External Wall Insulation in Birmingham

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External Wall Insulation in Birmingham

Why should I get External Wall Insulation?

As much as 33% of all the heat produced in your home is lost through un-insulated walls. On average you could be wasting £475 a year on your fuel costs. Not only that, but you could be pumping out an unnecessary 1.9 tonnes of carbon every year. That’s the equivalent of driving around 7000 miles in an average car

Figures from the Energy Saving Trust show that installing external wall insulation could save you £475 on your energy bills and cut carbon by 1900 kg.

There are many more reasons to get EWI such as:

  • EWI can be applied with minimal disruption to the household and its occupants
  • no internal access is required
  • EWI does not reduce the floor area (living space) of the property
  • Installing EWI improves the appearance of the property – potentially increasing the property’s value
  • Installing EWI improves weatherproofing and sound resistance
  • Installing EWI can make the building more airtight, reducing drafts and heat loss
  • Installing EWI increases the life of the existing property by protecting the existing substrate from the weather
  • EWI reduces condensation on internal walls and can help prevent damp (but will not solve rising or penetration damp)

 

Why should I get External Wall Insulation in Birmingham?

Many of the houses within the Midlands are made up of ‘solid walls’ as they were built before the 1930s. By ‘solid’, it means that there is no cavity inside them. A solid wall’s brick pattern is recognizable by having lots of end bricks, which look like half-length bricks, in the middle of walls (i.e. not near ends of walls and not near windows and doors). These are in fact mainly cross bricks, which run from the front to

the back of a wall. Therefore, the depth of a wall – ignoring any plaster on the interior surface – is a brick’s length, about nine inches.

If you have solid external walls, external insulation is the best option for insulating your house as it completely covers the façade of a home. The problem with internal insulation is that it is generally only installed within rooms. That leaves the opportunity for heat to seep out through other routes, e.g. via the voids between ceilings and floors, or in internal walls, and into the external walls, and then of course into the outside world. This escape of heat is known as the bridging effect. With external walls, this does not occur.

 

FINDING AN APPROVED OR RECOMMENDED INSTALLER

We have teamed up with EWI Pro to help provide homeowners with an approved and recommended installer network across the UK. EWI Pro are one of the UK’s leading render manufacturers and our experiences with them have always been extremely positive. They have excellent technical support and a vast array of quality products. Their list of approved and recommended installers are specialists, so by choosing one of them to complete your project, you can be assured that the work and the materials installed on your property will be to the highest standard.

If you are looking for an approved or recommended EWI Pro installer, please send an inquiry by filling in your details on the form provided!.







    Unsure of what materials you require?

    Use our EWI solid wall insulation materials calculator to calculate exactly what materials you will need for a particular job.

    EWI Pro Training Academy

    We are delighted to announce we have partnered with the EWI Pro Training Academy in Aylesbury to bring you a series of professional installer training courses.

    We have 6 unique courses to choose from, each targeting a different area of the External Wall Insulation installation process.The training courses are completed over the course of a half-day or full day, and installers will receive an EWI Pro certificate upon completion.

    Why this programme?

    The EWI Pro Training courses are designed with an all-round approach to learning. You will be given the chance to learn about installing EWI systems through a mixture of classroom and practical, hands-on training.

    This programme also allows you to learn from experienced EWI professionals with years of industry experience. This way, you will leave the course equipped with the most relevant skills.






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        • Branko Culej
        • 19.12.2017
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        I have my brother who live in Telford, West Midlands who lives in a detached bungalow. I think property has problems with damp and condensation. Property is good, BUT we think it is because of bad insulation. Do you have any partners in West Midlands who you can recommend that can come out and give a price foe full insulation, and nice render finish.

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