You need your head in the game before even speaking with a builder - it can be the difference between a brilliant adventure and a journey to hell. Work through the questions and be ready for anything.

We decided to run a live stream of one of my regular Open House Tours so people from other parts of the country (and the world) could understand how to retrofit an old house for energy efficiency. It was great fun - and more than a little daunting!

Cold at home. House need work? Local councils are doing great work with the Social Housing Decarbonisation Scheme. What I saw was really impressive - all the links needed are in the blog.