FREE house insulation?
Yes, it really is free - if you live within the Wirral Council area. If you own your home, or rent privately and can get landlord's agreement, do check out the Wirral Free Insulation programme.
It's funded by the Council and British Gas, and managed by Wallasey-based energy efficiency charity Energy Projects Plus.
If your home has cavity walls (generally after 1930) that haven't been insulated, you could get that done - for nothing. If you have less than 150mm (6") insulation in your loft, you could have it topped up - for nothing. If you're over 70 and have health problems that mean you can't get into your loft to clear out the boxes of gubbin etc therein, don't despair - the scheme can arrange to do that for you. Yes, for nothing. If you're not in that category, the scheme could still do it for you, but you'd have to pay. If a small section of your loft's boarded over, you might still be able to have the rest done.
Uninsulated cavity walls can let around a third of the heat in your home escape, and an uninsulated loft can let around a quarter of it out - that adds up to a massive heat loss, which is bad news with fuel prices rising. Now's the time to get the work done, before next winter, and while there's still money in the kitty for the scheme.
To find out more, ring the free advice line 0800 512 012 and say you heard about the scheme on www.la21.net. Once you've registered your interest, a surveyor will arrange to call to check suitability, and you'll be put on the list to get the work done by Hillserve contractors. Don't wait until the cold weather returns; take action now and tell your friends and family about it!