Save up to £160 per year in heating bills just from insulating the walls.
About a third of all the heat lost in an uninsulated home escapes through the walls. If you have a typical house with cavity walls, you could save up to £160 per year in heating bills just from insulating the walls.
UK homes built before current building regulations tend to be draughty, and use energy very inefficiently. If your home is un-insulated, you could be losing up to 35% of the heat you generate.
Home insulation is the best thing you can do as a householder to both save money and reduce energy use.
Cavity wall insulation acts like a quilt to keep heat in the building. The insulation material is blown into the cavity between the two layers of brick in the external wall. We only supply Energy Saving Trust Recommended products. These are the most energy-efficient available, and have a 25 year guarantee.
Keeps the warmth in and prevents your home leaking heat.
Reduces utility bills – save up to £275 a year.
An eligible measure for ECO funding.
Substantial savings on your energy bills.
Warmer home during the winter months.
Helps reduce condensation.
Increases the value of your property.
The table below is an estimate based on insulating a gas-heated home.
| Detached | Semi detached | Mid terrace | Bungalow | Flat | |
| Fuel bill savings (£/year) | £275 | £160 | £105 | £110 | £90 |
| Typical installation cost | £720 | £475 | £370 | £430 | £330 |
| Payback time | 5 Years or fewer | ||||
| Carbon dioxide savings (kgCO2/year) | 1,100 kg | 650 kg | 430 kg | 450 kg | 360 kg |
Houses built within the last ten years or so probably already have cavity wall insulation. Others may well have had it installed. If this is the case, you should have been given a CIGA guarantee when you bought the house, so it’s worth checking the paperwork.
When we come to do a survey, we will drill a tiny hole in the wall and use a boroscope to inspect what is in the cavity. If we find you already have insulation, don’t worry we won’t try to install a second batch!
Around 650kg. That’s more than half a tonne.
We put a barrier in the cavity so your neighbour’s house isn’t affected.
No. We check the ventilation situation carefully. We seal around ventilators that allow air to circulate below timber floors, so they can’t get blocked. Sometimes we will add extra ventilation. Our technician will talk to you about your vents and advise which ones you no longer need and can close off.
The insulation will be ineffective if the cavity isn’t full. So we have a five-stage process for making sure there are no gaps.
We usually install mineral wool insulation. Mineral wool is a non-metallic, inorganic product made from a mix of raw materials, of which the biggest ingredient is either rock or silica.
The energy conserved by insulating a house far outweighs the energy used in making the insulation material. Of all the actions you can take as a householder, insulation has the greatest potential for reducing CO2 emissions.
