We have had our posts painted and roof treated for rust. I can now open and close front and back door as adjustments have been made (much easier now) also the bathroom door opens fully which is great. So Beatty Passive have tidied up on their to do list, which is helpful.
It's still cold and expensive to run.
We still have outstanding issues apparently, which are the landlord's responsibility so guess who is next on my list....
We still have a dead tree in the garden well the trunk which must stand around 30 plus feet tall, it's a dead Dutch Elm and the bark is shedding it sways around in the wind and it's a toss up between who it hits either our roof or our neighbours, will ruin the seal once it does go I am sure so we will no longer be air tight. On the plus side we may get some additional heating then.
The metal drainage is still all buckled, next time my Mum or someone trips over I am going to get them to ring that dreaded 'if you have suffered an accident' telephone number and make a claim.
The lawn and garden area is so steep I can't access and is rendered useless and I can't access my laundry line I have to employ a carer to do this.
The biggest problem for me is still cost of electric and lack of warmth.
Yes we had the 'independent' adviser around who is currently being employed by the same firm who built our house, on a large new project in Norwich, although those houses do have solar panels and a combi boiler which we don't (at least someone benefitted from our problems) And while he couldn't come out right and say it was silly we were all thinking it, the best we could get was 'it is comparative to other all only electric heated houses' I may not be as technologically intelligent as my degree is not around energy efficiency but, who in their right mind pays to have all electric heating in this day and age???? You would have to be slightly challenged to build a new house with those limitations surely. At the end of the day it boils down to money and numbers, regardless of the fancy language talking, our 'almost' Passive house is no more cheaper to run than any other fully electric heated house and it is three times as expensive as one with oil fired or gas heating which still has the added benefit of being warm.
I will be joining my neighbours and buying a portable gas heater or two, yes it goes against all the Passive House and environment ethics but really, cold in this day and age, in a brand new house? as my local MP is now the Minister for Housing and Planning at the Department for Communities and Local Government I think its time we had a chat, I have started contacting the other residents as feel a united front will be better placed in this instance having an implication amount of heat feels different to everyone. While I would agree with that I don't think having my teeth chattering in bed and wrapping up in a blanket to keep warm is good.
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