Five Great Products to Help Insulate Your Home
4th October, 2022
Insulating your home is one way to reduce your bills over the long term. It's a simple concept, by preventing warmth, you have created from heating, escaping, it means you need to use less energy to keep your house warm, which in turn means lower bills.
For example, if someone set their central heating thermostat to 18c, it would turn off once it reaches that temperature, then come back on again when it falls below 18c. With an un-insulated house, the heating might fire up again, say 20 minutes earlier, than if the house was insulated. Over the course of the winter months, all these 20 minutes, would amount to many hours when the heating is not on, but the temperature is no colder. Here are 5 great products to help you insulate your home.
Letterbox draught excluder
Heat can escape from the letterbox, and cold draughts enter, especially if a leaflet, newspaper, or recycling bag has been half pushed through it. The bristles on this draught excluder can help prevent this. Very easy to add, just screw onto the internal side oof the door. £6.36 on Amazon HERE
Window insulation film
Designed for single glazed windows, it creates a 'double glazing effect. You cut a piece to cover a window, use the double sided tape to fit it into place, then use a hairdryer to tighten up the plastic film. 1.7m x 1.5m. £9.37 on Amazon HERE
Bubble foil insulation
Often used in caravans, and boats, this bubble foil insulation can also be used to help insulate homes and can be used in many ways. For example, in lofts, underneath floorboards, on the back of the door leading into the garage from a kitchen or hallway, etc. 0.6m x 7.5m £18.49 on Amazon HERE
Draught excluder
A fabric draught excluder, filled with fibre. is a super easy and quick way to stop cold draughts entering rooms from small gaps at the bottom of doors. £9.95 on Amazon HERE
Chimney insulating balloon
If you have open fires in your home, when they are not being used, warm air escapes up the chimney, and cold air from outside comes down them. A reusable chimney inflatable balloon seals the chimney stack and helps keep your home warm. £27.99 on Amazon HERE