DraughtBusters

Energy saving advice and help

  • About
    • What people say about us
    • A typical DraughtBust
    • Helping to set up other groups
    • Frequently asked questions
    • A DraughtBusters Talk
  • Draught proofing
    • How to get started
    • A Case Study
    • Why draughts?
    • Windows and doors
      • Front Door
      • Draughty roof windows
      • Trickle Ventilators
      • uPVC door problems
      • UPVC window seals
    • Redundant AirBricks
    • Floors
    • Loft and first floor ceilings
    • Loft Traps
    • Pet Flaps
    • What is going on under your bath?
  • Finding Draughts
    • How to survey a building for draughts
    • Problem encountered during 2021/2022
    • Dry lined homes
    • Modern timber frame
    • Victorian terraced houses
    • Chalet Bungalow
    • Cross walled homes
    • Early cavity wall homes
    • Concrete panel houses
    • Solid stone and cob homes
  • Help Reducing Energy Use
  • Advanced Air Sealing
    • Problems with Drylined Homes
      • Problems with dot and dabbed walls
      • Around openings in walls
      • Draughts in the first floor void
    • Going Further
      • First Floor Void
      • Condensation mini case study
      • Controlling your heating system
      • Heat loss from unused chimneys
      • Types of damp in the home
      • Draughts and condensation
      • In House Winter Cooling Systems
    • More Advanced
      • Upgrading to Underfloor Heating
      • Lead Pumping
      • Why so many flat roofs fail
      • Summer Condensation
  • Contact

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.
  • Downloads
  • FAQs

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