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Absolutely... Like Grenfell and thousands of other buildings in the UK.. Total Government incompetence driven by climate change panic. Like EPC surveys a complete scam recommending £10000 costs to save £100 a year in energy.
There are a lot of companies installing insulation under the government's scheme to help landlords and tenants. Some of these companies are only there to fleece the money by cutting corners and invoicing for work that didn't need doing or hasn't been done. That's what happened to our landlord.
I worry about insulation creating damp. My house has been breathing happily for seventy odd years, if i go and stuff the cavity surely it will create a route for water penetration. Watched a builder sourcing damp problems and he took out some bricks to find the insulation soaking wet. Would definitely consider more loft insulation but that stuff between the rafters worries me, it again looks like a water bridge. Be grateful for some opinions on the subject as i want to insulate but dont want to cause problems.
Insulation does not create damp but it will reduce the temperature so that the humidity in the air causes a dew point below the new lower temperature and it condenses out of the air onto the coldest surface. You would then need to manage the humidity of the air in the colder space either by putting in a vapour barrier or taking the insulation out and heat the space (and cost yourself more heating the space) The problem is living in an enclosed space you create moisture by breathing alone (cooking, washing, showering etc all create moisture) so that needs managing as sealing the rooms will cause moisture build inside the room so a MVHR system is the solution but retro fitting this is expensive. You can use a dehumidifier but it’s expensive.
I've got 400mm insulation in my loft, so no need for loft insulation. I have solid walls (no cavity). Almost every energy company is only providing cavity and loft insulation, so they won't help me. I think Octopus is doing external wall insulation, but I've been on the waiting list for months and heard nothing. The lack of insulation means a heat pump isn't viable for me either.
My parents has insulation fitted under the government’s scheme for “free” and when I went up in the loft I found all the lighting wiring was covered over with insulation. Disconnecting bits of the circuit and running new cable in above the insulation clipped to the woodwork with metal electric staples. Probably not an issue with LED lights dropping the wattage down but still better done properly.
My experience of the scheme has been very poor, despite stating that they can do a wide mix of insulation my 1900s solid block walled property (one of the more leaky properties available) and got told that I can't have it as they were only offering roof insulation despite nobody even looking at my property. Very disappointed in the scheme
Your right to be concerned, we took advantage of the scheme a few years ago, got wall cavity insulation done. Our house is 35yr old, never had issues with damp/condensation but since having extra insulation put in, our loft is often wet under felt, had to chuck alot of stuff out and in bedroom, we have to keep furniture away from corners as this now creates mould areas. Never had the issue before. I think the idea is there just they never tested if it works pumping all this insulation in
Cowboy grant collecting companies that close down, I’ve had two different homes where the cavity insulation was later found not done properly, complete walls with no insulation in the cavity, I had to get the industry trade organisation CIGA involved.
The process of signing up for something when you don't know the procedure involved or its outcome.... Having your old property literally "gutted" and the complete upheaval of your home. To qualify you may have to be of "an age" or on a low income, but all that's keeping you sane is your HOME. Then you watch it being demolished, including all your original features. I'd like a video on the process involved and how long it really takes, and what happens if they uncover structural problems etc. We don't all want a modernised home that's air tight. Older people will just find the whole process so stressful and be worried to death about their belongings for 6 weeks. I'd love to see before and after cases. It may be "free" but you presumably pay for decorating afterwards and the return to normality costs. How much control does an owner have during the work? Is there support if installed heating goes wrong afterwards or mould develops later? Making the decision to have it done is so hard !
I applied and got a referral to EDF, and that was the last I heard about it! Watching this has reminded me to raise a new one and hopefully a different supplier will assist. I'm not with any of the listed suppliers on the application so it suggests I can choose any of them. I do currently have 12 rolls of 200mm insulation waiting to be deployed in my loft, and will be spreading them out this weekend, but i'm interested to see if there is anything else they could assist with.
Tried to sign up for the online courses as a homeowner but it seems the site doesn't work? Let's me create an account but can't then login and see anything, just kicks me back to the log in screen. Real shame.
My house was built in 1851 with 800mm solid stone walls. Tried my energy supplier and told it would be 15 weeks before the case was passed to a contact who would then discuss my needs. Need external wall insulation as downstairs the walls have fitted kitchen, tiles, stair case and a stone feature wall. Upstairs some of the walls leak. Twenty companies contacted and nobody wants to do the job. I am just one of many.
