Internal insulation retrofit of traditional solid block wall

It always seemed as if this 1929 detached house and garage had landed on this site from outer space. Seen from the road it made sense - as they fill the site to front - but to rear it meant the house seemed pushed into one corner of a garden that grew and grew the further from the road one went. We learnt the builder had deliberately squeezed other plots to enlarge his own, but he didn't take advantage of the result: we put right an 84 year old missed opportunity!

The 1929 solid block house had some lovely features but no insulation values, it therefore required insulating and an airtight retrofit. A one-storey extension to the side and a two storey extension gave the size and functionality a modern family require.