Loft insulation works by adding a thick layer of insulating material across your loft floor, significantly reducing heat loss through the roof. This layer acts as a thermal blanket, keeping warm air from rising out of your home and maintaining a consistent indoor temperature. The result is a more energy-efficient home that requires less energy to stay warm, leading to lower heating costs.

With loft insulation grants available, you’re given the chance to boost your home’s warmth and efficiency without the financial strain. Energy Saving Grants can assist in securing any home insulation grants you qualify for, making it easier to improve your home’s comfort and energy usage.

Once loft insulation has been installed it is important not to compress the loft insulation with items that you are storing in your loft, as this will reduce the effectiveness of the insulation. If storage space is required in your loft, specialist products called stilts, can be used to raise the floor level above the insulation, so that floorboards can be installed. 

For lofts with difficult access, for example lofts with low head room or lofts with small access hatches, rolls of insulation may not be suitable. Instead a loose, fire-retardant insulation material is blown into the loft using specialist equipment. 

If your property doesn’t have a standard loft and has a vaulted ceiling or has bedrooms in the attic (eg a dormer bungalow), then the alternative way to insulate the roof space is Room In Roof Insulation.