Great British Insulation Scheme

seanmac30

Hi,

Has anyone manage to progress an application through the new ‘Great’ British Insurance Scheme. I have followed the links of suppliers and it’s not easy to see how you apply through. Filled out a form with BG and octopus but could not find anything on the others website. EDF have something but it’s all a bit woolly and will only offer CW and attic insulation.

Given this scheme was launched in April to a big fanfare, the lack of information and process to apply is pretty abysmal! 

Anyone done better than me??

Thanks in advance,

Johnny

[Deleted User]

Hi,

do you mean The Great British Insulation Scheme?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

found THIS.

seanmac30

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

found THIS.

!!!!!!, autocorrect sinks me. Thanks for the heads up. Anyone got experience with the 

Great British Insulation Scheme

seanmac30

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

found THIS.

that’s the list I was working from. I have contacted  some them but had no response and progress 

born_again

Surely you would only apply to your current supplier?

markin

born_again said:

Surely you would only apply to your current supplier?

You can apply to any, usually, So it may as well be one that has good CC and will pick up the phone.

OrwellianBabe

I registered for the GBIS scheme via OVO my energy supplier as I live in a band D, EPC D house that is badly in need of loft insulation.  My understanding is that under this scheme you will be given a grant towards the cost with the rest funded by you. I got a call this morning from a company called Efficient Homes who are partnering with OVO.   I was expecting to pay a couple of hundred quid for the insulation but was told my contribution would be over £1500 to insulate the loft plus I was not able to have the pitched roof insulation which is what I really wanted.  I’m sure I could get a professional insulation company to do the job cheaper than £1,500 but was curious to know if anyone else had registered?  What have your experiences been so far?  Anyone know how much the actual grant amount is?  If most people are expected to pay over £1,500 there may be little take up on the scheme in general.

Reed_Richards

OrwellianBabe said:

... was told my contribution would be over £1500 to insulate the loft plus I was not able to have the pitched roof insulation which is what I really wanted.  I

Spray foam pitched roof insulation has a very bad reputation and can render your house unmortgageable.  Do be careful about what you get, if you go down that road  

OrwellianBabe

Thanks, yes I had heard that but I was interested in the thick celotex insulation boards slotted between the rafters rather than the spray type.  So really what I'd like to know is if my contribution is £1500 then what is the total cost of installing roof insulation - ie what percentage of the total cost am I funding under the scheme?  None of the documents posted on the Ofgem site relating to this scheme that I've skimmed don't seem to cover the consumer contribution side of things but if anyone has found any more info then please share.  

QrizB

OrwellianBabe said:

So really what I'd like to know is if my contribution is £1500 then what is the total cost of installing roof insulation - ie what percentage of the total cost am I funding under the scheme?

Are you asking about loft insulation (loose rolls on the loft floor) or roof insulation (your Celotex boards)? The costs of materials and labour are quite different.

Loft insulation is about £5 per square metre, so materials for a typical domestic loft of 50-60 square metres will cost £250-300. It shouldn't take more than one day for one person to lay, so say another £250 for labour.

Roof insulation is triple the price per square metre, plus you've got a larger area to insulate (two sides of the triangle), and there's a lot more work involved. Call it £1000-£1200 for materials plus two people for two days to install, £1000.

If your loft is larger than I've asumed, or an awkward shape, you can bump.those prices up.