What Should I Do If My Pipes Freeze?
What happens when my pipes freeze? Freezing pipes can cause chaos in your house. When the winter weather hits, thousands of us find ourselves waking up to cold radiators, no hot water, and a boiler making generally alarming sounds. A…
What should I do with pebbledash?
Pebbledash is one of those relics from the 60s and 70s that has stuck around, unlike the dress sense. You can walk down almost any street in the country with older properties and you will see it. It is everywhere.…
The Problems with Cavity Wall Insulation
Cavity Wall Insulation: How We Got to Where We Are Let us take you back in time to an unimaginably different world. It’s the late 18th century, we’re at war in America, plague fills the streets, you can still sees…
What’s So Good About Sheep Wool Insulation?
We all know the benefits of insulation, it keeps your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Insulation is the oldest, simplest, and most cost efficient way to improve the thermal comfort of your building. Not all…
What are a Landlord’s Energy Obligations?
For many landlords, knowing what exactly performance standards they’re required to provide for their tenants is a bit of a minefield, especially with changing legislation and different rules for commercial and residential properties. Tenants too should be aware of exactly…
Can I Get Free Loft Insulation?
If you’re anything like me then ‘free’ is one of your favourite words (along with ‘avocados’ and ‘half price Pinot Grigio’). So if you thought there wasn’t a way to make loft insulation exciting then you’ve obviously never prefixed it…
Is it cheaper to leave your heating on all the time or turn it on and off?
Having advised thousands of homes on how to become more energy efficient and reduce energy bills there is one question we hear time and time again: ‘Is it cheaper for me to leave my heating on constantly 24/7 (with the…
Why has insulation made my home damp?
This is a question we get asked a lot. Although insulation is probably the best way of keeping your home warm, it can also encourage the formation of damp. After all that money and effort spent trying to make your…
Energy Saving FAQs
We get loads of comments left on our blogs every day, asking a huge range of questions. However, there are some that crop up time and time again. We picked out a few of these in the hope that they…
Are there any downsides to external wall insulation?
There are a lot of benefits with external wall insulation – but are there any reasons to be cautious when thinking about installing it? We’re going to share a few of the questions we’ve been asked over the years, and…