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Followup: Roof insulation materials
My roof has no insulation at all and I have been looking at the
options. On the open market the eco friendly products like sheepswool batts are seven times the price of glass fibre. I'd be prepared to pay a small premium but that is too much for my bank balance to bear The government is giving grants for insulating old houses so I booked a survey to get a price with grant included and to pick the brains of the surveyor He has just been to visit and the outcome is that sheepswool is still much more expensive even with the grant. He says that his company priced up the sheepswool option for a client and the cost to his company was 4.5 times what they sell glass fibre for. Add on his company's markup and the cost to me is heading towards 7 times The good news is that material and labour for installing ten inches of insulation in my attic, plus cavity wall insulation in the 1976 extension will cost me just £225 (three bedroom house) Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Lime plaster repairs / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc |____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642 |
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