What are the benefits of insulating your home?

If you are thinking of insulating your home be reassured, it will be one of the wisest decisions that you ever make and with generous grants available to help with the installation costs, now is the best time to act. The main benefits to bear in mind are as follows;

1. It is a sensible investment of your money

By installing cavity wall and loft insulation you can save up to £265.00 per year, year on year; £115 from the cavity wall insulation and £150 from the loft insulation per annum. With the current range of grants in (say) a 3 bed semi, the cost to the client would be from £99.00 for cavity and from £149.00 for loft insulation. The payback time for these measures would therefore be less than 1 year and thereafter it would be a clear saving every year.

2. You will reduce your heating costs

Around 50% of the heat that you put into your home is wasted through the walls and loft area. Cavity wall and loft insulation are the most effective energy efficiency measures you can install. You will need your central heating on less as your home will retain more heat and for longer – it will warm up faster and cool down more slowly.

3. Your home will be warmer and more comfortable.

By installing cavity wall and loft insulation your home will not only be warmer during the winter period but it will be cooler in the summer.

4. You will have a more energy efficient home

By installing cavity wall and loft insulation your home will be more energy efficient, and with the introduction of home information packs (hips), the increased energy efficiency of your home will be attractive to buyers.

5. You will be helping to protect the environment

Growing numbers within the scientific community are urging tougher action to reduce the uk’s carbon emissions, which they say are destroying the earths ozone layer. These carbon emisions are generated amongst other things by the fossil fuels that we burn to heat, light and power our homes. Reducing the fuel you use by installing cavity wall and loft insulation will help reduce these carbon emisions and reduce your carbon footprint.