Anyone in the Leeds/Wakefield area had free cavity wall ins-
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Viscount tried to do mine... after another inspection they found out it had been done already.
On reflection, this bloke came and knocked on the door, said it was free and we invited him in! He walked around the house looked in every room, he could of been talking crap and robbed the place... He didnt but i wont invite anyone in again...
On reflection, this bloke came and knocked on the door, said it was free and we invited him in! He walked around the house looked in every room, he could of been talking crap and robbed the place... He didnt but i wont invite anyone in again...
Had mine done recently for £99, I was doorstepped by a rep from 'Instafibre' and the work was done by Rheinegold. Took them a morning to do, pretty straightforward, price included a new vent in the lounge due to my gas fire being too powerful 
Edited by hiltoa on Sunday 4th October 11:33
The government and local councils run these schemes, and being run by the afore-mentioned means that they are designed to confuse, have a myriad of rules and regulations, and more often than not put you in a postcode lottery situation.
Some of the grants are means tested and some are not.
Price depends upon who approached you, or when you made your enquiry, and through what channels (direct to the installer/your energy supplier/local council,etc).
The Barnsley scheme starts shortly, so if you live in that area in a council tax band A B or C house, are over 60 and have a total income of less than 19 grand, then it's FREE.
Get the (complicated) picture ?
Oh, and yes it does work, and the installation will be carried out by one of the most closely monitored companies in the building industry.
Most other 'home-improvement' type companies would be out of business if they were subjected to it.
As far as roofs being 'the wrong shape' goes,then yes that may well have been true. Health and safety laws are very strict now, and men have to able to work safely up ladders or other supports. So please don't mock people abiding by the rules.
Letting people wander around your house without a prior appointment and correct ID being shown is always unwise, but the decision is yours, unless they've forced entry, in which case call the police.
For the facts, not rumour and hearsay, look at the website of the Energy Savings Trust.
ETA...Move to East Yorkshire. It's only £75 there.
Some of the grants are means tested and some are not.
Price depends upon who approached you, or when you made your enquiry, and through what channels (direct to the installer/your energy supplier/local council,etc).
The Barnsley scheme starts shortly, so if you live in that area in a council tax band A B or C house, are over 60 and have a total income of less than 19 grand, then it's FREE.
Get the (complicated) picture ?
Oh, and yes it does work, and the installation will be carried out by one of the most closely monitored companies in the building industry.
Most other 'home-improvement' type companies would be out of business if they were subjected to it.
As far as roofs being 'the wrong shape' goes,then yes that may well have been true. Health and safety laws are very strict now, and men have to able to work safely up ladders or other supports. So please don't mock people abiding by the rules.
Letting people wander around your house without a prior appointment and correct ID being shown is always unwise, but the decision is yours, unless they've forced entry, in which case call the police.
For the facts, not rumour and hearsay, look at the website of the Energy Savings Trust.
ETA...Move to East Yorkshire. It's only £75 there.
Edited by grahamw48 on Tuesday 6th October 00:52
DCLane said:
I had mine done last month under the Kirklees Warm Zone scheme - free loft insulation and cavity wall insulation.
It's made the house a LOT warmer - feels 3-5 degrees warmer and we've not had to use heating at all, compared with previous years.
Same, although the company carrying out the work were a bit dim.It's made the house a LOT warmer - feels 3-5 degrees warmer and we've not had to use heating at all, compared with previous years.
My neighbours had theirs done today, now their house looks like it has acne due to all the holes they drilled and then filled with mortar that doesn't match the existing stuff or the brickwork.
Presume it was done by the chaps who were touting for business a week or two ago, thing they were asking £200.
thetapeworm said:
My neighbours had theirs done today, now their house looks like it has acne due to all the holes they drilled and then filled with mortar that doesn't match the existing stuff or the brickwork.
Presume it was done by the chaps who were touting for business a week or two ago, thing they were asking £200.
Presumably you will suggest that they phone the company and ask them to send the men back to re-point up properly, as they should have done...unless the neighbours have already done so.Presume it was done by the chaps who were touting for business a week or two ago, thing they were asking £200.
Unless people complain, the company won't realise the work doesn't meet the required standard. You will thus be doing everyone a favour, and hopefully not be put off saving a high percentage of YOUR heating bill by something so easily and cheaply remedied, unless you're happy with what you're currently paying.
The 'Scheme Managers' set the prices incidentally, not the APPROVED installers.
I do realise that 'touting' for business borders on a criminal activity in this country, regardless of whether those individuals are helping to keep a lot of people employed during the 'downturn'.
Let's just be grateful that we don't all have to go out and actually make an effort to create some work for ourselves, eh ?
Edited by grahamw48 on Tuesday 6th October 22:03
grahamw48 said:
thetapeworm said:
My neighbours had theirs done today, now their house looks like it has acne due to all the holes they drilled and then filled with mortar that doesn't match the existing stuff or the brickwork.
Presume it was done by the chaps who were touting for business a week or two ago, think they were asking £200.
Presumably you will suggest that they phone the company and ask them to send the men back to re-point up properly, as they should have done...unless the neighbours have already done so.Presume it was done by the chaps who were touting for business a week or two ago, think they were asking £200.
Unless people complain, the company won't realise the work doesn't meet the required standard. You will thus be doing everyone a favour, and hopefully not be put off saving a high percentage of YOUR heating bill by something so easily and cheaply remedied, unless you're happy with what you're currently paying.
The 'Scheme Managers' set the prices incidentally, not the APPROVED installers.
I do realise that 'touting' for business borders on a criminal activity in this country, regardless of whether those individuals are helping to keep a lot of people employed during the 'downturn'.
Let's just be grateful that we don't all have to go out and actually make an effort to create some work for ourselves, eh ?
Edited by grahamw48 on Tuesday 6th October 22:03
My neighbours may love the way their house looks now, that's none of my business, they were just doing the work outside my office window when I was at home yesterday and I couldn't help but notice that they didn't seem too bothered about hiding the holes. Thought it might be worth mentioning so others can ask if this is a consideration when getting their own done.
As for "touting" - if this term has irritated you as much as your rolling eyes suggest then I apologise, it just seemed to be a suitable work to use when describing teams of people banging on doors looking for business. For the record they came to my house 4 times in the space of an hour despite being told we weren't interested on the first visit and I was polite on each occassion as it was a different sales chap who just wants to earn a living. I'm not some ogre out to stop people making money and insulating houses, I just noticed that my neighbours house looks a bit odd and that they had dropped mortar onto their conservatory roof.
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