A budget-friendly approach to house insulation

29.02.2024 - 15:29 / growingfamily.co.uk / Catherine

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Insulating your house more effectively has a number of benefits. By reducing energy use and maintaining a pleasant temperature in your home, you may, for instance, reduce your monthly heating and cooling costs, while also making your home more eco-friendly. However, sometimes the expense of insulating a home is a barrier to making changes. In this article, the experts at WoodVeneerHub, who make decorative panels, explain some cost-effective ways to approach house insulation.

Before you begin to think about insulating, you need to locate the main heat-loss areas in your home. Energy assessments are often offered to consumers by utility providers at no cost, or at very low cost.

By conducting an audit you will be able to identify which parts of your home need the greatest work, and direct your efforts and budget where they will deliver the best results.

One cause of energy waste in houses is the presence of air leaks and cracks around openings that allow air to flow, such as windows and doors. Using weather stripping is a simple and cheap technique to keep your house warmer. It’s easy to do this job yourself by following the instructions provided on the product.

Applying window insulation film applied to the inside of your windows is a low-cost way to help your house stay warmer in winter. As well as reducing heat loss, window film can reduce condensation and cut down on energy consumption.

A simple and inexpensive wintertime solution is to install draft excluders on the bottoms of doors and window sills. This will allow warm air to circulate inside and cold air to escape.

Draft excluders are widely available to buy, but you can also make your own to complement your interior style and colour scheme.

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