subject: Grants For Cavity Wall Insulation Will Help Beat Energy Price Rises [print this page] Grants For Cavity Wall Insulation Will Help Beat Energy Price Rises
Copyright (c) 2010 Paul SherringtonWith ever higher energy bills looming, the easiest way to reduce your bills is to use less energy. So how do you go about it? The easiest way to have a warmer home and lower bills, without having to spend thousands of pounds is to insulate your property, starting with the walls. If your home was built between 1924 and 1982, you may be losing up to 35% of the heat through the cavity walls. Un-insulated cavity walls cause more energy to be lost than through a poorly insulated loft which can account for up to 25% of heat loss. It makes sense to keep as much heat in your house as possible. With Cavity Wall Insulation, your central heating can be turned on less often and for shorter periods. This can be maintained manually but having thermostatic heating controls will take care of this for you. Typically you could expect to save around 110 per year on your energy bills just by installing Cavity Wall Insulation. It really is like wrapping your house in an extra blanket! And there are Grants for Cavity Wall Insulation that will significantly reduce the installation cost. On average, after the grant amount has been applied, you can expect to pay between 99 and 199 for Cavity Wall Insulation. Householders aged 70 and above or those in receipt of certain benefits, tax credits or allowances can also receive Grants for Cavity Wall Insulation that can pay for the entire cost of the work! The National Insulation Association (NIA) are looking to raise awareness of how relatively inexpensive it is have your walls properly insulated by accessing the available Grants for Cavity Wall Insulation. The first thing to note is that you do not have to do very much to claim your Grant for Cavity Wall Insulation. Simply contact a reputable Cavity Wall Insulation installer who will then survey your home, carry out the work and claim the grant on your behalf afterwards. All you have to do is provide the installer with the details they need to claim the grant.The Energy Saving Trust recommends that a reputable installer of Cavity Wall Insulation should be approved by the British Board of Agrment (BBA) and be registered with the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA). Optionally, the installer may also be a member of the National Insulation Association (NIA).For reputable installers, a Cavity Wall Insulation job is simple, quick and tidy. It should take around two to three hours to insulate your walls, subject to the size of the property and how accessible the external cavity walls are.Prior to the work taking place, the installer will carry out a survey to ensure that the walls are suitable. This will include checking that there are no damp problems and there is no rubble inside the cavity. The surveyor will also confirm your entitlement to a Grant for Cavity Wall Insulation. Presently there are 9 million homes that require Cavity Wall Insulation. If your home is one of them, why not have it insulated. The insulation will save you money, keep you warmer and make a contribution towards reducing your carbon dioxide emissions. And you can take advantage of the existing Grants for Cavity Wall Insulation by simply calling an approved local installer.
