Wychwood, Kington new - build passivhaus - 16th & 22nd November

Energy-saving improvements

  • 'Big' insulation works
    'Big' insulation works
  • Glazing
    Glazing
  • Lighting systems and electrical appliances
    Lighting systems and electrical appliances
  • High spec heating
    High spec heating
  • Renewables: heat
    Renewables: heat
  • Renewables: electricity
    Renewables: electricity
  • Water management
    Water management
  • Sustainable building materials
    Sustainable building materials

Location

Wychwood, Kingswood Road
Kington
Herefordshire
HR5 3HF

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Opening times

Sunday 16th November. Tours starting at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
Saturday 22nd November. Tours starting at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.

Please note:
Level access to ground floor.
Wide staircase to first floor with handrails on both sides.
Parking for up to six vehicles.

This is still a work in progress but there is a working WC and wash hand basin on the ground floor.

what3words location for the gateway to Wychwood is switched.drummers.fights

Proceed slowly 175m up the stone track to the house and parking area.

There are no passing places on the track so be prepared to reverse to the gateway, if necessary, where there is ample room for cars to pass without reversing onto Kingswood Road.

Other Turn up for house tours at given times

Laila welcomes you to her new build Passivhaus near Kington. The construction is timber frame (I-beams), timber clad, with a standing seam steel roof with integral solar.

Modifications:
  • Battery Storage
  • Warmcel insulation
  • Airtightness 0.105ach
  • Air source heat pump (ASHP) with underfloor heating
  • Mechanical ventillation with heat recovery (MVHR)
  • Flood management system
  • Willow Bed Foul Drainage System
Motivation to build: 
Energy efficiency and comfort.
 
Who did the work?
The Passive House Builder - Dai Rees who i'd recommend. 

Location

Wychwood, Kingswood Road
Kington
Herefordshire
HR5 3HF

View on map

Opening times

Sunday 16th November. Tours starting at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
Saturday 22nd November. Tours starting at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.

Please note:
Level access to ground floor.
Wide staircase to first floor with handrails on both sides.
Parking for up to six vehicles.

This is still a work in progress but there is a working WC and wash hand basin on the ground floor.

what3words location for the gateway to Wychwood is switched.drummers.fights

Proceed slowly 175m up the stone track to the house and parking area.

There are no passing places on the track so be prepared to reverse to the gateway, if necessary, where there is ample room for cars to pass without reversing onto Kingswood Road.

Other Turn up for house tours at given times

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