Like many issues in this crazy nation of late one initiative cynically offered to address one thing has caused more issues without addressing the initial cause of the problem (ie gov grants to people to insulate their homes and apparently feel warmer , the migrant crisis is another example but i wont elucidate on that here) . Those who through no fault of their own in cold houses and not able to pay the exorbitant energy bills requested by the "energy company profiteering gangs" went for this option . Cowboy installers put it in often when it wasnt advised and also botched its insulation. They went off with the money from the gov as did the energy company gangs who were the underlying cause of the problem in the first place!!! So the sadly uninformed public were left with mould as well as cold. The gov will never admit to any of this near sighted planning as usual and will not do the right thing I suspect and pay for the repairs from their yet again terrible policy. Another sad and disgraceful example of fall out from awful people milking and profiteering on the public. We have been complacent as we use to live in a nation with ethics . Now as this is going the rot is literally coming out of the walls!!!!
Yes the chimney sheep chimney draufgt excluder works very well, I have a large opening but get the right size and it's fine. Allows the chimney to breathe too..
Who had the silly idea of putting the boiler in the loft? Also is there a carbon monoxide and fire alarm that is interlinked in that space to the rest of the house?
@@tomf3160 Most domestic boilers are not made to go into lofts, in fact some manufacturers have it in writting on their instructions. Some British Gas engineers will not service a boiler in a loft. Some insurance companies will not insure properties with boiler in loft. Either way if you choose to have it in your loft you need a carbon monoxide and fire alarm that is interlinked to the other floors
GTEC Free home insulation course
hub.efixx.co.uk/gtec-insulation
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Apply for the Great British Insulation Scheme
www.gov.uk/apply-great-british-insulation-scheme
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Seriously? An online course to train people to install insulation? This is a scam and GTEC should be ashamed of itself.
I remember years ago when the government hadn’t completely lost the plot, you could just go to b&q and get rolls of insulation for £2.
Absolutely... Like Grenfell and thousands of other buildings in the UK.. Total Government incompetence driven by climate change panic. Like EPC surveys a complete scam recommending £10000 costs to save £100 a year in energy.
There are a lot of companies installing insulation under the government's scheme to help landlords and tenants. Some of these companies are only there to fleece the money by cutting corners and invoicing for work that didn't need doing or hasn't been done.
That's what happened to our landlord.
I worry about insulation creating damp. My house has been breathing happily for seventy odd years, if i go and stuff the cavity surely it will create a route for water penetration. Watched a builder sourcing damp problems and he took out some bricks to find the insulation soaking wet.
Would definitely consider more loft insulation but that stuff between the rafters worries me, it again looks like a water bridge. Be grateful for some opinions on the subject as i want to insulate but dont want to cause problems.
Insulation does not create damp but it will reduce the temperature so that the humidity in the air causes a dew point below the new lower temperature and it condenses out of the air onto the coldest surface.
You would then need to manage the humidity of the air in the colder space either by putting in a vapour barrier or taking the insulation out and heat the space (and cost yourself more heating the space)
The problem is living in an enclosed space you create moisture by breathing alone (cooking, washing, showering etc all create moisture) so that needs managing as sealing the rooms will cause moisture build inside the room so a MVHR system is the solution but retro fitting this is expensive.
You can use a dehumidifier but it’s expensive.
@@davideyres955ok, thank you, that's very interesting and much appreciated.👍
Are we just ignoring the cannabis grow-room in the loft?
Love the 5 fingered leave "chilli" plants at 5:27 in the loft...
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I've got 400mm insulation in my loft, so no need for loft insulation. I have solid walls (no cavity). Almost every energy company is only providing cavity and loft insulation, so they won't help me.
I think Octopus is doing external wall insulation, but I've been on the waiting list for months and heard nothing.
The lack of insulation means a heat pump isn't viable for me either.
I have 1920 home and problem is it has insulation in loft but it's all over the place and is well dirty. I'd need lot gone and replaced properly.
Be careful with that a lot of the older loose insulation is made from asbestos
If we don't invest in improving building stock we are not going toward a cheaper warmer future.
My parents has insulation fitted under the government’s scheme for “free” and when I went up in the loft I found all the lighting wiring was covered over with insulation. Disconnecting bits of the circuit and running new cable in above the insulation clipped to the woodwork with metal electric staples.
Probably not an issue with LED lights dropping the wattage down but still better done properly.
