Loft Insulation

If your loft is not properly insulated, you could be losing up to 25% of the heat in your home. With loft insulation your heating can be turned on less often and for shorter periods of time which means that less fuel is being burned. This can save you up to £150 per year on your fuel bills and reduces emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by up to 800kg.

Cavity Wall Insulation

Having Cavity Wall Insulation professionally installed can help to reduce the amount of heat lost in your home by up to 35%. The typical material used is a shredded mineral wool (glass fibre) which is blown into the cavity between the two layers of brickwork or between brick and breeze block through small holes drilled through the T joints in the mortar. 

Grants

are available for both Loft Insulation and Cavity Wall Insulation from the six major utility companies to try to reduce carbon emissions. The scheme known as CERT is available to homeowners and if you are aged 70 or over or you receive a qualifying benefit you could be entitled to free loft or wall insulation. All other home owners and private tenants can still receive a grant of up to 70%.

Insulation Grant Criteria

• You must own your own home or rent from a Private Landlord. If renting privately you must have your landlords permission
• You must live at the property or be receiving a utility bill
• The insulation must not be for a new build project
• Insulation must be fitted by approved installers
• There should be easy access to a loft hatch and a minimum of four feet from the joists to the peak of the roof for the installers to work safely
• Lofts must have under 4” of existing insulation

What the Grants ARE For?

• Domestic properties that are either owned or privately rented
• Loft Insulation laid out in ‘blankets’ on the floor of the loft.
• Most lofts that have under 4” of insulation already installed.
• Cavity insulation blown in’ between the two layers of brick.

What the Grants ARE NOT For?

• Council or Housing Association Properties
• Commercial, charity, community buildings etc.
• Loft Insulation fitted to the sloping part of a roof
• Lofts with over 4” of insulation already installed
• Walls that do not have a cavity e.g. solid, stone built etc.
• If you have done or intend to do the work yourself

* all figures sourced from the Energy Saving Trust - www.energysavingtrust.org.uk ** Information provided by 5D Energy