Home Insulation
Installing insulation is a straightforward measure and is one of
the most cost-effective ways of keeping warmth in your home. It
takes less fuel to keep a well insulated home warm so by fully
insulating your home you could save £100 or more on you annual
heating bills.
Cavity Wall Insulation
If your home was built after 1920,
it is likely that its external walls are made of two layers
with a gap or cavity between them, which can be filled with an
insulation material, keeping the warmth in to save energy which
could save you up to 25% on your fuel bills. The installation
is simple, a professional installer injects the insulating material
into the external wall by drilling a series of small
holes.
Loft Insulation
Heat rises, and in an uninsulated
home a quarter of your heat is lost through the roof. Insulating
your loft is a simple and effective way to reduce heat
loss and lower your heating bills, and can easily be
installed DIY. Even if you already have some loft
insulation, the current Building Regulation standards are now
250mm/10 inches depth, so may benefit from
being topped up.
More information on
insulation is available on the Energy Saving
Trust website.
Green Deal and Energy Company
Obligation
You may wish to install insulation
using the Green Deal. The
scheme helps householders make energy-saving home
improvements by enabling them to pay for some or all of
the cost of energy-saving improvements, like insulation or a
replacement boiler, over time through savings on their energy
bills. Repayments will be no more than what a typical
household should save in energy costs. If you are in receipt
of certain benefits and own or privately rent your home, you might
be able to get help for energy-saving improvements such as
insulation and a new boiler through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO).
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