Journal

  • Modern Flats
     We recently visited a modern flat, late 1990’s and we found some tiny draughts round the window and door frames, these seemed […]
  • What is going on under your bath?
    Winter 2020 we saw this under a bath    There is daylight showing over (actually all round the bath waste pipe) the […]
  • Covid recovery package to include vouchers to help pay for energy saving retrofits
    Up to £5000 to help pay for energy saving home improvements expected in government’s Covid-19 economic recovery plan.
  • DraughtBusters Winter Report 2019
    DraughtBusting activity continues with some work and a lot of consultancy outside the area. Some very very draughty new homes in the […]
  • Lockdown Actions
    Draughtproofing windows, doors, floors, ceilings, penetrations, round pipes, beside wires in ceiling roses etc Replace heating controller and thermostat with a better form of control like a programmable room thermostat or smart controller like Hive or Nest.
  • UPVC Door Problems
    Remarkably this year 2017 we have seen for the first time a lot of problems with uPVC doors. In previous years we […]
  • DraughtBusters Flier 2017 – 2018
    Draught Busting Flier 2017 to 2018
  • PM lends support
    Prime Minister Theresa May has written to Reading’s Repair Cafe and DraughtBusters thanking them for the work they do in helping create a society that works for everyone
  • Energy Saving information available from Repair Café events this winter
    DraughtBusters provide a lot of good information on this website, they will help you if you are nearby and living energy poverty, and generally they are willing to advise and assist anyway.