Tesco Launch Home Insulation Service

Market leading supermarket Tesco have launched a Home Insulation Service offering cavity wall insulation and loft insulation at bargain price. It doesn't matter if you own a 4-bed detached house, or a 1-bed apartment Tesco offer each service for the great price of just £199. In comparison to the guide prices you could save anywhere between £98 and £541.

For those in receipt of certain benefits you can install the measures for free. If you are a homeowner, residential landlord or private tenant and anyone in your property is over 70 or in receipt of one or more of the following benefits, you may be entitled to free insulation (subject to survey).

• Child tax credit
  (with household income less than £15,592)
• Working tax credit
  (with household income less than £15,592)
• War disablement pension
  (must include constant attendance allowance or a mobility supplement)
• Disablement pension
  (must include constant attendance allowance)
• Attendance allowance
• Disability living allowance
• State pension credit
• Income support
• Housing benefit
• Council tax benefit
  (single persons allowance does not apply)
• Income based job seekers allowance

83 per cent of domestic energy is used for heat. Cavity wall insulation can help prevent the 25% - 40% of heat in a building lost through uninsulated walls. The potential savings is about £120 on your annual heating bills and up to 1 tonne of Co2 a year. The cost of installation should be recouped in less than 2 years, however with the Tesco prices this is just over one year. Loft insulation will help prevent the 25% of heat in a building lost through an uninsulated loft. The potential savings are about £155 on your annual heating bills and up to 2 tonnes of Co2 a year.

Overall if all the homes in the UK that are uninsulated at the moment were insulated the annual savings would be equivalent to £2.5 billion and 14.3 million tonnes of Co2 emissions annually.

Tips when Choosing an Installer

• Ensure what you are getting there are many types of insulation used, at the moment the standard is bonded bead, this is available in white and graphite, the graphite is 20% more effective, and slightly more expensive.
• Ask whether they will install ventilation guards, many installers will not mention this, it is essential that these are installed to prevent beads from blocking the vents, this can lead to advanced rotting in floor boards.
• Ensure the company is CIGA registered, check their site and look for the logo

Tesco Home Insulation Service do not operate in every area of the UK, if you are still interested in insulation in your area, you can contact use the Energy Saving Trust search to find details of installers in your area. The Energy Savings Trust can also give further advice on grants available.


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