On Tuesday morning we had our appointment to get the underfloor insulation completed at home. Two young men turned up bright and early and spent about 5 hours topping up the insulation in the ceiling before making sure everything under the house was done. There is a government grant here called the "Healthy Homes Scheme" which enables those living in older houses to get up to a standard of being warm and safe. Because my house was built in the 1930s and although we have a DVS system, a heat pump and a multifuel fire in the lounge we still qualify for it, it wasn't 100% free as we still had a small contribution ourselves to pay but it's well worth it I think.
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22 comments:
Great - it made a huge difference when we had ours done.
It is always good to have plenty of insulation, that will cut down on need for heating and cooling. Nice you had it done and for only a little money on your part. My home is well insulated and I bought a new attic fan which also helps regulate the temperature.
I like the sound of all your insulation etc. Very interesting to hear you have a heat pump. Not many houses have them here as they are so large to fit into the ground and expensive.
Hope it all works as proposed.
Have a comfy winter
So you didn't have penguins doing the underfloor bit then?
Congrats, now you can be toasty and warm.
I love initiatives like that that not only make you more comfortable but also cut down on the use of energy which leads to lots of good things.
We do similar things here. It's not done by government grants but the utilities finance it and they can add the cost to their ratebase which they are alowed to make a rate of return on.
That looks like a big job to do.
I'm sure it was well worth it.
That's exactly what I need to have done... both in the attic and under the house.
I'm now enjoying my first-ever home that is fully insulated and with a heat pump. What a difference it makes. You will be snug and warm even in your south island winter.
Ah that's good!
That´s nice. Finaly there. 👍
...insulation is always a good investment.
Great idea.
A smart way to save energy.
To being cozy!!! :-)
What a great service. Sometimes leaders do come up with good ideas that help everyone.
I guess this chilly winter reminded them to do it! #Allseasons
It's a good idea to do.
Excellent idea to do the installation now before the cold weather gets here and the price was right little to none.
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