Floor Insulation is a Wise Investment

2009-05-10T07:01:00.003-07:00

The flooring is one of the major areas of the home that releases heat aside from the lofts and windows. Though it is rather costly to implement floor insulation, it would prove to be a great investment when it comes to reducing your energy bills over a long period of time.

Floor insulation is easy enough to do with a tube of sealant that you can get from most DIY stores. You can use a silicon sealant to fill the gaps between the floorboards and around skirting boards in order to stop draughts. Another effective measure is to lift your floorboards and lay mineral wool underneath, support it with netting to make sure that the wool stays intact. You can run it across the joists upon which the floorboards rest.

If you are going to do the diy work yourself, however, make sure that you don't accidentally block under-floor airbricks in your outside walls. Just like the rest of your house proper ventilation is as important as proper draught exclusion, and floorboards will rot without adequate ventilation.

Using silicon sealant to fill gaps will save you around ?25 a year on your heating costs, whilst insulating underneath the floorboards can save you around ?50 a year. Don't worry about insulating underneath the floor on the upper stories - you only need to make sure that your ground floor is properly insulated. It will cost you around ?20 to do gaps in the skirting boards and around ?90 to insulate underneath the floorboards.

In addition you will save around 400kg of CO2 every year by insulating your floor properly, and you may find that you are eligible to receive grants to complete the work under the government scheme to ensure that as many of Britain's houses are insulated as possible.

Of course, even the best insulated house still costs to heat. Make sure that you are not spending any more than you have to when it comes to your fuel bills, and there are significant variations in energy supply costs from different providers. British Gas have recently announced a 10% cut in prices so it might be worth taking a look at changing provider if your own deal is approaching expiry.

Choose British Gas over other energy suppliers and get great energy prices for your gas and electric or dual fuel.

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Block Paving Price Comparison Site Goes Live

2009-05-10T07:01:00.001-07:00

May 2009 marks the launch of the Block Paving Prices website www.blockpavingprices.co.uk, a website dedicated to saving the client money by comparing block paving prices from tradesmen offering services within the clients local area. First the client enters the area to be paved and selects a standard or high quality stone block and is able to calculate a guide price. Then if happy with the guide price, the client has the option to proceed to organising an accurate quotation from a trusted contractor who will visit their property to conduct a detailed survey which is totally free of charge.

In our current economic climate, us Brit???s save time online comparing just about everything these days, from car insurance to mortgages, so it makes sense to compare paving prices too, after all the cost of a driveway will probably be ten times that of your car insurance, and with so many cowboys out there you really do need someone you can trust.

That???s where Block Paving Prices steps in, we have built a UK-wide database of reliable paving contractors who by joining our scheme have provided up front their prices so that the quotation engine can fairly calculate the estimated cost of your driveway, garden or patio paving, the system then compares all quotations from contractors offering services in your area and provides you with the lowest quotation and saves you time and the stress of trawling the internet and dealing with pressure selling salesmen.

You simply enter your details into the online system, and Block Paving Prices will email you the lowest quotation, then only if you are happy with the price and if you request it, you are put in touch with the contractor who provided the quote and he will contact you directly to arrange a visit to your property.

So there, no pressure selling, no awkward phone calls, just a quote by email and the option to arrange a visit if you wish, getting a block paving quote has never been easier or as hassle free!

The Block Paving Prices website is also host to many other features, including an instant block paving cost calculator in case you want just a rough idea of how much its going to cost to pave your driveway or patio.

There is also a DIY section which is regularly updated with do it yourself tips and advice which is extremely useful when you decide to pave your own driveway or garden. Our expert, honest John, is always on hand if you need to ask a specific question that???s not covered in the DIY guides, so if you need help then simply visit the ??~ask the expert??? section to ask your questions.

Finally, if you are looking to seal your existing block paving then you may find the block paving sealer calculator very useful. You simply enter the area to be paved in square metres and the system will calculate exactly the products you need to seal your driveway yourself, best of all you can even buy online!

If you are interested in any of the services discussed in this article, then please head over the www.blockpavingprices.co.uk where you can find all of the above.

Article written by Andy Biggs in the PR department of Block Paving Prices.

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