Invest In Double Glazing To Beat Energy Price Rises
Well the consumer experts had been warning homeowners about it for weeks but we have
now had official confirmation from British Gas and E.ON that they will be raising the cost of electricity and gas bills. British Gas will be adding an extra 6 per cent to the average monthly bill, amounting to a total of 60 pounds extra per year, whilst E.ON dual-fuel customers can expect to be paying an extra 112 pounds a year.
These price rises will be hardest felt by those who are already starting to feel a chill in their home as the autumn period has seen temperatures drop rapidly across much of the UK. Anyone who experiences a distinct amount of cold air in their home only needs to look towards their existing windows to see why this occurring.
Old timber windows can be responsible for as much as 25 per cent of heat lost from the home which is why homeowners are widely encouraged to get them replaced at the soonest opportunity. The poor insulation offered by traditional windows will be a major factor as to why your energy bills are so expensive and you need to reverse that trend sooner than later with winter ominously looming.
The average fuel bill will now stand at around 1,310 pounds once the many rises that have been announced are taken into account so the last thing you want is to be paying more for your energy bills than you should be doing. You can only avoid doing this by making sure that you have double glazing installed in your home and in as many rooms as you can possibly afford.
Compared to the single glazed window which regularly allows heat and cool air to pass in and out of the home, double glazing stores all the warm heat generated by a boiler and refuses to allow outside weather to pass its way into living spaces. This makes for a far more comfortable feeling home and allows you to cut down on the amount of time you have your heating turned on.
Even when the weather reaches its coldest point you can rely on your contemporary windows to shelter you from it and prevent you from having to resort to a few extra layers of clothing. The same goes for when you relax inside a conservatory installed with double glazed windows as conservatories are extremely energy efficient.