Use our expert advice to help you choose the right type of loft insulation for your home and budget. Installing loft insulation can cut your energy bills and help keep your home warm, as it prevents ...

Wool has an ancient history when it comes to use in homes. Prehistoric civilizations used rock wool to insulate their homes and it was a seemingly popular choice through the Middle Ages as sheep ...

One of the toughest decisions in green building is the choice of insulation. Each type has its own set of virtues and problems. Last summer I wrote an article to try and address this confusion. I didn ...

Most of us only deal with home insulation a few times in a lifetime, so many of the materials used to insulate buildings are little known to the average person. Affordably priced and familiar to most ...

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 ...

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 ...

As winter rolls around, we all notice the effects of our home's insulation. If it's done right, we'll be warm and comfortable throughout the colder months, but if not, we'll be feeling the chill and ...

Nova Scotia has thousands of superfluous kilograms of wool, so researchers at Dalhousie University decided to stuff it in walls to see if it would work as home insulation. It turns out it can do the ...