On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:41:59 +0100, Holly in France
wrote:

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:16:11 GMT, Anna Kettle wrote:



Even if VAT needs to be added to the glass fibre option it still looks
loads cheaper than either of the others so I can see why the
eco-products haven't hit the mass market yet. I'd be prepared to pay a
bit more for them, but an order of magnitude more sticks in my gullet

We got a roofing quote for a client a few weeks ago and I noticed that the
roofer is automatically quoting for wool based insulation now.

Yes wool batt insulation originated in France. There is a producer
here in England now and one would hope that their prices are
competitive with importing from France

Unfortunately the quote has been posted off since we would have no further
involvement and so I didn't keep a copy! But...this would suggest that it
is competively priced here in France. I'll investigate and post back if I
find anything worthwhile. Whether it would be worth a trip to fetch it is
another matter :-)

I haven't spoken to the grant people yet but what I am hoping is that
cos the government is putting lots of money into energy saving so its
possible that they subsidise the cost of wool batts. Thats what I'm
hoping anyway cos fleece has no value now. Isn't it shocking that
farmers have to burn fleeces

For hundreds of years, England was rich from selling wool to the rest
of the western world

Anna


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