- Insulate the cavity walls
- Replace electrical items with EE ones
- DIY insulation of hot water tank and pipes
- Install a dual flush toilet cistern
- Use a clothes line
- Install secondary glazing window
- Block draughts around floor boards
- Install TRVs and a hot water tank thermostat
- Top up loft insulation (installed)
- Use an overhead Maiden's Pulley
- Install a water butt
Total savings
55% CO2/year
43% water/year
£3500 saving over 5 years
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Make sure you're warm under foot, insulate the floor when renovating or extending
- Step 4
Annual savings - 300 kg of CO2
£50 - £250 over 5 years
Costs from £500
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Installing double glazing reduces heat loss by up to 50% through the windows
- Step 4
Annual savings - 720 kg of CO2
£135 - £675 over 5 years
Costs from £7,000 (average house)
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Generate your electricity from the sun, install solar PV panels
- Step 4
Annual savings (for a 2.4kWp system) - 1 tonne of CO2
£250 (earn £900 from the Feed-in Tariff each year) - £1250 over 5 years
Costs from £12,000
