[JoeSoap]

@Mailman

I’ve never taken any notice of EPC ratings and not sure I’ve even heard of them. I checked on the Gov website and my house is not listed although several of my neighbours are and they all have a C.

[Mailman]

Originally Posted by JoeSoap

@Mailman

I’ve never taken any notice of EPC ratings and not sure I’ve even heard of them. I checked on the Gov website and my house is not listed although several of my neighbours are and they all have a C.

EPC assessment is a legal requirement for a property when marketing for sales and/or letting. The first time I was aware of them was a couple of years ago when I moved home. Before then I lived in blissful ignorance of them.

[Beki]

@Mailman It will be interesting to see what happens! Will you let us know? 🙏

[Mailman]

Originally Posted by Beki_EONNext

@Mailman It will be interesting to see what happens! Will you let us know? 🙏

Yes will do👍

[Mailman]

Originally Posted by Beki_EONNext

@Mailman It will be interesting to see what happens! Will you let us know? 🙏

Looks like I'll not be getting any benefit from GBIS. On the phone conversation I had, the sticking point revolved around the assertion on my EPC that there was 270mm of loft insulation in place whereas my own lengthy visits to the loft since I moved in shows that the level of insulation is extremely variable ranging from, at worst, circa 50mm to possibly 270mm or so at best. Basically whoever topped up the insulation in the loft only did it for maybe 2/3 of the space. The other 1/3 is meeh inadequate 😣. I can only surmise that either the installer 'pulled the wool over the eyes' of a previous owner if you forgive the pun 🤣 and/or the EPC surveyor could not be bothered to check all areas of the loft space when the EPC was assessed in 2020.

Assuming that I get a 'no can do' for my situation, then I'll be donning the suit and mask and attempt (with the help of my crawl boards) to access the parts that were never topped up and put some extra insulation down myself before it gets much colder. 🙄

[meldrewreborn]

@Mailman

The EPC assessor spend very little time in the property and uses their observations to feed complex software with pertinent information about the property like walls, floors, windows, roof, insulation levels and type, heating systems and so on.
the software contains lots of valid for different feature, for example values for the efficiency of different Boilers. So the accuracy of the assessed elements can make a big difference to the outcome, most notably in area that the assessor can’t see.
A landlord will usually want to get the inputs correct where getting them wrong could have a detrimental effect in letting the property. So proving to the assessor that the property does have cavity wall insulation will help achieve a higher end rating.
this can be important nowadays to potential tenants or purchasers, whereas a few years back the EPC regime was seen as a bit of bureaucracy only.
but the final rating is only as good as the work done to establish the correct input, and too often that isn’t done with enough diligence- garbage in leads to garbage out.

[Mailman]

Originally Posted by meldrewreborn

@Mailman

Yes its a far from pleasant job with a low pitch roof. Perhaps rolling out a long 1 metre wide strip and then easing it in at 90 degrees to the joists might work. Remember not to block air transit into the loft to ensure moisture levels are kept low. Its great when its finished.

Yes completed phase i of the loft insulation - 2 rolls of the stuff laid down plus additional eaves vents to try and ensure air can get into the loft above the insulation. I'll be monitoring the levels of moisture carefully over the next month to make sure it is as dry as possible. It was a horrible job to have to do and can quite see why it was not done more thoroughly a few years back. 250mm of insulation installed 'my backside'


That was the really hard part. By my foot you can see the yellow original level (only 100 mm max) now up to circa 250-270mm.

The loft flooring only has maybe 100mm max underneath so that will be another job to do but not just now.

[WizzyWigg]

@Mailman Job well done 👍. Suppose it's better now than mid summer when temperatures outside are mid to high twenties and full sun 🌞 on the roof. I tried that once many moons ago and lost almost half a stone 😳. Saying that it's a horrible job at all times. Well done.

[meldrewreborn]

@Mailman

you’re a saint!😇😇

[Beki]

Great work @Mailman! I can imagine it was a difficult job!