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Insulation & energy efficiency
Insulation and energy efficiency
Good insulation helps a home hold on to heat. We’ll help you explore loft, wall and other fabric improvements and what funding routes may be worth looking at.
Free, no-obligation enquiry. Funding and eligibility depend on scheme rules and your circumstances.
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What is insulation and energy efficiency?
Insulation slows the rate at which heat escapes from your home. Improving the “fabric” of a building – the roof, walls, floors, windows and doors – is often the first step in making it warmer and less expensive to heat.
Common measures include loft insulation, cavity wall insulation for homes with a suitable cavity, and solid wall insulation (fitted internally or externally) for older properties. Other fabric improvements can include floor insulation, draught-proofing, and upgrading windows and doors.
Insulation is often recommended, and in some cases required, before other measures such as a heat pump or certain funded works. That is because a well-insulated home usually makes other improvements work better.
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Potential benefits
Potential benefits
Every home and household is different, so the benefits you see will depend on your circumstances.
A warmer, more comfortable home
Reducing heat loss may help rooms stay warmer for longer and reduce cold spots and draughts.
Could reduce heating costs
Keeping heat in may mean your heating needs to work less hard, which could help reduce energy use.
May improve your EPC rating
Fabric improvements can help improve a property’s energy performance rating, which matters to owners, buyers and landlords.
Supports other upgrades
Insulation can make measures like heat pumps work more effectively, and may be needed before some other works.
What insulation might suit my home?
What is possible depends on how your home was built. These are the things typically considered:
- The age and construction of the property
- Whether the walls are cavity or solid
- How much insulation is already in the loft
- The condition of the roof, walls and any existing insulation
- Ventilation and any signs of damp
- Whether other improvements are planned
Not sure? You don’t need to know the answers. Tell us about your property and we’ll help you understand your options.
Funding
Funding towards insulation may be available in some circumstances, depending on the rules of the relevant scheme and your household. Our funding page explains the kinds of things that are usually taken into account.
Please note: Funding and eligibility depend on the rules of the relevant scheme and your individual circumstances. Submitting an enquiry does not guarantee funding, eligibility or installation.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Many homes built from around the 1920s onwards have two layers of brick with a gap between them, known as a cavity, which can often be filled. Older homes may have solid walls, which are usually insulated on the inside or outside instead.
Not always, but it is often recommended, and it may be required for some funding routes. An assessment will show what is appropriate for your home.
When installed properly in a suitable property, it should not. Ventilation and the condition of the building are checked as part of a good assessment.
Loft insulation is one of the most common improvements, but the right starting point depends on your home. Your enquiry will help identify what is worth looking at.
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