Hello,
I bought a new build dormer house about 2 years ago and moved into it in June last year. When it was being built, I requested Gas Central heating as I had lived in rental properties with GCH in the past, found it economical and liked the way it heated water instantly.
Anyhow to cut a long story short since I moved in, we have been using a full tank of gas (that approximately costs 550 euro to fill) every 8 weeks during the winter. (this is being very careful and the house is never warm)
When we used as much as we liked and were nice and cosy the tank emptied in 5 weeks. The house is just over 2000 Square feet.
I have had the system checked twice for leaks/faults and both times the engineer said that there were no problems.
So I think maybe there's a problem with the insulation. The builder is currently still on site building the last few houses.
Firstly I'm wondering who should I get to take a look at the insulation in the house? Could an engineer tell me if the walls are properly insulated? Windows, roof, floor? how much would this cost?
Would it be the builders responsiblity to ensure the house is correctly insulated if it turns out that the house isn't insulated properly? Can I go back to him 18 months later to fix it?
Sorry for the long post. Appreciate all help given..
I bought a new build dormer house about 2 years ago and moved into it in June last year. When it was being built, I requested Gas Central heating as I had lived in rental properties with GCH in the past, found it economical and liked the way it heated water instantly.
Anyhow to cut a long story short since I moved in, we have been using a full tank of gas (that approximately costs 550 euro to fill) every 8 weeks during the winter. (this is being very careful and the house is never warm)
When we used as much as we liked and were nice and cosy the tank emptied in 5 weeks. The house is just over 2000 Square feet.
I have had the system checked twice for leaks/faults and both times the engineer said that there were no problems.
So I think maybe there's a problem with the insulation. The builder is currently still on site building the last few houses.
Firstly I'm wondering who should I get to take a look at the insulation in the house? Could an engineer tell me if the walls are properly insulated? Windows, roof, floor? how much would this cost?
Would it be the builders responsiblity to ensure the house is correctly insulated if it turns out that the house isn't insulated properly? Can I go back to him 18 months later to fix it?
Sorry for the long post. Appreciate all help given..