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Correctly fitted loft insulation will prevent around 25% of your household heat from escaping through the roof. Everyone knows that heat rises - and loft insulation acts like a blanket, trapping the heat in your home. This helps to reduce heating costs, keep you warm and help the environment - a home without loft insulation could waste as much as £220 a year extra on heating bills and emits around 1.5 tonnes of CO2. |
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What is Loft Insulation made from? |
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The most common form of loft insulation in UK homes is made from glass fibre. If your house is over fifteen years old it is highly likely that your insulation will need topping up as building regulations are continually changing, requiring homeowners to have thicker and thicker layers as the years go on. The current recommended depth is 275mm (just under a foot). It is very easy for you to check if you have the right amount in your own loft by poking your head through the loft hatch with a tape measure and measuring the thickness of the existing insulation. |
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Environmentally Friendly Loft Insulation Greener alternatives to fibreglass insulation can be found at the Natural Collection website. They offer DIY loft insulation made from recycled newspaper - thickness for thickness it actually outperforms traditional insulating materials and is also safe to dispose off, without creating toxic waste. The paper is treated against fungal attack and dry rot and fire tested to BS standards. It is much more pleasant to handle than traditional fibreglass materials which are notoriously scratchy and cause irritation when they come into contact with skin. |
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Pretty much any home can be fitted with loft insulation - if you are having it professionally installed then a surveyor can check for problems before work commences - you may encounter problems if the access to your loft is limited or there is damp present in the loft - extra work will have to be carried out to remedy these problems before insulation can be installed. |
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Likewise, many professional installers are not keen to work if there are boards laid down in the loft or there is a lot of junk stored in your loft space - you may need to go up and clear the area for them beforehand or remove the boards and replace them once the work has been completed. |
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| The government announced it's Home Energy Saving Programme on September 11th 2008. It is designed to help householders in the UK in the long term, by making their homes energy efficient - this will help save on fuel bills and also help the environment. |
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Many people are eligible for a free government grant to cover the whole cost of having insulation installed, whilst more still can get a grant to partially cover the cost - this is worth doing because if your home needs insulation the cost of installing it will be covered by the savings on fuel bills that you will make within the first few years. |
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