Have you ever had cavity wall insulation done?

[PeachesMcLean]

OK, OK, I know this is hardly the most interesting question on MN but I'm effing freezing in our new house and think it needs doing immediately. DH needs convincing though.

Anyone care to help me out with some feedback?

Our house has cavity wall insulation and so far we have had no problems. Our house heats up very quickly so we don't have the heating on very much, and it definately retains heat well. We are end of terrace though so we only have one outside wall so I'm not sure if that makes much of difference.

We bought this house with the insulation done though, but the previous owners felt their fuel bills were reduced after it had been done.

I'm interested in this too Peaches. Apparently we can get a grant to help with the cost as dd gets DLA.

we had ours done free because i get DLA.
we have a detached house and since it was done we have used less gas and been warmer....result!....dh could prob tell me what % less gas used (because he is sad like that!) but he's not here

BTW if your dd is on DLA you can also have your loft insulation improved if neccessary (you have to arrange for the loft to be emptied out)

insulation will also be free if dd is on DLA

We have cavity insulation, it does make hte house warmer but we now also get more condensation and the box room has got really bad where the wallpaper is coming off because of it... But it is warmer, and the condensation might not happen to you but be warned.

Thanks all, no benefits or DLA here so we'll have to pay for it ourselves, but hopefully worth it in the longer term.

We haven't got any wallpaper but don't fancy increased condensation it's bad enough as it is.

Bumping for any more thoughts!

we had it done last year. Along with loft insulation it has transformed our badly insulated 60's semi into something far warmer, especially the 'outside corner' rooms. British Gas had a deal going at the time, and local councils offer discounts often as well if you can't get it for free.

have a look hereto see if you're eligible for anything!

I was under the impression that everyone is elligable for a grant. Two of my neighbours have just had it done and I know that no one in their households are on DLA or anything like that. They simply contacted the company doing it and they organised with the relevent people the grant for them. It cost them £250 each. (Would have been even cheaper, had they done both houses on the same day). Both houses are 3 bed semis in SE London. HTH.

Well, I've contacted British Gas and their price for both cavity wall insulation and loft insulation is £475 for their customers, which to be honest I think is pretty reasonable. The bloke on the phone asked if I was receiving any benefits and that's as far as it went. They're coming round to survey it in a couple of weeks.

Looking forward to a warmer house

Everyone gets some grant but if you're not on any benefits the grant is minimal - to get our 4 bedroom house done (walls and loft) was over £1000 - Dh insists it will pay back in time but I'm not convinced and tbh our house doesn't feel that much warmer. I reckon a first port of call would be the simple things like draft excluders and that stuff you put round windows etc.

Fuzzy - I'm glad I'm not the only one -I thought I was going bonkers-we've gone from single glazing, open fire and no cavity insulation to cavity wall insulation, double glazing and a combi boiler and the house is now draught free, but dripping with condensation so we have to have windows open most of the time -the house just doesn't seem to breathe

ohh, I thought we seemed to get a lot of condensation in the lounge maybe it is due to the cavity insulation. I never thought of that.

we're the same - since getting the insulation the windows are dripping and I have to keep opening the windows which defeats the purpose of the insulation!