Free Cavity Wall Insulation Grants
If you receive a qualifying benefit, Free Cavity Wall Insulation grants are available to pay for the entire cost of having Cavity Wall Insulation professionally installed. The property must also be privately owned or rented and occupied at the time of survey.
If you are not entitled to a Free Cavity Wall Insulation grant, we can still arrange a free survey and quote from an approved installer. Costs are typically in the region of £500 to £600.
The grant funding is part of a scheme known as the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) which was originally part of the Government’s Green Deal Energy Efficiency program. The grants come from the main energy suppliers and they do not have to be re-paid.
With energy costs continuing to rise, Cavity Wall Insulation is one of the best ways to reduce your heating bills. Un-insulated Cavity Walls can cause up to 35% of the heat in a property to escape. Cavity Insulation typically saves a household up to £145 each year.
Click here if you are not sure whether you have Cavity Walls or if they are already insulated.
See if you qualify:
Is My Property Suitable For Cavity Wall Insulation?
Recent research, carried out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), showed that only 58% of all properties that can benefit from Cavity Wall Insulation have been insulated. Your property could be among the remaining 42% still to be insulated.
The first thing to check before applying for a Grant is whether your home has cavity walls. Most properties built of brick from 1924 onwards are likely to have a cavity. If your property was built before 1924, it is likely to have solid walls as shown below:
Another way to tell whether your property has a cavity is if the walls are at least 250mm (10″) thick. Properties that are built after 1982 should already have Cavity Wall Insulation, as building regulations changed to ensure it was fitted during construction.
If you think that your property already has Cavity Wall Insulation, it is not worth applying for a Grant as Cavity Wall Insulation cannot be topped up.
You will NOT be able to have Cavity Wall Insulation installed if:
- Your property was built before 1924 or after 2005.
- The walls have already been filled with insulation.
- You live in a flat and do not have the agreement of neighbours above and below.
- There are any signs of damp on the inside or outside of the walls.
- The property is timber/steel framed, concrete or stone.
- Ventilation is inadequate and a vent cannot be fitted.
