I enquire and arranged, through my energy company, for my house to be surveyed for wall insulation. (if your on a benift such as DLA you are entitled to it)
The first time (yes sorry I have tried 4 times and had my house surveyed each time).
The first time when the workmen arrived they said I hadn’t enough air vents in the out side walls and they could do it for cash.
Luckily I was aware of the place they indicated and pointed out to them that it didn’t need them because in that part of the house it was a solid floor.
Well I told them I would sort it and sent them on their way.
The next two both said that because I had a conservatory that the rear bedroom wall couldn’t be done.
I found it questionable especialy as one of them never even went out side and checked.
I asked the energy company for another oppinion.
Yesterday a gentleman surveyed my house and said there are no problems they had conservatory ladders especialy for the job.
I know it sound I’m being difficult but it will be the only time so I wanted it wright.
So if you have a conservitory and are told that your house can’t have the full house done because of the conservatory, don’t except it because it can.
That’s a shame. I thought, on reading the title, that I might be in with the chance of a free conservatory.
Thought it sounded too good to be true - and it is.
I have quite the opposite problem to them refusing to do it.
I am absolutely plagued by these canvassers, wanting to offer me “free” insulation. I have absolutely no chance of qualifying, and even if I had, it’s a relatively modern house (20 years or so) and was built already with cavity wall insulation, as standard.
Yes, technology may have moved on, but I don’t believe insulation was so poor, back then, that I’d really see a huge benefit from having it all redone. It’s not as if it’s an old, draughty house, that has never had the benefit of any insulation.
To be honest, I don’t want the hassle, even if they paid me. But still they persist, refusing to take no for an answer. I’m convinced it’s some kind of racket - I get so many of them round here calling - there must be good money in it for them. I tell them I don’t qualify, and anyway don’t need or want it. But you can guarantee there’ll be another one round within a week or two.
I had wall insulation carried out for free, a few years back.
We requested a wall insulation survey, as we were going to pay so needed a quote. Surveyor came when I was at work, so my wife stayed at home to see him.
When I returned home, my wife, said we can’t afford wall insulation and handed me the quote, it was
£00.00.
When he was working out his quote, in conversation my wife just mentioned that I had “MS”, his reaction, it’s a good thing you told me, tore, up the original quote, did another one for £00.00, and said all he needed is your husbands national insurance number. The cost to you will be zero.
The work was carried out within a couple of weeks.
That is the one and only thing that I have, ever had paid for. Apart from claming back VAT, on products related to helping my MS.
Take care.
Chris R.
I. El. (Eng). (Rtd).
I know its going to be a bad day when I get out of bed and miss the floor, today is such a day.