Yes never ever buy from a cold caller, at least before you look up other
companies, what they say and what they charge.

My roof is extremely draughty as you could see out between the tiles.
I've had numerous suggestions about insulation of this inner side, but to
me many people suggest that a good air circulation is needed. So when they
have flogged you the rafter insulation they will see the draughty loft and
suggest the whole roof is insulated as well.

Brian

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Al-W Wrote in message:
G'day!

Today, I had a cold sales call from a company offering to spray
closed-cell (polyurethane?) foam between my roof rafters. I thought I'd
run this past you folks, because a lot of you understand this sort of
thing.

I didn't take up their offer of a free assessment for various reasons,
but some of the things the salesman claimed aroused my curiosity.

1) He claimed that the UK Govt is subsidising such work, and that if you
are retired, you qualify for the maximum subsidy. I was under the
impression that grants for insulation ended some while back. Can anyone
confirm/refute this?

2) He claimed that I would save 40% on my heating bills. I expressed
skepticism, pointing out that I had a very drafty loft, and therefore
doubted if insulating the roof would make much difference. I dare say
someone might save 40% if their loft was draft-proof and they had no
standard loft insulation already in place. Anyone agree?

3) Another thing that made me hesitate, is that I've thought about this
form of roof insulation before. It has occurred to me that spraying
plastic foam around roof timbers might not be a great idea, because roof
timbers need air circulation to prevent hazards such as rot and woodwork.
Anyone agree?

4) The salesman also claimed that the Govt is going to outlaw glass fibre
loft insulation because it has been discovered that it's inefficient.
This sounded like nonsense to me. Anyone agree?

I'd appreciate your thoughts and insights on this.

Al


hehe.!

You googled them yet?

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