions. The reported cost of the refurb was £23,000. Is this the cost net of grants and support or is it the total cost before grants. Did this include the £12,000 of PV panels? Homoky - Hungarian by any chance? Lots of energy refurb needed here in Budapest, too. Regards, James Atkins - James Atkins Sat, 01 May 2010 16:08:09 +0100