Cavity wall insulation / over 70

hylax

Had the insulation people in and have been informed that because the whole house cannot be done I cannot have it free. Apparently the front of the house which is stone cannot have cavity wall insulation as the stone is irregular. Can anyone confirm the grant situation?

scotsbob

Who has told you this?

If it was a supplier then I would be sceptical and wonder if the supplier was trying to get more money from me. I would advise you to check with the government dept. who actually dispense the grant

You can get the contact details from the government website.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_income/DG_10018661

[Deleted User]

if the stone hence the cavity is irregular then i can imagine it will make the job more time consuming and def. more expensive

oldandhappy

When ours was done each wall was checked to see if it was suitable and we were asked what we wanted done as well. We have extensions so the walls are all different also one section of a house wall has vents for a condensation system installed so we declined on that wall. Only breeze blocks on the back so that was not done either.

st999

I could not get my house cavity wall insulated using a grant or cheaply from E.on because my garage is attached to the side of the house so therefore scaffolding was required.


These grant assisted companies will only do it if there are no problems.

barak

hylax wrote: »

Had the insulation people in .....

Consider carefully the pros and cons of cavity wall insulation in existing buildings. Some say it is not necessarily a good idea. You could end up with damp internal walls.

http://www.askjeff.co.uk/cavity.html

zygurat789

barak wrote: »

Consider carefully the pros and cons of cavity wall insulation in existing buildings. Some say it is not necessarily a good idea. You could end up with damp internal walls.

http://www.askjeff.co.uk/cavity.html

We had all our walls filled as soon as we moved in. Cost us £350 in 1976. In all this time we've never had a damp, or any other, problem from the filled cavities despite living in a damp part of the wet area of England.