B&Q loft insulation+Cavity wall service. To good to be true?!

Beckymarshall07

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Due to the cold weather these last few weeks if you’re thinking of adding insulation to your home it’s possible to get the work done for around £200.

Both B&Q, in conjunction with British Gas, (search for “Installed Insulation”) and Tesco have offers to install loft and cavity insulation for a fixed price of £198 each, no matter whether it’s a 1 bed flat or a 5 bed house. This price includes all of the materials and installation. The bigger your ouse is, the better this deal will be. However you might be able to get it cheaper so do get some independant quotes first.

What else do you need to know

• Both: The service is only available in mainland Britain. Tesco also covers the Isle of Wight.

• B&Q: There may be extra charges, for example additional sq meterage, and if you already have insulation it will be topped up to the recommended 270mm.

• Tesco: The insulation is free for those over 70 or on benefits, including tax credits (check if you qualify).

There may be extra costs if you need more than maximum meterage for your house or flat size.

The offer is only available for homeowners, residential landlord or private tenants and not for council or Housing Association tenants.

You can only have the loft insulation if you already have less than 150mm of existing insulation.

Insulate your water pipes too

One downside to adding extra insulation to your loft is that water pipes above the insulation are more prone to freezing and in extreme circumstances they can burst. A simple measure is to insulate your pipes too, which can be done for around £10. More details from the Energy Saving Trust.

You may be able to get the work done for free

Before paying to have any insulation work done check the Energy Saving Trust grant search tool to see if you can get a grant. This and other home improvement grants are discussed in the Grant Grabbing Guide.


Back to the original post...

I've just been on B&Qs website and spotted that they do loft insulation fitting (includes 270mm insulation) for £200. They also do cavity wall insulation for similar price. Both services are on 'sale'. Does this seem to good to be true? Anyone used the B&Q service?


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Mutton_Geoff

All the energy suppliers are offering this now. Look at your local council website for local contacts or your (or other) energy supplier.

For a typical house, the materials alone usually cost £200 so for someone to come and do it for that all inc is a great deal.

morganb

Tesco also offer this service for a similar price :

http://www.tescoinsulation.com/

Had our loft done by them last week and would recommend

You also get clubcard points...

Canucklehead

morganb wrote: »

Tesco also offer this service for a similar price :

http://www.tescoinsulation.com/

Had our loft done by them last week and would recommend

You also get clubcard points...

Hi...how goes the heating battle now...have you noticed a difference ? We had ours done in the summer and the CH rarely comes on during the day now even with the cold weather we've had lately. We went through the Kent Energy Centre ...cheaper than us buying the insulation and DIYing.

Canucklehead

Beckymarshall07

Didnt know about tesco -thanks for the tip!
Canucklehead your omnipresent

Canucklehead

Beckymarshall07 wrote: »

Canucklehead your omnipresent

:rotfl::rotfl:...if only! The ability to be everywhere at the same time would come in handy over the holidays.;)

Canucklehead

ixwood

Which is best, or are they all the same?

BaileyB

Am intrested in this, as we have hardly any in our loft. But it's all boarded and storage up there so that will need to be lifted up.

Regardind the Cavity wall, can this be done on any house? As we have a 1900 semi house with a stone front so unsure if we actually have a cavity there. The walls are about 1.5 ft thick

Canucklehead

Good evening: If you have the time to wade through reams of info, the Energy Saving Trust has produced a series of insulation guides

HTH

Canucklehead

ixwood

You won't have a cavity.

ixwood

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?fh_view_size=6&amp;fh_location=//catal!!!1/en_GB/categories<{10082}/categories<{10088}&amp;fh_eds=ß&amp;&amp;_requestid=48654&amp;fh_start_index=0&amp;ts=1229637673863

Bit annoying that everything's £200 whether 5 bed or 2 bed.