If the bricks of your wall are the same length and facing the same direction then, your house is more likely to have cavity walls.
If your home was built after 1960, its external walls will probably be made of 2 layers of brick or block with a gap or cavity between them. With uninsulated cavity walls, around one third of the heat escapes, meaning that more fuel is required to keep it at a comfortable temperature. In a typical 3 bedroom semi-detached house with gas central heating, you can save up to around £275 a year on your heating bills by insulating your cavity walls.*
BENEFITS
Reduces your heating bills
Improves the comfort of your home
Protects against mould growth
Helps to protect the environment
Quick and easy to install
25 year independent guarantee
*Source: Energy Saving Trust 2014
HOW DOES CAVITY WALL INSULATION WORK?
Air acts as a natural insulator — in other words, heat does not travel through air very easily. Most people know that the best way to keep your body warm is to wear several layers of clothing. This is because the layers trap air in between them and keep it still. Cavity wall insulation works in a very similar way. The wool-like material used to insulate your home traps air in between its fibres to create an ‘air matrix’. This is why cavity wall insulation is much more effective at retaining heat than empty cavity walls.
If your cavity walls have already been insulated, you will notice a few small holes in your external walls which will have been filled.
STILL NOT SURE?
Still not sure? A trained Love to Save Energy Ltd inspector can inspect your walls for free and let you know if they are suitable. You can book your survey via our office. If it turns out you have solid walls, or for some other reason your house is not suitable for CWI, then you may want to consider solid wall insulation instead.
HOW MUCH DOES CAVITY WALL INSULATION COST?
Love to Save Energy Ltd are currently able to install Cavity Wall Insulation into suitable homes entirely free of charge!
It doesn’t matter where you live as long as you are on benefits to qualify. All you need to do is get in touch with us today and we’ll tell you if your home is eligible for Free Cavity Wall Insulation.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
A site visit will be arranged on a suitable date, and our surveyor will assess the property, drill small holes and obtain photographic images from within the cavity walls. They will explain the process of the installation, your property suitability, and will complete a technical survey, ready for our installation teams.
DO YOU GUARANTEE THE WORK CHOSEN BY THE COMPANY INSULATING OUR PROPERTY
Yes, Cavity Wall Insulation comes with an independent insurance backed guarantee.
WHAT IS CIGA GUARANTEE?
The Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency is an independent body that provides 25 year guarantees for Cavity Wall Insulation fitted by registered installers in the UK and Channel islands. The standard Guarantee covers traditionally constructed residential property, although a CIGA Commercial Guarantee is also available to owners of qualifying non residential property.
The Government regards cavity wall insulation as the most effective energy savings measure that most people can carry out on their homes and a major contributor to reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. The Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency was established in 1995 after consultation with the Government’s Energy, Environment and Waste Directorate (a division of DETR) to provide householders with an independent, uniform and dependable guarantee covering defects in materials and workmanship.
Independent research carried out for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) has confirmed that cavity wall insulation is a very reliable process. Problems are therefore extremely rare, but if they do occur, CIGA has the expertise to ensure that they are swiftly rectified.
CIGA also operates and administers the Cavity Wall Insulation Self Certification scheme (CWISC) in association with the British Board of Agrément. The scheme provides homeowners with the comfort of knowing that work by registered contractors complies with the requirements of the Building regulations.
Further details and a list of CIGA members who are also registered under CWISC is available on the dedicated CWISC website. In the unlikely event that you are dissatisfied with the service provided by CIGA a copy of our complaints procedure is available upon request.
INSULATION PURPOSES
Before installation begins, a CIGA registered installer will carry out a pre-installation assessment to ensure that the property is suitable for Cavity Wall Insulation. The installation of the insulation will then be completed at a mutually convenient time according to stringent technical standards laid down by CIGA.
Once the work is finished and final payment has been received the installer will apply to CIGA for a Guarantee, and a certificate will be sent directly to you. The Guarantee should be kept safely, as it may need to be produced in the event of a claim or if you sell the property, since the Guarantee is also available to subsequent owners of the property.
Love to Save Energy Ltd. is an Introducer Appointed Representative and provides a pure client introduction through Improveasy Ltd., a company registered in England and Wales (Co. Reg. number 7807352). Registered Office: 8 Alvis Works Common Lane Industrial Estate, Kenilworth, CV8 2EQ
The firm is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 708623). The firm is authorisd as a broker, not a lender, and offers credit facilities from a panel of lenders. The credit is subject to application and status.
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