Thermal insulation can be expensive to install, especially if it involves an structural changes. However, the benefits far outweigh the initial costs in terms of price, comfort and the environment. Most new houses are built with thermal insulation already installed, however there are many that remain without any form of insulating materials or those they do have are in need of replacing. Twenty to thirty years is the average period that thermal insulation stays at its optimum performance levels, after this you may need to replace your existing insulation however the materials may still be working well.

If you don’t have thermal insulation in your house or are thinking about leaving the old stuff instead of replacing it, I would like to provide you with four reasons to install thermal insulation. These are the four Es;
Energy Efficient
Expense
Equal Temperatures
Easy Living

These four factors will make you realize that your home needs insulating and you will be persuaded to install it in your property.

Thermal insulation is energy efficient because it reduces the need for heating and cooling products around the home, saving on gas and electricity throughout the year. The production techniques involved in making modern insulating materials has a lower impact on the environment than the machines and gadgets used to heat and cool our homes as well.

Because you will have less need for the central heating system to be on or to have air conditioning in use during hotter seasons, you will also be saving a lot of money as well as saving the planet. Your gas and electricity bills will fall in price because your house will be a more regulated temperature throughout the year.

All this sounds pretty good right? But what makes thermal insulation so great that we no longer need our heating and cooling equipment? Well, put simply, it regulates the temperature in each room of the house so that the heat remains the same vertically and horizontally. By that I mean that your head will not be any colder than your ankles and the inside of every room will not be affected by what temperature it is on the outside of your windows and doors. So when it is baking hot in summer your living room will remain cool, and in the winter the snow building up outside your door will not make your living room any colder.

As well as saving you money and making the temperature of your house more enjoyable, your living environment will also be more comfortable because noise entering your house will be reduced. Thermal insulation in your walls can dramatically lower the amount of noise you hear from outside your home, like road and street noise, as well as reducing the vibrations and muffled sounds coming from other rooms in your house. This is especially good if you have a wannabe rock star in your family who insists on practicing the drums all day, every day.

So, with thermal insulation you can reduce your gas and electricity bills, help lower your carbon footprint and enjoy a more comfortable living environment with less temperature changes and lower noise levels entering your room. With all of these benefits, why wouldn’t you want to install thermal insulation in your home?

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Bricks and concrete are very good a keeping house strong and upright, but they tend not to be very good at keeping heat in. This was not so much of a problem in the past but in these days of environmental awareness and fluctuating energy prices, we all have to take steps to make our homes more energy efficient. Once you decide that you need to insulate your walls you have a choice between internal, cavity and external insulation.

We focus on external thermal insulation because we believe it is technically the best system on the market. Simply put external insulation is just like putting a warming blanket around your home. We encase the outside of your property in a layer of insulation and finish it with your choice of colour and render.

The reason for doing that is to stop the 35%- 45% of your heating bill that is lost via the walls. By insulating the walls you can trap all that heat in the walls. By trapping all that heat you can cut your heating bills and play your part in saving the environment. Estimates by the British Energy Saving Trust suggest a saving of over 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide for a standard 3 bed semi detached house.

To insulate your home, attach a few layers to the outside of your house. First attach a layer of insulation. This can vary from expanded polystyrene to rockwool depending on the requirements. The insulation typically is fixed to the wall both chemically and mechanically I.E. glued and bolted to the wall. To protect the insulation from the effects of weathering we seal the outside with a fresh cement coloured render finish.

We are often asked about the payback periods for external wall insulation. This is difficult since the cost of insulation depends upon the size of the building. It is difficult to calculate average payback periods for solid wall insulation precisely, since the cost of insulation depends upon the size of the building, the energy savings resulting from the insulation (and the cost of energy), the level of insulation applied, the presence of other kinds of insulation already in the property and the availability of grants. Plus there have been many rumours about CO2 taxes on private dwellings that would also have a huge impact.

Quoted payback times are averages and in reality they vary from 3-4 years for a simple installation (for example replacing worn render with an insulated render system) up to 20 years for more extensive installations (such as an expensive brick slip system to match masonry buildings).

The absolute costs and payback period are also misleading in that solid wall insulation often provides benefits besides thermal ones and these tend not to be factored in. For example, external wall insulation also weatherproofs the property, enhances sound proofing, provides air tightness, and revitalizes the appearance by covering worn render and masonry. A lot of people are also attracted by never again having to paint their home.

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