We must ban boilers to force public to switch to £10k heat pumps'

Re:We must ban boilers to force public to switch to £10k hea... by mytailorisrich on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @02:16PM (#31086757)

There was actually a scheme a few years ago to get cavity wall insulation for free. I know because I took advantage of it, although the work was not exactly first class.

Insulating the loft ought to be cheap because it's simple and material is cheap. I DIY'd it.

On the other hand, insulating the floor is a b*tch. I did it myself as well and lifting the floorboards of the whole ground-floor was a massive pain but now I have 10cm of Celotex underneath and enjoy warm wooden floor all year long with no draft.

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Re:We must ban boilers to force public to switch to £10k hea... by noneeeed on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @02:51PM (#31087280)

I keep being tempted by retrofitted cavity wall insulation, but then I read some of the horror stories and it puts me right off. However our house is reasonably well insulated otherwise, and mid terrace do I’m not sure if it would make that much of a radical difference.

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Re:We must ban boilers to force public to switch to £10k hea... by c1c2c3 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @03:47PM (#31088039)

I've had cavity wall insulation added to the last two houses I've owned. Made a huge difference to both, especially noticeable was how much longer the house stayed warm when the heating was off. Both were detached which will make a difference in terms of surface area impacted.

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Re:We must ban boilers to force public to switch to £10k hea... by noneeeed on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:26PM (#31088562)

Yeah, I know the benefits, just worried about the damp issues. We are on the boarder line of areas where it can start to be an issue, worked out based on amount of rain and wind as I understand it.

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