DraughtBusters

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    • Dry lined homes
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    • Early cavity wall homes
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    • Solid stone and cob homes
  • Going further
    • Cost-benefit analysis of improvements
    • Controlling your heating system
    • Upgrading to Underfloor Heating
    • In House Winter Cooling Systems
    • Problems with dot and dabbed walls
    • Heat loss from unused chimneys
    • Draughts in the first floor void
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Going further

Advanced draught proofing

Some draught proofing projects are more ambitious and require a bit more knowledge about how buildings work to make sure that the draught proofing itself doesn’t cause other problems (for example because some ventilation is important).

We have included information here about some of the more technical projects tackled by DraughtBusters in the hope that you will find them useful, whether you plan to tackle the work yourself or simply use it as a guide for discussing work with a builder (perhaps as part of getting other work done on your home):

  • tackling draughts in the gap behind dry lining (dot and dab)
  • draughts in first floor voids
  • heat loss from unused chimneys.

Going beyond draughts

Tackling draughts is just the start!

There are a number of other measures that you can take to improve the energy efficiency of your home, cut bills and reduce waste.

We plan to add some more pages to this section over time, but for now you can do a lot by:

  • developing good energy saving habits in the kitchen
  • getting to grips with the controls on your heating system.

You can read more about each in the linked pages, or by using the drop down menu.

Covid recovery package to include vouchers to help pay for energy saving retrofits

July 7, 2020

Vouchers of up to £5000 to help pay for energy saving home improvements are one of the measures expected to be announced by the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, in tomorrow's (Wednesday 8 July 2020) statement … [Read More...]

Lockdown Actions

June 2, 2019

UPVC Door Problems

December 23, 2017

PM lends support

February 8, 2017

Energy Saving information available from Repair Café events this winter

December 15, 2016

[Media Release] Repair Café with Energy Saving Seminar

December 13, 2016

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