Free Insulation ??

[Purple_Popple]

Hi Everyone, Ive had a letter through my door today from a company called Ecowarm, based in Birmingham. They are offering free loft insulation and cavity wall insulation 'for a limited period' for all privately owned and/or rented properties, however Im wondering what the catch is ? I know you dont get something for nothing.

[cathfromsaron]

are they applying for a grant on your behalf?

nothing is free!

[jackthehat]

You can in this instance.
There are grants available from Central Government for companies to do this.

We've recently had Cavity Wall Insulation injected......for free!!!

There are 'limits' but it'll cost you nothing to ask for someone to come and have a talk with you to see just what you would be able to get.

[bednobs]

yep, we have loft insulation and cavity wall and that was free

[fredkins]

Yes we did aswell just this summer,wall cavity free.

[plowter]

Sounds like the government Warm Front scheme:

https://www.gov.uk/warm-front-scheme/overview

You should be able to confirm with your local authority that this company is legit.

[Kathyan]

We're having our loft insulated tomorrow. I think you only get it free if you are on certain benefits. I'm on DLA so we get it free.

[paddywak]

We used the Warm Front scheme two years ago. We got a new central heating system, combi boiler,new pipe work and rads all with thermostatic controlled valves cavity wall and loft insulation. At the time we had to pay an excess of £300 but the upper limit to the grant has been increased.

[alavahalf]

Having just checked Ecowarms homepage it states Free for all .. I expect it is.
http://www.ecowarminsulation.co.uk/grants.html

The government along with other leading nations signed up to the Kyoto Protocol. The aim is to reduce their output of harmful gases/carbon over a given period, and therefore reduce the greenhouse effect. Whether they succeed or not is a different matter, but they do have to bee seen to be making an effort.
The company I work for have just been given a bundle of government money to give away in the form of free energy efficiency measures, in and around the home.
The biggest problem we have is getting the message through to people
.. IT'S FREE... the reply usually is .." But how much does it really cost ?"

I expect Ecowarm are having the same problem we have...giving it away.!
People are always suspicious if you say it's free.
They may well make their money when they complete a short questionaire/survey with you (we do). These surveys when brought together will show the state of the nations fuel efficiency.
So one way of gaining entry and getting this information is to offer free energy efficiency measures... insulating, draughtproofing etc.. and then installing it.
Once these measures are installed it wont be just your house, but it will be in tens of thousands of houses across Britain. The government will then have statics to present at the next summit showing how they have spent money wisely reducing our nations carbon output.
They get the brownie points and dont get fined if they have met their targets.

So grab it if you can ... it's free.!

[perose]

We had ours for free by the Gas Board after we had our new boiler but maybe it was because hubby was 70 ! I will add that it has made a vast improvement to our heating, thermostat is lower and less units being used !

[wazzaa]

Yes, P-P, I qualified for the 100% grant for central heating, loft and cavity wall insulation. I, like you, was suspicious of this offer at first, but after I made enquiries I felt much happier with the more detailed information. What's really great about these installations is the amount of money we're saving in heating costs. Go for it, even if you make enquiries you won't be into a contract, that comes later! lol.

[wazzaa]

hi I forgot to say that the temperature difference we are now enjoying was very obvious. The whole package is amazing, we love it.