Energy reduction - Consultation?

anon_ymous

Hi,

I'm buying a house which has some insulation (marked as "Good"), but I'm not sure if it'd even be worth adding more ie: to make it "Very good" There's also no solid floor insulation, but that seems to cost way too much for what you'd save

Kensington and Chelsea have these guys:
Free home energy service - Homes4Health | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (rbkc.gov.uk)

Though I can't seem to find similar in Manchester. Does anyone know of similar organisations? The one biggy which is an easy win is to add solar panels, but it seems like there's more point to add more insulation first (Assuming that it's cost efficient)

Verdigris

Always good to insulate first, where you can. No point in chucking heat away, especially at today's prices. Don't worry about the floor, though. You'll never recoup the cost of digging it up and relaying it, for the small amount of heat you'll save and the embedded carbon in doing the work.

anon_ymous

Verdigris said:

Always good to insulate first, where you can. No point in chucking heat away, especially at today's prices. Don't worry about the floor, though. You'll never recoup the cost of digging it up and relaying it, for the small amount of heat you'll save and the embedded carbon in doing the work.

Thanks. The solid floor thing didn't seem particularly worth it. I'm guessing I just have to get quotes and see how much it costs vs expected savings? I also don't believe I could get any form of grants because the house is already EPC C? 

jimjames

I wouldn't pay for an "energy consultation", more likely to be a sales pitch. Many of the things you can do yourself such as swapping to LED bulbs, insulating, optimise the heating patterns etc.

GunJack

On solid floors, use the thickest underlay and carpet you can, that adds insulation in itself..