Insulate Britain...No seriously.

[Ribenapigeon]

With all the hoohaa about high energy wastage heating our homes I had a probably crazy idea. What if every time a home was sold then a survey was done to see what insulation it needed retrofitting and if needed the government funds the job being done? At 4,2% of the housing stock getting turned over every year then if say (ballpark for convenience) 4% needed insulating then in ten years 40% of the housing stock would be properly insulated, in ten years twice that and so on. Not only that but the housing market would be boosted. I know mad idea and a bit off the cuff but I do think that rather than blanket banning things and virtue signalling with electric cars for the wealthy middle class policies like this might be a better idea.

[Pete.]

Your figures presume that no house would be re-sold within 20yrs.
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[Ribenapigeon]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

There was a government grant scheme for insulation but it was stopped. Admin costs probably high, plus insulation often installed badly or inappropriately (impairing ventilation).

[Ribenapigeon]

[Rob Fzs]

[Islander]

[Ribenapigeon]

[Ribenapigeon]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[BTTD]

My house is as insulated as a house built in 1908 can be.
I paid for it myself.
Why should I have to pay for other peoples houses to be insulated?

Everytime someone says "I think the government should pay for this" it means "someone else should pay for the things I think matter".

All tax is theft. etc etc.

[Islander]

[Rob Fzs]

[Pete.]

[MCN]

I got cold called (no pun) about my loft insulation needing upgraded to a new fangled material.
To bozos came out, spent 10 mins in the attic and then told me the bad news.
My loft insulation was damp.
I think that's how it works. Stops heat going through it so it will be cold on the outer layers. Any moisture in the air will condense on the cold material.
I hunted them.
Probably looking at 2 grand for some edjits to roll in some loft insulation.
GTF.
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[Ribenapigeon]

[Rob Fzs]

[Ayrton]

There was a government grant in my area 3 years ago and I had loft insulation and solar panels fitted for free. I was really surprised that I've seen maybe a handful of houses in my town with solar panels fitted, so it's definitely a case that most people cant be arsed with it or don't care because they are renting.

Been keeping an eye out for another one but they only offer them to people on benefits and such . It's still freezing in my house so next year I'm fitting insulation under my suspended floor.

[Raffles]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Ribenapigeon]

In Japan they have enormous taxes on inheriting property which somehow makes it more likely property gets redeveloped, they must give a tax break. This means their housing stock gets renewed to more midern standards on a regular basis. They're also very liberal on the design so long as the work is done within building codes.

[Rob Fzs]