With more than 20 years' experience in energy efficiency and sustainability, Karen cuts through the jargon to explain environmental impacts and help you find greener options. Insulating a pitched roof ...

Insulating a loft makes perfect sense, and so does insulating a loft hatch, but it's often the forgotten partner in the process. You’ve made the effort to keep in the heat, but there’s one large hole ...

While adding loft insulation is certainly one way to improve your home's energy efficiency, making loft insulation mistakes can result in your hard work backfiring and leading to more problems than ...

I want to insulate my loft in an eco-friendly way, preferably with wool, but the entrance hatch is tiny and I don't want to make it ­bigger. What's the best alternative? "A visit to ecomerchant.co.uk ...

We had an Indian summer, but now the nights are drawing in and the wind has that icy edge to it. Suddenly the doors are shut and the curtains drawn. But sometimes you still feel that sudden icy draft ...

Energy bills remain a pressure point for many households, so it’s no surprise that people are looking for cheap, practical ways to keep their homes warm. The question is whether £100 can genuinely ...

Our expert in the trade reveals the exact insulation depth households need for maximum benefit MILLIONS of households could be wasting an extra £590 on heating costs due to poor or no loft insulation.

Insulating a pitched roof or loft is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve your home's energy efficiency. Uninsulated homes lose around a quarter of their heat through the roof. Even if you ...

We had an Indian summer, but now the nights are drawing in and the wind has that icy edge to it. Suddenly the doors are shut and the curtains drawn. But sometimes you still feel that sudden icy draft ...