Stay Warm For Less ~ Home Energy Saving Tips

This one from the archive sees Roger with some useful energy-saving tips.

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#EnergySaving #DIY #TopTips

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[SpacebarToJump]

Good to see Roger’s son getting involved

[benagain]

Roger's new age defying face scrub I got him for Christmas is clearly doing the trick!

[BikerDarren]

Might be an old video but every tip is spot on and very much relevant to this day and the foreseeable future, how much and how little things change. Very helpful 👌

Feel like I'm in a time warp watching Roger in this video

[noelbourke]

Simple and effective Rodger as always, top man

[vinnysurti]

Roger is looking younger by the week! Lockdown is doing you a world of good 😌

[moonshotsilver]

1st October 65% increase in bills that most of us can't afford. Expect lots of views and thanks for the tips. Staying warm is going to be a mission. Thermal clothes and hot water bottles for us.

[AcheForWake]

Although it’s clear to see the age of the video, the advice is timeless. Good work guys

[lennykelly]

Roger there’s a lot of comments so I didn’t go down through them all to see if this was mentioned before, but I had a hall door like that with a letterbox while there is seals and brushes from post coming in the springs get loose and when the wind got up it was dreadful I never like the colour so I changed the door but it had no letterbox put a postbox outside and the difference it made was incredible keep up the good work.

[xavariusquest]

A few thoughts.

It was great to see you emphasize the importance of roof insulation. A very small investment in insulation makes a big difference. Considering cost alone, the payback period, if the project can be DIY, may only be 1 to 2 years and closer to 4 if hired out.

Replacing windows is always important if the original windows have failed mechanically as direct air movement between interior and exterior creates the greatest threat of heat loss So, if you're going to replace then replace with the best you can afford. BUT...and this is a big but...the R value of even the best (and most expensive by far) is in the R6 to R8 range but values generally are between R2 and R4. The reality is that replacing existing curtains with quality thermal curtains can lead to the same R value or more as many manufactures have products between R4 and R6 at a fraction of the cost of equal R value windoq units. Between a good quality window and quality drapes, the window area can have, especially in the case of an older home, an R value similar to the walls of the home.

A last point ties these together. Because roof area are generally open you have a great deal of available space for insulation. 9 inches of insulation provides an R value of 30. When talk about windows you are maxing out at about R6 and coupled with thermal curtains at R10. Regardless of what individuals choose to do, from a purely ROI perspective, the very first thing everyone should do is see if they can reduce thermal loss through the roof. You said it...if you can, add more.

[grahamshillingford]

Great advice Roget but 😱😱just to clarify, trickle vents in windows do not form part of its insulation properties. Its just a new build building regulation.
We manufacture frames using multi chambered pvcu profiles, we use co extruded gaskets and the most efficient heat reflective glass, only to drill holes through the frame!! 🥶🥶 permanently drafty & noisy. The windows are tested, classified & rated without trickle vents. If anybody is fitting into newbuild, argue this point with building control & insist you don't want dirty great holes drilled into your expesive A rated window frames!!!! They have a built in trickle vent in the locking mechanism.

[thetallcarpenter]

Well done Roger. Just goes to show that good advice doesn't age. 😎 Cheers.

[hodges]

Would be great to see a video on cavity wall insulation, and the best options as it can sometimes lead to damp problems in the home. Or even some quick advice would be helpful. 😉

[gringotom]

Thanks Roger am spending a fortune on heating so anything like this helps!

[ozzyefc]

When this was made robin clevett was only 12 😂

[iLuvTenerife]

I've turned my heating down by a degree for the last 20 years - now I'm well frozen 🥶

[reecemarriott]

Great video Roger, more podcasts would be great 👍

[resrudeboy]

Great video, i wonder is thermal paint any good on an internal wall? i have an 1850s house which has solid lime stone walls, and beautiful cornice which i dont want removed, is there anyway i can insulate the walls?

[MrJohnnynapalm]

Useful tips. Sorry to hear your ladder left when so young 😉
Thanks for sharing 👍

[hannecatton]

Watching from Denmark. Here is the best tip you will ever hear. Try building dwellings in the U.K. with better insulation standards and materials. I lived in the U.K. from 1977 until 2003 when I returned to my homeland. Standards here are several orders of magnitude above those in the U.K. However there is a recognizable streak of masochism amongst the population in the U.K. which ensures that poorly built, poorly insulated and draughty homes will continue to be a feature of living there for decades .