{"id":262,"date":"2011-04-12T14:29:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T14:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anytrades.co.uk\/?p=262"},"modified":"2011-04-12T14:29:25","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T14:29:25","slug":"home-energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Home energy efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"

It might not only be draughts coming in through leaky windows and doors that are making your home cold. Did you know that heat is also escaping through the walls and roof – not matter how solid they look!<\/p>\n

Walls let up to 35 per cent of your expensive heat escape, while lofts can see another 25 per cent just disappearing into the cold air outside your home.<\/p>\n

Take a look at your heating bills and think 60 per cent of your heating might be wasted – that is a lot of cash.<\/p>\n

In these times of energy efficiency insulating your loft and walls is a cost-effective way of saving money in the long-term. Some experts predict that you will start to see the cost of installation and materials repaid in two to three years.<\/p>\n

Just remember that insulating your home comes with Government grants<\/a> to help slash the cost considerably – some people even get it for nothing! We have a whole section on how to claim, it isn\u2019t difficult and your installer will be able to help.<\/p>\n

Before you commit to having the work done, get more than one quote and compare cost, guarantees and the standard of service promised to see which suits your needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It might not only be draughts coming in through leaky windows and doors that are making your home cold. Did you know that heat is … <\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,42],"tags":[39,40,41,13],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-saving","category-insulation","tag-cavity-wall","tag-cavity-wall-insulation","tag-energy-saving","tag-home-improvement","infinite-scroll-item","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"\nHome energy efficiency - Quotatis Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In these times of energy efficiency insulating your loft and walls is a cost-effective way of saving money in the long-term.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1, noarchive\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home energy efficiency - Quotatis Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In these times of energy efficiency insulating your loft and walls is a cost-effective way of saving money in the long-term.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Local Quotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/localquotesuk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-04-12T14:29:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"175\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Local Pro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@local_quotes_uk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@local_quotes_uk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Local Pro\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Local Pro\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dc0be7bfdccf5d201b5b7fc9cfb02131\"},\"headline\":\"Home energy efficiency\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-04-12T14:29:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":209,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/home-insulation.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Cavity wall\",\"Cavity wall insulation\",\"Energy saving\",\"Home Improvement\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Energy Saving\",\"Insulation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home energy efficiency - Quotatis Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/home-insulation.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-04-12T14:29:25+00:00\",\"description\":\"In these times of energy efficiency insulating your loft and walls is a cost-effective way of saving money in the long-term.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/home-insulation.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/home-insulation.jpg\",\"width\":350,\"height\":175},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/energy-saving\\\/home-energy-efficiency\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Home energy efficiency\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home Improvement Guides\",\"description\":\"Local Quotes & Home Improvements\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Local Quotes\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Leads Do Work Ltd\",\"alternateName\":\"LeadsDoWork\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/local-quotes.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/local-quotes.jpg\",\"width\":381,\"height\":347,\"caption\":\"Leads Do Work Ltd\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/localquotesuk\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/local_quotes_uk\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dc0be7bfdccf5d201b5b7fc9cfb02131\",\"name\":\"Local Pro\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Local Pro\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/local-pros.co.uk\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/author\\\/skewh5sh5ajd\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Home energy efficiency - Quotatis Blog","description":"In these times of energy efficiency insulating your loft and walls is a cost-effective way of saving money in the long-term.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1","archive":"noarchive"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Home energy efficiency - Quotatis Blog","og_description":"In these times of energy efficiency insulating your loft and walls is a cost-effective way of saving money in the long-term.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/","og_site_name":"Local Quotes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/localquotesuk","article_published_time":"2011-04-12T14:29:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":350,"height":175,"url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Local Pro","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@local_quotes_uk","twitter_site":"@local_quotes_uk","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Local Pro","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/"},"author":{"name":"Local Pro","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#\/schema\/person\/dc0be7bfdccf5d201b5b7fc9cfb02131"},"headline":"Home energy efficiency","datePublished":"2011-04-12T14:29:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/"},"wordCount":209,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg","keywords":["Cavity wall","Cavity wall insulation","Energy saving","Home Improvement"],"articleSection":["Energy Saving","Insulation"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/","name":"Home energy efficiency - Quotatis Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg","datePublished":"2011-04-12T14:29:25+00:00","description":"In these times of energy efficiency insulating your loft and walls is a cost-effective way of saving money in the long-term.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg","width":350,"height":175},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/energy-saving\/home-energy-efficiency\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home energy efficiency"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/","name":"Home Improvement Guides","description":"Local Quotes & Home Improvements","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Local Quotes","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#organization","name":"Leads Do Work Ltd","alternateName":"LeadsDoWork","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/local-quotes.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/local-quotes.jpg","width":381,"height":347,"caption":"Leads Do Work Ltd"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/localquotesuk","https:\/\/x.com\/local_quotes_uk"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#\/schema\/person\/dc0be7bfdccf5d201b5b7fc9cfb02131","name":"Local Pro","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Local Pro"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/local-pros.co.uk\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/author\/skewh5sh5ajd\/"}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg",350,175,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation-300x150.jpg",300,150,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg",350,175,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg",350,175,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg",350,175,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/home-insulation.jpg",350,175,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Local Pro","author_link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/author\/skewh5sh5ajd\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"It might not only be draughts coming in through leaky windows and doors that are making your home cold. Did you know that heat is ... Read more","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}