loft insulation

There’s nothing more unnerving than a hollow clack, bump, or sharp thud, emanating from somewhere in your home in the middle of the night. That’s because these noises are often mistaken for a tree limb falling on the roof, a slamming door, animal intruders, or a hungry ghost raiding your fridge while everybody else is asleep. But the explanation is typically something far less ominous and could instead be coming from inside your loft. 

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You don’t need reminding that winter is well and truly underway. If you’ve not already insulated your loft, you could be losing a quarter of your home’s heat through the roof - increasing the amount of energy being used and needlessly adding cost to your heating bills.

Many people are put off by the cost of undertaking such a task, despite the fact they could be saving as much as £180 a year once insulation is in place. Fortunately there are a number of grants available to homeowners, meaning homeowners could be entitled to free loft insulation.

What is a loft insulation grant?

A loft insulation grant is provided by Green Deal - a government initiative aimed at making sure as many UK homes as possible are properly insulated, green and environmentally friendly.

The grant covers the cost of materials and labour, so you won’t have to pay a single penny (if eligible).

What if I’m not eligible?

Regardless of whether you’re eligible for the grant or not, it’s still worth looking into insulating

We're all aware that a properly insulated home can greatly reduce your spending on heating bills, preventing warm air from making its way into your loft and escaping through the roof.

Taking action, such as fitting your loft with insulation materials, makes controlling the temperature of your home much easier, using less energy and thereby saving you money in the long run. And that can only be a good thing for savvy homeowners everywhere.

But there's still one thing right under your nose (or rather hanging right above your head) that you may have overlooked – your attic hatch.

Just because your attic hatch appears perfectly sound on the outside, with a neat trim finish and fresh lick of paint, doesn't necessarily mean it's one-hundred-percent home-efficient.

Fortifying your attic hatch with insulation materials and air-sealing the trim is the best way of preventing radiant heat loss. After all, you don't want warm air needlessly escaping up into the loft. Not when it's supposed to be keeping

It's no secret that properly insulating your home can reduce your spending on heating bills, but there's still a lot of households out there yet to take advantage of their greatest money-saving asset – their loft.

So given the recent hike in energy costs, alongside the coming winter months, we only thought it prudent to share a little friendly advice on loft insulation and explain some of the benefits.

In case you didn't already know, an un-insulated home loses a quarter of heat through the roof. Warm air rises and, unless prevented from doing so with insulation materials, will make its way into the loft space, before escaping through the roof.

Taking action to keep the heat within your property makes controlling the temperature of your home much easier, using less energy and thereby saving you money on your heating bills.

The two main types of loft insulation include Blanket insulation and Board insulation and can be easily fitted by either yourself or a professional – so installing a