Cavity Wall Insulation – To Give Your Home a ‘Green Makeover’

With the year 2016 been projected to witness a 60% increase in the energy bills and the fatality of ‘blackout’ as expected to envelope the UK within four years – turning houses green is a necessity, no more an alternative. Only a small percentage of UK households such as 26 millions live in fully equipped, eco-friendly and green homes. So what about the rest of the older houses and how can those households hinder ‘blackout’ or hike in energy bills? Well, those houses can be converted into ‘eco-homes’ too by giving a green makeover. Home insulation procedures including cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and proofing draughts depending upon the requirements and buildings are better options to reduce dependence on energy and consequently energy bills.

Cavity walls and uninsulated loft spaces of the homes are the main catalyst to the heat loss as the half the heat is lost from these two areas of houses, according to the Energy Saving Trust. On the other hand, cavity wall insulation and loft insulation are installed in recommended level of thickness result into reducing carbon dioxide gas emissions by 1,400 kg per year. Along with substantial drop in carbon dioxide emission, both cavity wall insulation and loft insulation will lower energy bills up to £250 a year and £150 a year respectively. And houses where both type of insulation measures been added are potent to decrease energy bills of about £500.