Home Insulation – Reduce Energy Consumption & Energy Bills Most
Home insulation is one of the contemporary and widespread home improvement techniques in the UK. Adding insulation measures has resulted into curtailing energy and money on energy bills. So what are you waiting for? Insulate the portion of your home squeezing out heat produced in your house. It can be the
As the temperature drops in the winter months, the heated air goes up. You have to warm it up using heater and consuming energy only to increase your energy bills. Insulating your house means you are adding a layer of heat resistant materials to the areas that send off heat through small openings or holes. Three main types of home insulation processes are –
Amongst these three home insulation processes draught proofing is the cheapest and easiest to install as materials are easily available from DIY stores and insulation process can be completed by users themselves.
- Walls of your house that give off 35% of the heat
- 25% of the heat to escape through roof
- 25% of the heat to emit from doors and windows
As the temperature drops in the winter months, the heated air goes up. You have to warm it up using heater and consuming energy only to increase your energy bills. Insulating your house means you are adding a layer of heat resistant materials to the areas that send off heat through small openings or holes. Three main types of home insulation processes are –
- Cavity wall insulation – The external walls of your house with gaps in between two thin brick walls are targeted to give cavity wall insulation treatment. Small holes are drilled into the external walls to inject insulation materials. This is called blown in home insulation. Blown in home insulation is advised to be done by professional contractors to ensure 100% effectiveness of the insulation. Wall insulation can save about 120 pound on yearly fuel bills plus 800kg of CO2. Insulating solid walls saves even more – 2.6 tonnes of Co2 and 380 pounds on fuel bills.
- Loft insulation – Thick insulation materials at least 270mm as per government recommendations are laid in the attic area of the house in loft insulation process. Loft insulation can be done in DIY method except those areas which are difficult to access by a layman. This home insulation completed by following recommended depth can slash energy bills up to 205 pounds a year and 1 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
- Draught proofing – Tiny cracks and small gaps around doors and windows can be spacious enough to send off 20% of the heat from the house. Therefore, sealing those draughts to absorb cold air inside will help your building retail the heat air inside. Areas targeted for this home insulation process includes keyholes, gaps around floorboards, small openings around doors and windows
Amongst these three home insulation processes draught proofing is the cheapest and easiest to install as materials are easily available from DIY stores and insulation process can be completed by users themselves.
