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Cavity Wall Insulation Grants – Lower Insulation Costs & Utility Bills

Press release January 11, 2011 Energy & Environment

Cavity wall insulation grants are one of those luxury benefits you get being a resident of the United Kingdom. Though cavity wall insulation is cost effective and can influence to low your utility bills up to 15 percent, but initially it may put a dent in your savings.

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Cavity wall insulation grants are one of those luxury benefits you get being a resident of the United Kingdom. Though cavity wall insulation is cost effective and can influence to low your utility bills up to 15 percent, but initially it may put a dent in your savings. Common households with limited savings and income to cover expenses usually have little left to afford lump sum costs of cavity wall insulation. That’s why the government are offering cavity wall insulation grants for everyone who are looking to save money and can help with the too.

Cavity walls were not a concern of yesterday. However, with increasing rate of energy consumption and CO2 emission insulating cavity walls is the need of the hour. Understanding its urgent requirement for saving environment and saving nation’s resources of energy, government has made cavity wall insulation a mandatory home improvement strategy in existing buildings. Insulating gaps is now an emergence to retain required heat inside and reduce needs of CO2 contained heat by burning fossil fuels. More houses with cavity walls will receive cavity wall insulation treatment, lesser CO2 will emit in the environment and we will have lesser threats from global warming.

Different types of insulation materials can be applied to insulate cavity walls. Moreover, the required amount of particular insulation materials varies as per the area targeted for insulation. Some insulation materials are safe to be handled by homeowners whereas some are strictly advised to involve professional contractors’ services. In that case, labour of insulation contractors adds up to costs for insulation materials and equipment, making installation of cavity insulation further expensive. Such expensive costs can be lessened with cavity wall insulation grants.

Cavity wall insulation grants are meant to aid UK households with financial coverage. Cavity wall insulation grants cover from 50% of the cost to entire installation costs depending upon different factors. These grant schemes are designed for low income families who are entitled to several benefits, allowances and compensation for disablement etc. The only way to assure you are eligible for at least 50% cavity wall insulation grants is proving ownership of the house or the part of the house. The best way to ascertain eligibility for insulation grants and estimate anticipate amount of insulation grants is by calling for insulation survey. Viscount Insulation can send one of their professionals to conduct a survey and produce a thorough report covering which insulation type you require and also the eligibility for cavity wall insulation grants. Once you are approved with these grants, you are contributing to your home and environment making it a safer and comfortable place to live in.

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