Improve the energy efficiency and comfort of your home with insulation.
It all begins with an insulation. Heat pumps are a much more energy efficient solution that a traditional gas boiler. However, the only way to get the most out of a heat pump is with a properly insulated home. Heat pumps work at lower temperatures than a traditional heating system, therefore insulation is key to getting the most out of the system. A poorly insulated home will not reap the benefits of a heat pump, so this should be addressed before installing one.
If a home is insulated to the right standard, then the fact that a heat pump works at a lower temperature will not be an issue. If you can stop heat from leaving your home, a heat pump will be able to maintain a comfortable temperature all year round
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External Wall Insulation
If you’re looking for an effective way to improve the energy efficiency and comfort of your home, external wall insulation is an excellent option to consider. External wall insulation involves adding an insulating layer to the exterior walls of a building, providing numerous benefits that make it worth the investment.
Increased energy efficiency
One of the primary benefits of external wall insulation is its ability to significantly improve the energy efficiency of a building. By adding an additional insulating layer to the walls, external wall insulation helps to minimise heat loss and reduce drafts. This means that your home will stay warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, resulting in reduced energy consumption and lower heating bills.
Enhanced thermal comfort
External wall insulation also improves thermal comfort within your home. By reducing heat loss and preventing cold spots, it helps to maintain a consistent temperature throughout the building. This means no more coldrooms, creating a more comfortable living environment for you and your family.
Noise reduction
Another advantage of external wall insulation is its ability to reduce noise transmission. The additional layer of insulation helps to absorb sound and prevent it from entering or leaving your home. This can be particularly beneficial if you live in a noisy neighbourhood or near a busy road.
Improved aesthetics
In addition to the functional benefits, external wall insulation can also enhance the appearance of your home. The insulating layer can be finished with a wide range of decorative finishes, giving your home a fresh and modern look. This provides an opportunity to update the exterior of your property and increase its curb appeal.
Cavity Wall Insulation
Cavity wall insulation will warm your home and reduce energy bills. The Energy Savings Trust says around a third of heat lost is through uninsulated homes.
Adding cavity wall insulation to your home will impact your EPC Rating and can help to raise it by an entire band.
Here’s all you need to know about cavity wall insulation.
How can I tell if my home is suitable for cavity wall insulation?
Modern homes are built with cavity walls, but if your home was built after 1920, the chances of having cavity walls are high. A cavity wall has an inner and outer wall with an air gap between them. This gap may be suitable for cavity wall insulation.
Before 1920, most homes were built with solid walls – a single layer of brick or stone.
Solid walls are not suitable for this type of insulation.
Work out your wall type
There are clues to look out for when it comes to checking if your home has cavity walls. Cavity wall bricks are laid using the long edge of the bricks and produce an even pattern. Solid brick walls have a mixed pattern of short and long brick ends. If your home has been rendered, measure the thickness of the walls near a window or door to determine if it has a cavity wall.
Cavity walls are over 260mm thick, unlike solid walls that are narrower.
Your exterior walls will need to be in good condition for you to be able to go ahead with cavity insulation. The condition of your walls will be assessed before any work goes ahead using a borescope. The use of a borescope will check for any issues and help establish which type of insulation will be used.
Loft Insulation
A quarter of heat is lost through the roof in an uninsulated home. Insulating your loft, attic or flat roof is an effective way to reduce heat loss and reduce your heating bills.
Installed correctly, loft insulation should pay for itself many times over in its 40-year lifetime.
Choosing loft insulation
If your loft is easy to access and has no damp or condensation problems, it should be easy to insulate – and in many cases, it is possible to do it yourself.
If access is easy and your loft joists are regular, you can use rolls of mineral wool insulation. The first layer is laid between the joists – the horizontal beams that make up the floor of the loft – then another layer is laid at right angles to cover the joists and make the insulation up to the required depth.
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An alternative way to insulate your loft is to fit rigid insulation boards between and over the rafters. Rafters are the sloping timbers that make up the roof itself. This isn’t a DIY job, so you’ll need a specialist professional to insulate your roof.
Advantages:
The roof space will be warmer than with standard loft insulation, so you won’t need to worry so much about freezing tanks and pipes.
You can board the floor for storage without having to raise it to create extra depth.
Disadvantages:
Insulating at rafter level is much more expensive than most standard loft insulation.
As well as insulating the roof, you will have to insulate any gable walls, party walls and chimneys in the loft space. If you leave these uninsulated, then the heat will bypass your new insulation making it ineffective.
Insulating at rafter level is fundamentally less efficient than insulating the loft floor. This is because you’ll need to heat a larger volume of air (the air in the loft as well as the air in the rest of the house) and you’ll have a larger surface area losing heat to the outside.
Private Work
Very often there will be some type of funding available for home energy upgrades but if not, we offer the same range of quality services for private customers at competative prices with long, Insurance Backed Guarantees.
Payments will be staged throughout the install and you will have the option of paying by Bank Transfer or Card.
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