Saving Energy by Insulating Your Home

Having adequate home insulation will help to keep your home warm in the winter and cooler in the summer.

Installing insulation throughout your home will make it more energy efficient and will add value to your home. An energy efficient home puts less stress on heating equipment and more importantly will bring down fuel bills.

For example: Loft insulation could save you around £175 a year on your energy bills, and cavity wall insulation around £135 a year.

Even if you have enough insulation in your loft, sealing air leaks will enhance the

performance of your insulation and make for a much more comfortable home.

It also means lowering our carbon dioxide emissions and making a stand against global warming and climate change. The more energy that we use, the greater the amount of CO² being released into the environment.

Draught Proofing Your Home

Draught-proofing is often overlooked when looking at ways to save energy in the home, it’s also one of the cheapest and most efficient ways to save energy and money in any type of building.

Draught Proofing Your Loft

Draughts around windows and doors you may think are the greatest source of wasted energy. In most homes, however, the most significant air leaks are hidden in the loft space.

Roof, Loft Insulation and Ventilation

Sealing and Insulating your home is one of the most cost-effective ways to make a home more comfortable and energy efficient and you can do it yourself.

Wall Insulation

Over a third of all the heat which escapes from an insulated home is lost through the walls. Installing wall insulation is one of the most cost-effective measures you can make in order to save energy in your home.

Floor Insulation

Insulating under the floorboards on the lowest floor, where the heat is lost,  will save you around £60 a year, and gaps between skirting boards and floors can be sealed to stop draughts there too.

Windows and Glazing

Typically a home loses 10% of its heat through the windows. Energy efficient glazing keeps your home warmer and quieter as well as reducing your energy bills.

Government Grants are available to improve the energy efficiency of your home. Check our web page for wall insulation, draught-proofing, loft insulation offers, and see if you qualify for any help...

What grants are available?

Help for landlords

The Landlord’s Energy Saving Allowance, available until April 2015, lets you claim up to £1,500 against tax for energy efficiency improvements you make to each house or flat you rent out. You could claim back the cost of loft insulation, wall insulation, floor insulation, hot-water-tank insulation and draught-proofing.

To find out more visit the directgov website.

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