SAP Energy ratings for you
A customer asked me if they should get the SAP calculation completed before they started building. The answer is yes. You should have a SAP calculation while you are still at the planning stage before you start building-I would advise
The central heating in my shared house is controlled by a white plastic box on the wall. This winter it broke down. I spent several hours downloading the 20 page manual from the internet and reading it. So far I
One of the questions we are most frequently asked is ‘when do house extensions need SAP calculations?’ It is a source of great confusion to home owners and builders. Does any large extension need a SAP calculation? No. It depends
When you take a bath the waste water goes down the plug hole. Obviously this waste water is quite warm. Waste water heat recovery means recapturing the heat from this water. A copper pipe is coiled around the pipe that
Buildings that are off the gas grid still have to conform to the same environmental standards as buildings anywhere else. This is a problem because the standards required by Part L 2013 are very strict and the efficiency of fuels
On April 6th 2014 a new version of the regulations relating to Energy Efficiency of Buildings came into force in England. These regulations are Part L1A (new dwellings) and Part L2A (new industrial buildings.) A new version of SAP was
This was a house, now it is 2 flats. Why does it need a SAP test? When a house is converted into 2 flats, the use was residential before, but now the building contains 2 residential dwellings. This is a
An extension needs a SAP test if the glazing is more than a quarter of the floor area. This includes doors, windows and rooflights. If any glazing is removed from the house in order to create the extension this is