Ber Rating Arklow Wicklow on Mid Terrace House

For this BER rating Arklow the house age was determined to be constructed in the early 1980s with brick walls that are now plastered over. After inspecting the meter box for the Arklow BER and consulting with the homeowner, it can be safely assumed that there is no insulation in the  cavity external walls.

As the house is a mid terrace, it only has 2 exposed walls that are factored into the BER rating calculations for heat loss, the front and rear wall.

BER Rating Arklow BER Survey

We measured the floor area with all room heights to calculate the volume of the dwelling for the BER rating.

As this house in receiving the BER rating Arklow was an old house, the tenant had installed electric panel heaters, so these are factored into the BER calculation for efficiency and control categories of the heating for the BER survey.

The house had a hot press with a copper cylinder heated by electric immersion. The cylinder didn’t have an insulated jacket to keep the heat in the cylinder or a thermostat to control the heat.

When assessing the attic there were 2 sections to the attic, one of the roofs had 50mm insulation and the other roof was a flat roof that we could not get access too, so we had to use a default value for the year that the house was constructed in.

For the BER rating Arklow been suitated in a smokeless zone so the fuel we had to input into DEAP is smokless fuel but the open fire has a working backboiler with a default efficiency of 55%.

The BER Rating in Arklow cert showed that the house can be improved by installing a more efficiency heating system including putting a lagging jacket on the hot water cylinder. The insulation in the attic should be increased to 300mm and the attic door should have draught striping installed to stop any air from the attic entering into the house.

BER Rating Arklow BER Survey Results

Overall the BER rating on the house in Arklow Co. Wicklow came in at a rating of E1 but with a few upgrades it can be a D1 which is good for an old house with little investment to improve the rating.

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