ᐅ Renovating an Older Building – Balcony, Heating System, and Roof
Created on: 28 Mar 2016 14:39
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Stewwert198328 Mar 2016 14:39Hello dear experts,
Last year, the ownership of my parents’ family home was transferred to me. The building has 2 floors plus a basement and an attic. My parents will continue to live on the lower level. My family is likely to move into the first floor (2 rooms, kitchen, bathroom) in the coming years. The attic is planned to be renovated to create two children's bedrooms.
The house was built in 1961 and much of it is still in its original condition. In many areas, this is not a problem, as the house seems to have been built with high quality. However, a few things are no longer in perfect condition, which is understandable after 55 years.
1. The Balcony
The building has a 4m x 4.5m (13ft x 15ft) balcony facing southwest. It is currently not in use because there is a busy road running directly in front of the building. Additionally, the balcony railing is rusted through. Renovation is therefore unavoidable. We would like to make the balcony usable again and are now looking for a practical solution. We have already considered a summer room or conservatory. However, due to the southwest orientation, this could become almost unusable. Is there perhaps an alternative that could help reduce the noise?
2. The Heating
The house is equipped with a warm air blower heating system (more detailed description will follow). The burner runs on oil. It is becoming clear that the heating boiler will probably fail soon. At a building trade fair, we were told that converting to an energy-efficient system (e.g., combined with solar energy) would not make sense cost-benefit-wise, since radiators would need to be installed throughout the house and new piping laid. However, no suggestions were given on how to save energy with the existing system. What should we consider when replacing the warm air blower heating? Where and how could energy be saved?
3. The Roof
It still has the original clay tile roof. According to a roofer’s assessment, the roof should last at least another 10-20 years. Since we want to create two rooms in the attic (11m x 10m (36ft x 33ft) concrete floor area), the attic needs to be converted. The current hipped roof has only three small windows, is not insulated, and would hardly allow the creation of two rooms. Currently, we see only two options to make this possible: The retrofit installation of dormer windows plus proper insulation or converting the hipped roof into a pitched roof. We would be interested in the cost factor. Is it possible that converting the roof might not be much more expensive than installing dormers?
Thank you very much for your help!
Fabian
Last year, the ownership of my parents’ family home was transferred to me. The building has 2 floors plus a basement and an attic. My parents will continue to live on the lower level. My family is likely to move into the first floor (2 rooms, kitchen, bathroom) in the coming years. The attic is planned to be renovated to create two children's bedrooms.
The house was built in 1961 and much of it is still in its original condition. In many areas, this is not a problem, as the house seems to have been built with high quality. However, a few things are no longer in perfect condition, which is understandable after 55 years.
1. The Balcony
The building has a 4m x 4.5m (13ft x 15ft) balcony facing southwest. It is currently not in use because there is a busy road running directly in front of the building. Additionally, the balcony railing is rusted through. Renovation is therefore unavoidable. We would like to make the balcony usable again and are now looking for a practical solution. We have already considered a summer room or conservatory. However, due to the southwest orientation, this could become almost unusable. Is there perhaps an alternative that could help reduce the noise?
2. The Heating
The house is equipped with a warm air blower heating system (more detailed description will follow). The burner runs on oil. It is becoming clear that the heating boiler will probably fail soon. At a building trade fair, we were told that converting to an energy-efficient system (e.g., combined with solar energy) would not make sense cost-benefit-wise, since radiators would need to be installed throughout the house and new piping laid. However, no suggestions were given on how to save energy with the existing system. What should we consider when replacing the warm air blower heating? Where and how could energy be saved?
3. The Roof
It still has the original clay tile roof. According to a roofer’s assessment, the roof should last at least another 10-20 years. Since we want to create two rooms in the attic (11m x 10m (36ft x 33ft) concrete floor area), the attic needs to be converted. The current hipped roof has only three small windows, is not insulated, and would hardly allow the creation of two rooms. Currently, we see only two options to make this possible: The retrofit installation of dormer windows plus proper insulation or converting the hipped roof into a pitched roof. We would be interested in the cost factor. Is it possible that converting the roof might not be much more expensive than installing dormers?
Thank you very much for your help!
Fabian
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