My experience of the scheme has been very poor, despite stating that they can do a wide mix of insulation my 1900s solid block walled property (one of the more leaky properties available) and got told that I can't have it as they were only offering roof insulation despite nobody even looking at my property. Very disappointed in the scheme
Your right to be concerned, we took advantage of the scheme a few years ago, got wall cavity insulation done. Our house is 35yr old, never had issues with damp/condensation but since having extra insulation put in, our loft is often wet under felt, had to chuck alot of stuff out and in bedroom, we have to keep furniture away from corners as this now creates mould areas. Never had the issue before. I think the idea is there just they never tested if it works pumping all this insulation in
Cowboy grant collecting companies that close down, I’ve had two different homes where the cavity insulation was later found not done properly, complete walls with no insulation in the cavity, I had to get the industry trade organisation CIGA involved.
Thanks never knew about that I’ve just logged it so I’m waiting to find out what happens now
The process of signing up for something when you don't know the procedure involved or its outcome.... Having your old property literally "gutted" and the complete upheaval of your home. To qualify you may have to be of "an age" or on a low income, but all that's keeping you sane is your HOME. Then you watch it being demolished, including all your original features. I'd like a video on the process involved and how long it really takes, and what happens if they uncover structural problems etc.
We don't all want a modernised home that's air tight. Older people will just find the whole process so stressful and be worried to death about their belongings for 6 weeks. I'd love to see before and after cases. It may be "free" but you presumably pay for decorating afterwards and the return to normality costs. How much control does an owner have during the work? Is there support if installed heating goes wrong afterwards or mould develops later? Making the decision to have it done is so hard !
What is that plant at 5:30?
Tomatoes 🍅
Is that a modern roof structure? There’s so little timber
My partner applied 3 months ago and heard nothing back…
I applied and got a referral to EDF, and that was the last I heard about it! Watching this has reminded me to raise a new one and hopefully a different supplier will assist. I'm not with any of the listed suppliers on the application so it suggests I can choose any of them.
I do currently have 12 rolls of 200mm insulation waiting to be deployed in my loft, and will be spreading them out this weekend, but i'm interested to see if there is anything else they could assist with.
Tried to sign up for the online courses as a homeowner but it seems the site doesn't work? Let's me create an account but can't then login and see anything, just kicks me back to the log in screen. Real shame.
Applied in September and still not had an assessment as I am told it is busy.
Which supplier is it?
My house was built in 1851 with 800mm solid stone walls. Tried my energy supplier and told it would be 15 weeks before the case was passed to a contact who would then discuss my needs. Need external wall insulation as downstairs the walls have fitted kitchen, tiles, stair case and a stone feature wall. Upstairs some of the walls leak. Twenty companies contacted and nobody wants to do the job. I am just one of many.
Like many issues in this crazy nation of late one initiative cynically offered to address one thing has caused more issues without addressing the initial cause of the problem (ie gov grants to people to insulate their homes and apparently feel warmer , the migrant crisis is another example but i wont elucidate on that here) . Those who through no fault of their own in cold houses and not able to pay the exorbitant energy bills requested by the "energy company profiteering gangs" went for this option . Cowboy installers put it in often when it wasnt advised and also botched its insulation. They went off with the money from the gov as did the energy company gangs who were the underlying cause of the problem in the first place!!! So the sadly uninformed public were left with mould as well as cold. The gov will never admit to any of this near sighted planning as usual and will not do the right thing I suspect and pay for the repairs from their yet again terrible policy.
Another sad and disgraceful example of fall out from awful people milking and profiteering on the public. We have been complacent as we use to live in a nation with ethics . Now as this is going the rot is literally coming out of the walls!!!!
Chimney Sheep are amazing and that natural wool insulation is so easy to install, no need for any PPE.
Yes the chimney sheep chimney draufgt excluder works very well, I have a large opening but get the right size and it's fine. Allows the chimney to breathe too..
Hope it doesn't turn into a debacle like Australia's attempt at it.
Who had the silly idea of putting the boiler in the loft? Also is there a carbon monoxide and fire alarm that is interlinked in that space to the rest of the house?
Many people do this, aslong as good access maintained no reason why it shouldn't be in the loft space
@@tomf3160 Most domestic boilers are not made to go into lofts, in fact some manufacturers have it in writting on their instructions. Some British Gas engineers will not service a boiler in a loft. Some insurance companies will not insure properties with boiler in loft. Either way if you choose to have it in your loft you need a carbon monoxide and fire alarm that is interlinked to the other floors
Challenge: Check the epc of the property you live in and see if its correct, quite alot aren't.