Cavity Wall Insulation Grants
Cavity Wall Insulation Grants are available to completely cover the cost of having Cavity Wall Insulation installed. EnergyLink approved installers can carry out a free, no-obligation survey of your property.
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EnergyLink assist with Government-backed grants for glass fibre Cavity Wall Insulation 'blown in' between two layers of brick or brick/block. Typically in homes built between 1924 & 1982.
All homeowners and private tenants qualify for a grant of up to 70%, regardless of income or circumstances. Anyone receiving a qualifying benefit or aged 70+ can receive a 100% free grant.
Up to 35% of the heat lost in your home escapes through the walls. Cavity Wall Insulation will help to prevent this heat loss and save you money on your heating bills. Cavity Wall Insulation also has the opposite effect in the summer by keeping you cooler.
Up to 35% of the heat lost in your home escapes through the walls
Apply today for a Cavity Wall Insulation Grant and start saving money on your heating bills.
Please see our home page for an overview of the Insulation Grants and the benefits of installing home insulation.
Click here to see if you qualify for a Cavity Wall Insulation Grant!
What Is Cavity Wall Insulation?
In most houses built after 1924, the external walls are made of two layers with a small air gap or 'cavity' between them. If your home has unfilled cavity walls, a considerable portion of your heating bills will be spent warming the air outside.
Injecting the gap between the two walls of a house with an insulating material decreases the amount of heat escaping through the walls. Cavity Wall Insulation is quick, clean and FREE or inexpensive to install. It is injected into the cavity from the outside, typically taking two or three hours. All cavity wall installations are backed by a 25 year independent guarantee from CIGA, The Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency.
The Savings
Around a third of all the heat lost in an un-insulated home escapes through the walls. If you have cavity walls, insulating them could save you around £115 a year on your fuel bills. It will also cut CO2 emissions by around 600kg. These figures are provided by The Energy Saving Trust and are based on an average size property heated by gas. Greater savings can be made in larger properties or those heated by coal or electricity.
Please see our home page for an overview of the Insulation Grants and the benefits of installing home insulation.
Click here to see if you qualify for one of our Cavity Wall Insulation Grants!
Is Your Property Suitable?
The main point to consider is whether your walls actually have a cavity. In general, if your home was built after 1924 using traditional brick construction, then a cavity should be present. You can check for yourself by making sure the walls are at least 10" thick and no 'brick ends' are present:
From 1982 onwards, most homes had cavity wall insulation installed from new. Unless you know for sure that it was not installed, it is not worth applying for a cavity wall insulation grant.
A surveyor will check for other problems but Cavity Wall Insulation cannot be installed if:
- You live in a flat and the upstairs and downstairs neighbours are not agreeable. The walls must be filled from the ground to the roof and each property is assessed separately for a grant. Please do not apply unless you have spoken to your neighbours.
- The walls have already been filled. If you can see signs of any holes about the size of a 10p piece in the T joints of the mortar, then it is likely that they have already been filled. You cannot 'top up' Cavity Wall Insulation.
- There are any signs of damp. Cavity Wall Insulation can help to prevent condensation but all other damp problems must be cured before it can be installed.
- The cavity width is less than 50mm or 2".
- The property is timber or steel framed.
- The cavity has any rubble inside.
- The damp course has failed.
- Ventilation is inadequate and a vent cannot be fitted.
Please note that the main product used by our installers is shredded mineral wool. This is a natural product as it is derived from sand. It still allows the cavity to breath and it fits in with the brick & mortar fabric of your property.
If you are unsure of the suitability, please continue to apply.
More Information
Cavity Wall Insulation raises more questions than any other type of insulation. This is why CIGA have produced a question and answer fact sheet to help put your mind at ease. You can click here to download it. This document requires Acrobat Reader, available from the Adobe web site. Click here to get Acrobat Reader.
Please see our home page for an overview of the Insulation Grants and the benefits of installing home insulation.
- The UK has just experienced the coldest Winter for 40 years.
- Tens of thousands of people applied
for Home Insulation Grants. - Many applicants experienced long waiting times of up to 3 months.
- In the Spring and Summer, waiting
time can be as little as 1-2 weeks.
All grants are backed by the UK government and do not have to be re-paid!
(1st October 2010)
Free Insulation grants are available to private households where anyone is aged 70 and above or anyone is in receipt of certain benefits, tax credits or allowances. All other home owners and private tenants will still qualify for a substantial discount.
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