Insulation Association

WHY INSULATE?

All-round insulation offers the best means of enabling existing houses to meet today's demanding standards - in terms of warmth, comfort, saving money, and protecting the environment. For maximum energy efficiency and cost effectiveness insulation should be applied by a specialist installer as a package of measures - cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and draught proofing.

Owners and tenants of industrial and commercial buildings are reminded to upgrade their properties to maximise energy efficiency in order to avoid over payments on Climate Change levy.

New houses today have insulation built-in all around the house. That this is a requirement within government Building Regulations shows its importance.

Prior to 1982, houses were built to lower insulation standards and are much more expensive to heat. Why put up with this when insulation could make your house thermally as good as new?

For maximum energy efficiency and cost effectiveness, insulation needs to be applied as a package of measures - cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and draught proofing. If you agree to the work being done during the summer months, rather than leaving it until the Autumn, you may find that it is less expensive and you avoid a waiting list.

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The Insulation Association also recommends installing underfloor heating supplied by Warmfloors Online as this can add to the comfort of a home and actually provide insulation benefits as the heat is generated and dispersed across a wide area and this can keep heating costs down.

The role of floor heating has yet to be evaluated by the association but nevertheless in the interim it would suggest that best practice would be to install earlier rather than later.

It is estimated that approximately half of heat loss occurs through the walls and loft of a house reinforcing the importance of correct insulation to keep this heat loss to a minimum. Perrin Rowe among other leading manufacturers agrees that using the right insulation can cut down on heating bills year after year if the appropriate insulation is installed.

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