CENTRAL HEATING

Central heating is an efficient way of heating a space and an effective way of transferring heat from a source to a room, says Peter. “If you’re blowing hot air through a pipe, you lose a lot of energy in the pipe. But this way we are circulating hot water throughout the house and receiving the maximum benefits when it hits the radiator. The radiator system that we’re using is probably my favourite in terms of heating sources. It runs off a gas-fired boiler, is a very efficient form of heating, and is really nice, quiet and still. This is combined with the insulation and double glazing, and the fact that we use 13mm Gib plasterboard throughout the house instead of 10mm (thicker walls mean more heat retention).”