u/northbankrob

When to install air source heat pump when renovating?

Ello. Sorry if this has been asked before feel free to post links to relevant forums if so.

Me and my partner have recently moved into our new place. A small Victorian mid terrace doer upper (two up two down). There’s lots of work to do and we’re starting with downstairs which includes kitchen. We’d like to replace the very old boiler with an air source heat pump (if possible). All the companies were speaking to say we need to do the work first before we get assessed for our energy efficiency because one window will be replaced and we’ll insert a new back door. All of this I understand.

What I’m struggling with is why we can’t arrange everything with the proposed plans so that we can install the ASHP during the renovation.

We’ll need to tile and decorate and possibly knock brick out where the old boiler was. We’re planning on having the tank in a new location. So how do we go about getting the ASHP as part of the renovation process???

I have loads of other questions about the whole general process but we’ll start there as I’m baffled and it’s hindering us making progress on plans which we really need to start .

Thank you very much in advance

Additional info:
We’re planning under floor heating through out the small ground floor
Putting some extra loft insulation in the next few days
Roughly 69m2 for the whole house size wise

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u/northbankrob — 3 days ago
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Chas Roberts 853 Frame – Warped Decals After Heatwave – Looking for Advice

I'm hoping someone here might be able to point me in the right direction.

Last year I bought a lovely late-1990s Chas Roberts Reynolds 853 frame that I'd been slowly bringing back to life. Unfortunately, while we were moving house it spent quite a while stored outside under a black bike cover.

I went to check on it today after the recent heatwave and was gutted to find that all of the blue vinyl decals have warped, shrunk and started peeling. The "ROBERTS" lettering on the down tube and the "CR" logos are all affected. Thankfully the paint itself seems okay; but the decals have suffered beyond repair.

I'd really love to preserve the original paint if possible, so I'm hoping to get replacement decals made rather than having the frame resprayed, unless there is a strong opinion that it needs a full redo. IDEALLY LONDON or UK based places for repairs🙏🏻

Does anyone know:

-Is there any way of contacting Chas Roberts, or anyone from the old Roberts Cycles team directly for advice? (there is no working website since they stopped trading in 2015 it seems)

-Does anyone know if the original artwork for these decals still exists?

-Can anyone recommend a company or individual who could accurately reproduce and fit replacement Roberts decals?

I've attached a couple of photos of the damage. Any advice would be hugely appreciated. I absolutely love this bike and would really like to get it looking as it should again.

Absolutely devastated.

Robert

u/northbankrob — 24 days ago