Make Sure Your Home Is Warm and Cosy Across the Christmas Period With Double Glazing

If you are suffering at home from the cold as a result of holding single glazed windows, but can’t afford buying new double glazing, do not panic as we are here to assist you enhance the warmth and security of your property at a affordable price. Double glazing Kent can reduce heat loss through windows by fifty per cent in addition to noise pollution and condensation levels. It functions by trapping air between 2 panes of glass creating an insulating barrier.

Many people have rotten, old wooden framed windows which should have been replaced years before. What you may not realise is that not only are you not benefitting from a warmer home, but you’re also losing energy. This is because the heat you’re getting from your heaters and radiators, is disappearing out of air gaps in your old windows. This suggests you need to either turn up your heaters to a greater setting or leave them running for longer, which then results in a waste of energy. 

Thankfully, for those who don’t have the funds accessible to purchase new double glazed doors and windows, there is a brilliant option available to you. The solution to your winter, cold nights is a grant! That’s right, these day there are funding and grants available to you from energy saving projects. Eligibility for a grant is dependent upon a variety of criteria, such as your age, your local authority and whether you claim benefits. In addition, for house holds more susceptible to fuel poverty, including pensioners, there is assistance for high energy bills by means of winter fuel payments, cheaper social tariffs and the government schemes.

Fitting double glazing by using Kent double glazing will save close to £110 per year on your heating bills, according to Energy Saving Trust. There is additionally further help for the over 60s or anyone with a disability who can also approach Care & Repair. This is a voluntary organisation who offer assistance with applying for grants in numerous local areas. Care & Repair helps with the paperwork and can organise installation quotes, as well as oversee the work to ensure it is done properly.

If you don’t qualify for help and your finances are tight, you could choose to just double glaze the windows in individual rooms, rather than your entire property. Another option available to you is secondary glazing, which is cheaper than double glazing and not as effective, but will reduce the draughts you may be experiencing. A further energy saving option is to use long, thickly lined curtains, stopping heat from escaping out of your windows.  

If, you already have double glazing within your home and are looking for an additional feature for your home, conservatories Kent  enable you a vast choice of designs and styles ensuring that your home looks fabulous whilst adding an additional space to relax in.