Did you know that a lot of the heat you produce in the home is lost due to inefficiency? In fact, every year home’s leak up to £280 of energy and a lot of this is down to your underperforming windows.
On average, 18% of the energy you’re paying for from national suppliers is escaping your home through inefficient windows. And as prices are on the up again this winter, now is the time to take action and improve the efficiency of your windows.
But won’t it be expensive to replace all the windows in my home? As a matter of fact it won’t cost as much as you’d imagine and with many national companies now offering a window scrappage scheme it has become even cheaper.
As much as £3,000 is being knocked off the price of new windows and as the cold weather hits the UK, now is the time to consider upgrading your old and inefficient glazing.
Remember, this isn’t a scheme backed by the Government, but more of an initiative run by some of the country’s leading suppliers. This winter your bills will be higher than ever before, so surely that’s enough motivation to consider changes in your home.
The window scrappage scheme is there for those who wish to lower their expenses, but it would be unwise to only consider the national companies. In fact, despite offering this window scrappage scheme, you could find that local, independent companies will still offer a cheaper price for the replacement of your windows.
Consumer watchdog Which? found these smaller businesses to be most popular, on a number of factors including price, customer service, quality of work and aftercare.
But before you start speaking to companies and requesting quotes for the work, you’ll want to know the facts.
So how exactly will replacement windows make a difference to your energy bills?
You can’t expect to replace single glazing with single glazing and see a significant saving. Instead, you’ll be investing in double glazed windows.
Double glazing is manufactured from two panes of glass which are separated by a small spacer filled with an energy efficient gas. Over time, Argon has become the most commonly used gas for the job.
With the unit in place, heat is unable to pass through the motionless gas spacer which means it’s locked in your home instead. You won’t need to turn up the thermostat to keep warm and can instead think about turning it down as your home remains warm.
This is easy enough to understand, so why not compare prices from both the large and small double glazing companies?
Find out whether the window scrappage scheme will work out cheaper than using an independent business.