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[Bibio]

looking at replacing my boiler ages ago has returned. i hear that i might be entitled to a new boiler via a grant so went hunting and yup i am. after a phone call i'm now looking at an entire free central heating system. SCORE...

lucky i found out before i started to decorate

phone call sort of went like..

how old is your boiler
ermmm 30+ years
silence for a bit then did you say 30 years old
yup
good grief

they are sending someone out 11th december to go over everything.

[littleoldman2]

Well done, I fancy some of that. who are you going through?

[Bibio]

its different in englishmanshire but up here its warm homes scheme.

you must be on certain benefits and criteria. i seem to remember its easier if your south of the border.

we are getting it as i'm a carer and Mrs B is in PIP. but mainly as i'm a carer.

[Bibio]

BTW it gets better... they also sent me a link to claim £140 yes £140 towards my electric/gas bill as a winter payment something or other.. just finished applying for that so wont know for a few days...

[Adam Ef]

Originally Posted by Bibio

you must be on certain benefits and criteria. i seem to remember its easier if your south of the border.

The couple who lived in our house before us had this. All new loft insulation, cavity wall insulation, new double glazing, all on grants.

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

The couple who lived in our house before us had this. All new loft insulation, cavity wall insulation, new double glazing, all on grants.

They came round twice last year offering our estate free cavity insulation - some government target or other ( even though our estate only 20years old and our cavities have expanded polystyrene battens installed already) - I asked them if they were doing a survey of cavity first and the answer was no. Problem is putting the blown insulation into a cavity with existing insulation would have been a disaster anyway. Out of the 10 in our cul-de-sac only two had it done, the rest were better informed and knew that filling up the cavity can cause massive damp problems - I worked with a bloke who needed a dehumidifier running 24/7 after he had his cavities filled, needed it to get rid of damp patches and black mould, he never needed one before he had the cavities blocked up.

It was a hard sell and obvious they weren't getting many takers because of publicity of the damage retrospective cavity wall insulation can cause. One of the sales blokes told my wife 'cavity insulation will become mandatory next year and you won't be able to sell you house without it' - I wrote to my local council ( who were controlling the contractors) and my MP about the blatant lies being told - we never had them call again at our house.

[Bibio]

we had no problems with ants till everyone got their free cavity wall insulation. after that its been a fekin nightmare every year. when they were doing the windows you could see the ants nests in the walls.

the whole of kirkcaldy is now riddled with fekin ants.

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by Bibio

we had no problems with ants till everyone got their free cavity wall insulation. after that its been a fekin nightmare every year. when they were doing the windows you could see the ants nests in the walls.

the whole of kirkcaldy is now riddled with fekin ants.

Same here bibs

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[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by Bibio

we had no problems with ants till everyone got their free cavity wall insulation. after that its been a fekin nightmare every year. when they were doing the windows you could see the ants nests in the walls.

the whole of kirkcaldy is now riddled with fekin ants.

Article here http://www.askjeff.co.uk/cavity-wall-fill/ about cavity insulation by building guru Jeff Howells, on top of all the other problems it can cause he also mentions ant infestations.... ( also corroding of wall ties etc. )

[Bibio]

TBH i've not had any problems with damp or nowt and the insulation was put in more then 10 years ago but i do have render on top of the brick.

the ants started the next again year as i'm sure they came with the insulation.