Home insulation is crucial to retaining heat in your property and reducing those ever-increasing fuel bills. Insulation isn’t just about the exterior of your home anymore and it’s the unseen factors that contribute to reduced bills and cuts in carbon emissions.
Inefficient windows, cavity insulation, lagging and boilers, will only add more money onto your annual bills. As wallets are stretched over the coming months, upgrading is the only sensible option.
The walls are the most culpable for heat loss, accounting for 33% of all the heat lost in your home. The quick fix is simply wall cavity insulation. Cavity insulation fills the gap between the outer and inner walls of your home and can save you up to £135 a year on your energy bills.
Heat is also lost through the roof, which accounts for 26% of total loss. As with walls, roof efficiency can be easily rectified with loft lagging. Lagging is effective for 40 years, saving around £175 annually. It’s cheap to install and you’ll instantly see the benefits on your energy bills.
Double glazing is one of the more popular forms of insulation, replacing inefficient windows that cause around 18% of heat loss. Double glazing units are particularly popular because they not only retain heat, but reduce condensation and noise pollution, while increasing security. The two panes of glass separated by an energy efficient spacer prevent heat from escaping your home.
If you can feel a draught at night then your home will be leaking heat somewhere, most likely the front door. You’ll also find draughts in windows, electrical fittings and loft hatches. Draught proofing your home is the cheapest insulation measure and you can DIY the gaps or call in a professional to take care of the problem. Draughts are responsible for 12% of our heat loss, so although they’re often overlooked, they do have a big effect on our bills.