Solar panels ...could you run a house

[Pinkella]

The government are contributing towards private households, my brother worked for a company who do this. Always check your insurance for anything going on your roof, as there is a possibility of the solar panels weakening the roof.

[wymberley]

They're not flavour of the month here just at present - the estate is taking some 25 acres from my farmer to convert to solar energy. It'll be a blanket covering except for a fenced track to move stock and machinery. When you've already got the stock, 25 acres of grass is a lot to lose.

[lexikia]

What about CHP? [ Combined Heat and Power ] if you can get LPG. This is a gas powered turbine that powers an alternator for mains power and heats the premises also.

 

Not cheap but may be a possibility.

[unapalomablanca]

no, struggle to run a kettle.

[jasper3]

as i said i have two options... (at the moment) the dearest option is actually looking to be the cheapest option, it already has electric, water and septic tank... its also smaller in length by 8 mts... and already has roof tiles as opposed to tin roof (no trusses on the cheap one)

 

the one thing i have been looking at is insulation... kingspan looks good although expensive...

 

you have given me plenty to research,,for that i thank you all

 

Jasp

[Scully]

We build and erect houses up and down the country which have no other heating means other than a wood burning stove and photo voltaics. You can add radiators of whatever other means you prefer, but it isn't necessary as they are Tradis panel built and so well insulated via warmcel further heating isn't needed. Heat recovery systems are also incorporated.

We can build a four bedroom house in the factory in six weeks, take it on site and erect it in three to four days, after which your counter battens can go on and slating/ tiling can start.

Have built some massive schools for East Lothian council and Parliament buildings on the Isle of Man, plus many many private houses, the latter of which have extremely small utilities bills.

[jasper3]

Scotframe by any chance Scully

[bigadam]

Fit a fair few solar panels and for them to run your house it would cost a fortune in batteries get a wind turbine

[Scully]

Scotframe by any chance Scully

Cant say I'm familiar with the name jasper3; we construct our Tradis from wooden 'I'-beams made by Swelite in Sweden,where they have been constructing buidings in this method for donkies years.

Warmcel is a fire -retardent (stings a bit but is very good at stopping bleeding also!) pulped paper produced by Excel which we pump into the panels under pressure.

had you considered stick-building walls and cailings from 150mm 'I'-beams inside your existing barn?We have done this in the past.It would obviously mean your internal dimensions would decrease by 150mm plus whatever render/cladding you used internally,and wouldn't be cheap,but the cost would be offset by drastically reduced heating bills over the years to come.

Typical heating bills from four houses we built locally,which are fully insulated 400mm roof beams,300 walls,open plan four bedroom houses with only a wood burner as heating,photo voltaics and heat recovery systems are around £160 per annum.What the panels produce over and above requirements is sold back to the grid.

You can google Tradis,Excel,Warmcel and Swelite.

The reason schools specify our spec's is that the utilities are paid for by the taxpayer;if housing associatons had to foot the bills they would build houses to this spec' also.We are now dipping our toes into passive housing.

[old rooster]

Cant say I'm familiar with the name jasper3; we construct our Tradis from wooden 'I'-beams made by Swelite in Sweden,where they have been constructing buidings in this method for donkies years.

Warmcel is a fire -retardent (stings a bit but is very good at stopping bleeding also!) pulped paper produced by Excel which we pump into the panels under pressure.

had you considered stick-building walls and cailings from 150mm 'I'-beams inside your existing barn?We have done this in the past.It would obviously mean your internal dimensions would decrease by 150mm plus whatever render/cladding you used internally,and wouldn't be cheap,but the cost would be offset by drastically reduced heating bills over the years to come.

Typical heating bills from four houses we built locally,which are fully insulated 400mm roof beams,300 walls,open plan four bedroom houses with only a wood burner as heating,photo voltaics and heat recovery systems are around £160 per annum.What the panels produce over and above requirements is sold back to the grid.

You can google Tradis,Excel,Warmcel and Swelite.

The reason schools specify our spec's is that the utilities are paid for by the taxpayer;if housing associatons had to foot the bills they would build houses to this spec' also.We are now dipping our toes into passive housing.

 

Do you have plans for these that I could use to make an outline planning application to build in my paddock? I'd be more interested in a bungalow than a house if available.

 

Cheers,

 

Rooster

[Scully]

 

Do you have plans for these that I could use to make an outline planning application to build in my paddock? I'd be more interested in a bungalow than a house if available.

 

Cheers,

 

Rooster

Will see if I can find some architects drawings regarding the above houses,including panel drawings.

[jasper3]

thats interesting scully,

I will look into that method, just by using 100mm Kingspan boards will coast around £8K

[al4x]

Cant say I'm familiar with the name jasper3; we construct our Tradis from wooden 'I'-beams made by Swelite in Sweden,where they have been constructing buidings in this method for donkies years.

Warmcel is a fire -retardent (stings a bit but is very good at stopping bleeding also!) pulped paper produced by Excel which we pump into the panels under pressure.

had you considered stick-building walls and cailings from 150mm 'I'-beams inside your existing barn?We have done this in the past.It would obviously mean your internal dimensions would decrease by 150mm plus whatever render/cladding you used internally,and wouldn't be cheap,but the cost would be offset by drastically reduced heating bills over the years to come.

Typical heating bills from four houses we built locally,which are fully insulated 400mm roof beams,300 walls,open plan four bedroom houses with only a wood burner as heating,photo voltaics and heat recovery systems are around £160 per annum.What the panels produce over and above requirements is sold back to the grid.

You can google Tradis,Excel,Warmcel and Swelite.

The reason schools specify our spec's is that the utilities are paid for by the taxpayer;if housing associatons had to foot the bills they would build houses to this spec' also.We are now dipping our toes into passive housing.

Blimey round here you would only get 2 loads of logs for £160 if you were lucky. Or is that all they are burning?