What kind of home do you have?
Pick your kind of home to see what its loft usually needs.
Illustration: homes of different ages on an English street
- Victorian and Edwardian terraces
- Keeping an older terrace warm starts in its compact loft. What to expect and how we insulate it.
- 1930s semis
- How to keep a 1930s semi warmer: topping up, replacing squashed insulation and adding storage.
- Post-war houses
- Many post-war homes still have thin original loft insulation. A top-up makes upstairs warmer.
- 1960s to 1980s houses
- Homes from the 60s to 80s often have early, thin loft insulation. How we bring them up to depth.
- Bungalows
- In a bungalow every room sits under the loft, so good loft insulation warms the whole home.
- New-build homes
- New homes are usually insulated, but it’s worth checking for gaps and squashed patches.
- Period and listed homes
- Older roofs need to breathe. How we insulate period and listed homes with care.
- Top-floor flats
- The loft above a top-floor flat usually belongs to the freeholder. What to check first.
Make your home warmer from the top down
Tell us what kind of home you have and we’ll send a free, written quote for your loft. No obligation.