Loft Insulation

We are now offering FREE LOFT INSULATION subject to survey and available funding. Find out if you are eligible now by calling 0800 1313 161

Heat will always flow from a warm area to a cold one and without the right loft insulation a quarter of your home’s heat could be lost through your roof. Improving your loft insulation could help reduce your heating bill and carbon dioxide emissions.

In the winter months, the colder air is outside, meaning the heat could escape from your home as it flows to outside. Insulation helps slow down the rate that your home’s heat is lost for as long as possible. As well as this, insulation can help keep the hot air out of your home during the warm summer months.

The recommended thicknesses of loft insulation are 270mm for glass wool and 250mm for rock wool. Freesource Energy offers a range of insulation materials including glass fibre, rock wool and celotex style board.

How does Insulation work?

Loft insulation is installed between and across the joists on the loft floor. The insulation works by coating the loft floor with layers of material that lets heat pass through it very slowly. This is also known as the ‘U value’. The ‘U value’ is the rate of which heat can pass through walls or roofs. The lower the ‘U-value’, the less you will need to heat your home, which in turn reduces your heating expenses and your carbon emissions.

Benefits of Loft Insulation

Reduce Heat Loss, especially in the winter
Reduce heat coming into your home during hot months
Reduce fuel bills
Reduce carbon emissions from your home
Increase the energy efficiency rating of your home

Eligibility for grants/subsidies – in the near future, homes will have to be well insulated to be able to apply for grants like The Green Deal or if they want to receive the feed-in-tariff

Can increase efficiency of other renewable technologies – Freesource recommends that loft insulation is installed in properties thinking about installing heat pumps or similar renewable technologies.

Savings

The Government, Energy Savings Trust and the National Insulation Association have agreed on the estimated savings for a ‘standard’ gas heated, 3 bedroom semi-detached property when insulating from 0mm to 270mm or topping up from 50mm to 270mm using glass wool insulation.

Loft Insulation	0mm – 270mm	50mm – 270mm
Estimted annual saving	£145	£40
Estimated payback period	1 year	4 years
Estimated CO2 saving per year	730kg	210 kg

Loft Insulation install by Freesource Energy

Freesource Energy will send out a trained surveyor to examine your loft and take measurements of your space, as well as the loft hatch in order for us to come up with the best solution for you.

If you have boards in your loft, they will advise that they are lifted for the insulation. You can perform this yourself, however Freesource do offer this service at an extra cost. Boards are needed in order to store things in your loft. It is not advised that anything is stored directly on top of loft insulation as this could squash it and cause it to work less efficiently.

The surveyor will also measure your joists, in some cases your joists may need to be extended in order to accommodate for 270mm of insulation. This is also a service that Freesource offer at an additional cost.

When it comes to your installation, the loft will need to be clear of anything you have stored there. If you feel unable to do this, Freesource can arrange for our installers to do this for you, at an additional cost.

The installation of your insulation should be a quick process taking no longer than half a day in average cases.

If you are interested in having loft insulation installed by Freesource then don’t hesitate to call one of our technical advisors on 0800 1313 161. They will be able to assist you with any queries and arrange for a consultation.