Cavity Wall Insulation

Sorry to hear that, Landimad. I had my wall cavity insulation done about 4 years ago and they used glass powder to fill the cavities. It has made a difference, even to my cynical mind, as the house does maintain warmth much easier.

 

That is terrible Landimad. I remember all the problems at the time during the 70s when the cowboy companies were installing the Urea foam insulation, I never realised there were still issues all these years later.

 

Update to this one too!

Survey was done a week or so ago, all fine with no nasties hidden away. Landlord permission given and signed, and the installation is being done on the 20th.

Fingers crossed that it makes a big difference, as I have just had to go and put the heating back on as I was sat here with a cold nose.

 

Horray, I think there is a big freeze coming till the 20th then it will be a heatwave

 

20th of what month?

 

Hi FC coming in a bit late here.. I cannot have it done as I live in an old cottage with 18" thick solid outside walls..!!! However we did for my O/Hs parents who had a cavity wall house.... It was the best thing we did.. It reduced their heating bills by a good 20%.. The house was pretty cosy anyway, but after having it done the difference was very noticeable.. It also keeps it much cooler in the summer too, which makes it very pleasant in there the summer I can tell you...
We also noticed a quite significant reduction in noise as well, so if you can get it done I really would my friend..

 

Sorry, should have said - 20th of Feb.

Essex Insulation are doing it on behalf of British Gas, and so far their service has been impressive.

Thanks Marley Farley, that is good to hear, as I don't do well with the heat in the summer (being northern blooded and all ); I must admit there is a wee bit of me that hopes we have it cold until the end of Feb, just so that I can see if we feel the difference!

 

Update - they have been today and done the job, and a very tidy job they did too. The attention to detail was remarkable, in particular to air-bricks and how they filled the holes that they made to put the stuff in with;

Everyone that I have been in contact with has been extremely friendly and helpful, the installers arrived when they said they would, and they took great care to clean up behind themselves.

Better still, the guys installing it noticed that our porch wasn't heated and was double skinned, so they decided to do that for us as well while they were there.

And the end result is that the house already feels much warmer (I had to turn a couple of radiators down earlier), and it seems to be holding its heat better since the heating has gone off. I'm really chuffed with it.

In case anyone is considering doing this, I can highly recommend Essex Insulation.