Energy-Saving Home Improvements From The Green Deal

From 28th January 2013 homeowners and tenants will be able to make energy-saving improvements such as internal wall insulation (of exterior walls) systems, external wall insulation systems http://youtu.be/7yU7TN_g6uM at no upfront cost through the Green Deal. The list of 45 improvements that qualify for this support also includes installing solar panels, new boilers and insulated or heated wooden floors.
From 1st October accredited advisers, from energy companies to leading retailers and alternative energy providers, will be available to survey individual homes, assessing the most effective improvements for that property.
 The low-interest loan will be spread over periods of up to 25 years and collected via energy bills.
To qualify for the Green Deal finance the cost of any potential improvement will have to be matched by savings on energy bills. This is known as the "golden rule". So, if you want solar panels at a cost of £6,000 and the saving on bills is estimated at £6,000, over 10 years, then your repayments can be spread over that period. In theory, the improvement need not cost the homeowner anything.
Here's an example of internal wall insulation (of exterior walls) systems that we carried out:

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Making Your Home A Sound Investment

There are several ways to soundproof your walls & floors:
Many partition walls don't contain any insulation, so consider removing the plasterboard on one side and fitting acoustic insulation  wool between the studs before you replace the plasterboard. A slightly cheaper way is fitting a layer of sound-blocking plasterboard to a wall or ceiling, then plastering it. This really works well for brick dividing walls between terraced houses or flats.
To insulate floors, lift the boards and fit  acoustic insulation between the joists before you put the floorboards back down.
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External Wall Insulation Systems

Insulation render systems is a material that is growing in popularity in the UK. The product used in this project is ParexDPR super fine, it has great insulation qualities as well as being low maintenance and hard wearing. Before applying the material, the external plasterboard has a fibreglass mesh and plastic angle beads fitted. Then the backing coat is applied. When this coat is dry & hard, the final coat can be laid and "floated up" to give the final finish.

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