If you want to reduce your carbon emissions and keep your energy bills low, installing insulation or draught-proofing will reduce heat loss.
There are many simple yet effective ways to insulate your home, which can significantly reduce heat loss while lowering your heating bills.
Even little fixes around the home can mount up to significant savings in your energy bills. For example, fitting your hot water cylinder with an insulating jacket will save you £35 a year in heating costs and 115kg of carbon dioxide emissions.
Whether you are looking for quick wins around your home or a professional to install insulation, the suggestions below will help maintain a constant temperature in your home.
Cavity wall insulation
About a third of all the heat lost in an uninsulated home escapes through the walls. By properly insulating cavity walls, you will save energy and cut costs off your heating bill.
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Solid wall insulation
Insulating your solid walls could cut your heating costs considerably, and make your home more comfortable. If your home was built before the 1920s, its external walls are probably solid walls rather than cavity walls.
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Floor insulation
Insulating your ground floor, or any floors above unheated spaces like garages, will help keep the heat in your home. Newer homes generally have ground floors made of solid concrete while older homes are likely to have suspended timber floors.
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Roof and loft insulation
You can lose 25% of heat through the roof of an uninsulated home, so insulating your loft or roof is a great way to lower your heating bills.
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Draught-proofing
Draught-proofing is one of the most cost-effective ways of keeping your energy bills low. Heat can escape your home from any gaps, holes or cracks, from gaps in windows and doors through to open chimneys.
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Windows and doors
Double or triple glazing your windows will help reduce heat loss. You can replace an external door with a more energy-efficient one, or install draught-proofing measures.
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Insulating tanks, pipes and radiators
Water tanks and pipes lose heat quickly, so insulating them will keep them hotter for longer, saving you money and reducing the energy you use.
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How to tackle insulation problems
We’ve been encouraging people to insulate their homes for over two decades now, and many millions of homes have been insulated in that time. If you were faced with problems due to a botched installation job, our blog offers advice on what to do about it.
