The Weavers Cottage deep retrofit is now finished and has been lived in for over a year. The occupants are reporting great comfort and low energy bills as expected from the PHPP modelling, and commented "It feels like being hugged by the house. The indoor air quality is brilliant too -and no mould or condensation!"

There has been a debate about the floor strategy for the project but in the end we have gone for a floating floor strategy, which is...

As part of the remodelling of the space three structural steel elements have been added: A steel beam between the party walls to offer...

The owner had bought the house as a doer-upper, in the knowledge that there was a pre-existing historical wall movement. However...

We've started on a new 'whole house' retrofit of a weavers cottage near Meltham. As well as energy efficiency improvements, there are big...