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3.0 RESPONSIBLE RETROFIT
3.5 Local considerations: Bristol
HOUSE TYPES & DETAILS Bristol’s buildings give the city a very distinctive character, and it is important that retrofitting these buildings should retain and/or enhance this character. Although local houses can be broadly grouped into a handful of different types (e.g. detached, terraced, stone, brick etc.), in reality most houses are different and a one-size fits-all approach to retrofit is unlikely to be either appropriate or successful.
Flat-backed terrace
Terrace with extension
Semi-detached
Detached
End terrace
Noting the above caveats, we have grouped Bristol’s traditional housing stock into five broad types: • Flat-backed terrace • Terrace with extension • End terrace • Semi-detached • Detached When you’re thinking about your own house, consider its appearance (brick, stone, render, architectural features) and setting (adjacent properties, character of neighbourhood) – this will help you determine whether SWI is appropriate, and if so whether it should be external or internal. (There are lots of other considerations as well – you’ll find out about these as you read this guide.)
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