John Martin

Cavity Wall Insulation in St Helens and Newton-le-Willows

Cavity Wall Insulation in St Helens and Newton-le-Willows St Helens and Newton-le-Willows have a lot of cavity-walled housing — inter-war semis, post-war council-built estates and plenty of 1960s–80s private homes. A surprising number still have empty cavities, or were filled years ago with material that’s no longer doing its job. Is your cavity already filled? …

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Eco Wool Insulation: The Eco-Friendly Choice for Your Attic

Frozen Pipes and Cold Tanks: Insulating Your Loft Plumbing Before a Cold Snap

Frozen Pipes and Cold Tanks: Insulating Your Loft Plumbing Before a Cold Snap Here’s something that catches people out every winter: when you insulate your loft properly, the loft itself gets colder. That’s the point — the heat stays in the rooms below instead of leaking into the roof space. But it means any pipes …

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The Coldest Room in the House: Fixing Bedrooms Over Garages and Extensions

The Coldest Room in the House: Fixing Bedrooms Over Garages and Extensions Almost every house has one: the bedroom that’s always a few degrees colder than the rest. You turn the radiator up, buy an oil heater, put an extra duvet on — and it’s still the room nobody wants to sleep in. There’s nearly …

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Loft Insulation in Widnes and Runcorn: A Homeowner’s Guide

Loft Insulation in Widnes and Runcorn: A Homeowner’s Guide Just across the river from Warrington, Widnes and Runcorn have a mix of housing that’s ideal for loft insulation: post-war semis, 1960s and 70s estates, newer build in the expansion areas and older terraces nearer the town centres. Almost all of them have one thing in …

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Conservatory Too Cold in Winter? Insulating a Conservatory Roof in Warrington

Conservatory Too Cold in Winter? Insulating a Conservatory Roof in Warrington Ask anyone with a polycarbonate or glass-roofed conservatory and you’ll hear the same story: lovely for a few weeks in spring, unbearable in a heatwave and freezing from October onwards. In practice that means it becomes a storage room for half the year. The …

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EPS Bead vs Mineral Fibre Cavity Insulation: Which Is Right for Your Warrington Home?

EPS Bead vs Mineral Fibre Cavity Insulation: Which Is Right for Your Warrington Home? If you’ve had more than one quote for cavity wall insulation, you’ve probably noticed installers don’t all use the same material. The two you’ll hear about most are blown mineral fibre and EPS bead. Here’s how they compare, and why we …

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Selling a Home with Spray Foam Insulation in Warrington: What Buyers and Surveyors Look For

Selling a Home with Spray Foam Insulation in Warrington: What Buyers and Surveyors Look For If you’re selling a house with spray foam insulation on the underside of the roof, it’s worth knowing before you list: it’s one of the most common reasons sales in the North West run into trouble at the survey stage. …

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Insulating a Garden Room in Warrington: Getting It Warm Enough to Use All Year

Insulating a Garden Room in Warrington: Getting It Warm Enough to Use All Year A garden room is meant to be the room you escape to. Too often it’s the room you avoid from October to March, because the walls are thin timber, the roof is a single layer of OSB and felt, and a …

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