cavity wall insulation or not

chatty123

does anybody know whether a house built in 1994 would have cavity wall insulation already. when the central heating gets turned off the house gets really cold quickly but there is plenty of good loft insulation.i did get a quote for £230 for cavity wall for this 2 bedroom semi..so if its needed would this be a good quote..as a full time single house owner i wouldn't be entitled to any grants.

Ken68

Hi Chatty...this company........http://www.bookmysurvey.com/?gclid=CJniwOeHo4gCFTZREgod03lSXA..........gives a free survey and free energy bulbs.

chatty123

thank you for that i will contact them. i have had estimated quotes from £149 up to £365.. a vast difference.........i always prefer to go with recommended tradesmen but in this case i can't find anybody who has had this done recently.

Ken68

Do you know , Chatty., for certain it needs doing. A free survey is needed first, then compare quotes. As always a personal recommendation is best.
Alternatively an established local firm. Am solid walls, so can't help otherwise.
Tons of information in this site's Search.

chatty123

once again thanks. i have booked a survey for this weekend and will go from there. the house was built in 1994 but although it is supposed to be insulated when built it gets so cold once the heating gets turned off but the loft is very well insulated..

tanith

Chatty please have look on your local council website , ours just paid for half of our cavity wall insulation... it was £300 for a 2 bed semi and the council paid half......

chatty123

hi tanith. i called the local council today but they said there was no grants in the area at the moment and quoted me £335

Poppy9

There was a thread on cavity wall insulation before. I was thinking about it (house built 1950's) but was put off when told it could cause damp problems. Something to do with the insulation settling and moisture getting trapped in it.

There is a link here which discusses the above - in the pro cavity catagory if you go for the right filling.

And here is Jeff - anti cavity

Treacle_2-2

Hi Chatty,

Not sure if you've read the following from Martin's home page under council tax rebates....

'As an energy efficiency incentive, a possible one-off council tax rebate of up to £100 is available to 1.6 million households (only in specific UK local authorities). To get it, you must agree to have British Gas install cavity wall insulation at the cost of £175, although you don't have to get your gas and electricity from British Gas to do it. Of course this means even with the rebate there's an overall cost of £75-£125, but this should be more than made up for by reduced energy bills.

Before doing it, check your eligibility for an insulation grant via the Directgov website; you can't receive a grant as well as take part in the council tax rebate scheme. So if you have the choice, opt for the grant; it'll save you more. If not, check the List to see if your council is participating, and if it is, Contact it'

Might be of interest to you? I've just been quoted £240 for a 3 bed detached bungalow (including grant)!

T

foxyuk

http://www.est.org.uk/myhome/

mick1946

A point on cavity wall insulation, I cannot see the heat from a gas/elec. fire, or central heating, conducting through a coat of plaster, then a modern, house brick wall, unless left on for a long time, also, I cannot see the outside temperature coming through an outside skin of brickwork, then crossing the cavity, then an internal skin of brickwork, unless there are a lot of "voids" in the mortar joints. Perhaps someone may enlightnen me. Thanks. Mick.