Learn about Free Insulation Deals in the UK

Financial Assistance for Energy Efficient Homes

Although very important, insulation can be somewhat expensive, depending on the volume of the insulation project, why it is not always easy to make the final decision on whether to insulate. This is why proper education and information on the importance and benefits of proper insulation is not always stimulating for a typical homeowner. Nowadays you can easily find information on all the money you could save if insulating your home, but the initial costs of installing insulation are sometimes too high, why homeowners usually need some additional motivation, found in free insulation deals, supported by the government. We believe that this issue is very important since people usually do not know that they do not have to pay all the costs themselves by can get certain financial assistance in the process. This is why we advise you learn about free insulation deals in the UK and hopefully this will convince you just how important having an insulated home is.

The first thing you need to know that most available insulation deals are introduced and financed through the Green Deal which has replaced the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target, at the end of 2012. It includes a variety of available grants and prescribes the eligibility criteria, depending on the area your home is located in, its characteristics in the term of existing insulation and the level of already achieved energy efficiency, some social criteria (whereas special grants are reserved for the most vulnerable homes and homeowners) etc. The amount of grant available also depends on the insulation measure that would be most suitable for your home, whereas the available measures include some more simple energy efficiency measures such as draught proofing, boiler replacement etc to some more complex ones such as cavity and solid wall insulation, loft insulation etc. The Green Deal also includes the ECO scheme (Energy Company Obligation) which imposes certain obligations in the words of energy efficiency for the larger energy suppliers in the UK. The mentioned programs include a number of free insulation deals, which will be briefly explained in the lines that follow.

Free Insulation Deals Review

Please note that the available free insulation deals in the UK are mostly directed towards free loft and cavity insulation. These are among simple insulation solutions for creating a more energy efficient homes. However, you will notice that these are not the only measures that can be implemented within your home, since you can also opt for some more complex insulation measures such as external wall insulation which is however more expensive but also more efficient on the long run. For more information on available external wall insulation systems, please visit our home page.

1. One of the free insulation deals is offered by the British Gas, whereas available measures include free loft and cavity wall insulation. In order of applying for the named measures, you will have to fulfil certain conditions, depending on the measure you are opting for. In order for applying for loft insulation, your home will need to have a loft that must not be boarded and in case you are not an owner but only a tenant you will need your landlord’s permission. Cavity wall insulation is reserved for homes that have cavity walls so you will have to check whether your home has cavity walls. Some indicators are the year your home has been built (if it has been built in the period from 1930s to 1980s it is most likely that it has cavity walls), but also the wall thickness and the position of the bricks. The process includes booking a free survey to check whether your home is eligible for the available measures, when insulation installers will visit your home to firstly check for eligibility and then make the necessary measurements for the insulation to be installed. Once the preparation has been completed, the installation process (depending on the measure chosen) should take less than a day.

1. Npower is another energy supplier which offers free insulation deals under the ECO scheme, which include free wall and loft insulation and free boiler replacement. Free or subsidised insulation is available regardless of whether you are the Npower customer, as long as the prescribed criteria are fulfilled. You can check your eligibility via their home page, when a free and impartial assessment of your home will take place to determine which insulation measure will be the best for your home and just how much money you could save. They will also prepare and Energy Plan containing relevant recommendation and results of assessments and eventually information on permissions you may need to obtain in order of commencing the installation process. Finally, once you have agreed with the Energy Plan, the installation process can begin.

1. E.on also offers free boiler replacement, loft and cavity wall insulation, in case the prescribed conditions are met. The eligibility depends on the whether you own or rent a home from a private landlord and whether you fulfil additional conditions that are grouped into three sections, all relating to certain benefits and tax credits, incomes and certain social criteria. The process also includes application, a free survey and finally the installation of free insulation.

2. SSE Southern Electric offers the same measures, that is free loft and cavity insulation and boiler replacement with new A rated condensing boiler. Basically, in case the prescribed conditions are met, you will be eligible for free insulation but in case the technical survey shows lack of eligibility, you can contribute towards insulation. For more information on the eligibility criteria, please click here.

1. Finally, EDF Energy also provides the upper mentioned insulation measures in three simple steps which include qualification, assessment and installation. In case the qualification step shows that you are eligible for any of the available measures, an expert surveyor will visit your home and inspect it for more information, advise you on the best way to improve the energy efficiency of your home and finally the installation part can begin. 

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