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Reduce your energy bills and save money with Wickes
Many of our homes are leaky, wasting energy through heat loss through walls, roofs, doors, windows and all sorts of little gaps and spaces. That’s money just floating out of the house! And with ever increasing energy prices, now is the time you could be saving money.
Create your own Energy Solar panels can capture energy and turn it into electricity or heat
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Loft Insulation Insulate your loft to the Government recommended depth of 270mm – see p.493
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Cavity Wall Insulation Typically post 1920s homes have a gap between the internal and external walls, which can be professionally filled with insulating material quickly and easily
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Windows & Doors Change to double glazing and install well fitting PVCu doors – see p.140 & 115
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Solid Wall Insulation Older properties (usually pre 1920s) with solid walls can be professionally insulated internally or externally
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Use modern condensing boilers combined with heating controls like programmable timers and thermostats – see p.420
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Install modern LED lighting – see p.374
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Draught Proofing Seal up the gaps around doors, windows and pipe fittings – see p.496
Floor Insulation No one likes a cold floor! Ideal when kitchens or bathrooms are refurbished or if you have suspended timber floors
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Many of the home improvements projects we carry out are designed to last a number of years, so think about incorporating the energy saving benefi ts now and future proof your home against further disruption