There were various challenges on the project including the search for a responsible way to deal with ventilation and airtightness. Significant structural changes were needed with everything removed except the stairs, three walls and the upstairs floorboards. The floors had Unilin Insulation’s XT/PR UF floor insulation installed along with membranes and damp proof courses along with the construction of a timber frame to encase the existing building.

The contractors rebuilt the side back wall to allow for the cantilever to support the corner unit and constructed a cavity wall extension with Unilin Insulation’s CavityTherm fullfill insulation system. The house has triple glazed windows and two wood-burning stoves.