Claim 66% off with the Green Homes Grant and save up to £280 a year on energy bills(1) with cavity wall insulation that stops 33% of heat from escaping.
from £600 £204
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Waste 33% less heat and save £280 a year on energy bills(1)
Cavity wall insulation is one of the best and most affordable things you can do to improve your home's energy efficiency.
For a typical home, cavity wall insulation starts from £204 with the Green Homes Grant.
The Green Homes Grant means you could get two-thirds off the cost, so there's never been a better time to consider it.
What is cavity wall insulation?
Houses in the UK mostly have either cavity walls or solid walls:
- Cavity walls are made of two layers with a gap or ‘cavity’ between them. If your home was built after the 1920s, it's likely to have cavity wall.
- Solid walls have no gap, so they can’t be filled with cavity wall insulation. If your home was built before the 1920s, it's likely the external walls are solid walls rather than cavity walls
Cavity walls can be insulated by injecting insulation into the cavity from the outside through drill holes in the outside walls.
Insulation is usually mineral wool or polystyrene beads or polyurethane foam.
How can I tell if I have a cavity wall?
There are some common ways to tell if your property has a cavity wall:
- It was built after 1920; homes built within the last 40 years almost certainly do
- It has walls more than 260mm thick
- It has brickwork like below
Why is cavity wall insulation a good idea?
Insulating the cavity space between the outside and inside wall adds a barrier to stop the cold from coming in and heat from escaping.
What our customers say
I have noticed a huge difference in the warmth of my home. Before I was having the heating on not just high during the day but also I had to keep it on through the evening during very cold winter nights. This was extremely expensive.
How can I fund my cavity wall insulation?
Green Homes Grant scheme
The UK government has introduced a new grant that allows you to save two-thirds of the cost of some energy-efficient home improvements up to the value of £5,000, or the full cost up to £10,000 if you're in receipt of certain benefits. Act now - the deadline for completion of home improvements is 31 March 2021.
6 steps to getting your Green Homes Grant
- Choose the insulation you want
- Give us your postcode to help you find an installer
- Get a quote from our trusted installer
- Apply for your grant at www.gov.uk/apply-green-homes-grant and get confirmation of your voucher
- Confirm you want to go ahead with the installation
- After the work is complete, go back to www.gov.uk/apply-green-homes-grant to redeem your voucher and pay your installer
ECO scheme
The long-running Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme helps people on certain benefits to cut their energy costs through home improvements. The benefits covered are different from the Green Homes Grant, so it's worth checking to see if you qualify.
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