Across Ireland, many people woke up shivering this week as the temperature plunged.
However, sanctions against Russia have sent the cost of energy soaring and engineer Kieran McCarthy of KMC Homes appeared onAdvertisementUsually it is around your windows and you can go down to a hardware store and buy sealant that you can put around the window edges.Get your boiler checked, your chimney swept and make sure your radiators are properly bled.
More modern boilers are generally more efficient; a new boiler will cost you up front but will save you money in the long-term. Heat pumps are even more efficient to run but they are also extremely expensive to install and are not suitable for every home.Draft excluders might seem old-fashioned to some but they also do an excellent job at keeping the heat in a room.If you have a flat ceiling in the attic, it is easy enough for insulation to be put down. Then look at insulating your walls; there are specialist contractors who can fill the cavities in your home with insulation.
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