Sunroom casts a B-listed Broughty Ferry cottage in a new light
March 13 2025
A B-listed cottage in Broughty Ferry is set for expansion as part of a general refurbishment.
Andrew Black Design has taken on the property at 20 Douglas Terrace with a remit to extend out to one side with a zinc and render sunroom with patio doors opening to the garden.
A new opening in the exterior masonry wall will provide access to this space, which includes a new stairwell with clerestory glazing descending to a shower room on the lower floor.
Changes are also in store for the main house, which will receive replacement mock sash and case windows and heritage-style aluminium gutters and downpipes to replace plastic rainwater goods.
The front porch will also be rebuilt using reclaimed slates for the roof.
4 Comments
#2 Posted by Hilloch on 13 Mar 2025 at 14:01 PM
#1 ah yes, the old 'global warming isn't such an issue here' strawman
#3 Posted by Eco Warrior Dave on 13 Mar 2025 at 14:39 PM
Would you care to provide a specific verifiable figure re Scotland's buildings' contribution to the overall global CO2 emissions?
Its a reasonable question. I've put it at 0.01%.
Its a reasonable question. I've put it at 0.01%.
#4 Posted by Morloch on 16 Mar 2025 at 20:40 PM
It's something of a worry that instead of debating a valid point, a commenter just immediately resorts to 'anyone who questions the narrative is bad' sore feelings totalitarian style smears.
And while we're off topic, let's go bit deeper:
Of course global warming is an issue but digging up every resource on the planet to try and prevent it is not going to help either.
Total rethink urgently needed on all this robbing Peter to pay Paul nonsense. It smacks of keeping corporate consumption and resource theft going at any cost but just in different ways.
There is no such thing as 'net zero' anyway unless we all live in caves and become subsistence farmers as the fancy machines, big dirty batteries and new shiny structures (obviously) have a very high carbon cost, not to mention other terrible costs (pollution and wars)...
And while we're off topic, let's go bit deeper:
Of course global warming is an issue but digging up every resource on the planet to try and prevent it is not going to help either.
Total rethink urgently needed on all this robbing Peter to pay Paul nonsense. It smacks of keeping corporate consumption and resource theft going at any cost but just in different ways.
There is no such thing as 'net zero' anyway unless we all live in caves and become subsistence farmers as the fancy machines, big dirty batteries and new shiny structures (obviously) have a very high carbon cost, not to mention other terrible costs (pollution and wars)...
However, in the Scottish Governments zealous bureaucratic endeavours to save the planet, at this stage, I would double-check your 25% (5.5m2) of permissable glazing (even if triple-glazed) for an overall trade-off of elemental u-values.
This nonsense is ridiculous for small extensions given that there is no sliding scale that can be applied. Different construction thicknesses to accommodate economic insulation solutions can throw your building proportions out significantly.
To put this absurdity into a global context first of all blindfold yourself and then throw a dart onto a dartboard to come up with a reliable figure.
My best guess is that Scotland's buildings contribute to about 0.01% of global CO2 emissions. If anyone has a better verifiable figure then I'm all ears. And just maybe could someone tell Holyrood of the absurdity of their energy regulations in a maritime and temperate climate.
Hoots Mon! There's a bee and a half in ma bunnet!