40 Insulation companies banned in UK

[Marvin]

Well who would have known that their was a problem...

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/23/almost-40-firms-banned-from-installing-uk-insulation-amid-botched-jobs-outcry

 

[SteamyTea]

“This will be front and centre of our Warm Homes Plan, as we work to make sure no households are let down in this way again,”

 

Yeah right.

[nod]

It’s hardly surprising The conditions and pay that there employees work under are atrocious 

[Alan Ambrose]

MCS and heat pumps next? Wouldn’t it be better if .gov just stopped trying to micro-manage? It’s obviously crap at it.

Edited 22 hours ago by Alan Ambrose

[G and J]

18 minutes ago, Alan Ambrose said:

MCS and heat pumps next? Wouldn’t it be better if .gov just stopped trying to micro-manage? It’s obviously crap at it.

Please can they only stop after I’ve had my ASHP grant.  Pretty please. 

[nod]

12 minutes ago, G and J said:

Please can they only stop after I’ve had my ASHP grant.  Pretty please. 

If there was no grant I think they would struggle to sell HPs 

 

 

[G and J]

35 minutes ago, nod said:

If there was no grant I think they would struggle to sell HPs 

 

 

Big time.

 

We are committed to be good to the planet as best we perceive it with  modicum of balance.  But add £7.5k to our current budget and that would hurt.  And whether or not that is the reality that is how I think it's perceived.

[nod]

25 minutes ago, G and J said:

Big time.

 

We are committed to be good to the planet as best we perceive it with  modicum of balance.  But add £7.5k to our current budget and that would hurt.  And whether or not that is the reality that is how I think it's perceived.

It’s good deal 

Though I suspect HP installer would drastically cut the quotes if there was no BUS

[JohnMo]

32 minutes ago, G and J said:

But add £7.5k to our current budget

What nonsense. You need DHW however you heat. So assuming a system boiler 

 

Cylinder needed for both gas or ASHP - zero cost.

 

Central heating needed, UFH is the obvious choice for any new build, no radiators taking up wall space. UFH same for both ASHP and gas. By default you end up with same plumbing.

 

ASHP or good WC system boiler, pretty much the same price, so no idea where the £7.5k uplift in costs comes from.

 

Vitodens 200-W 11kW System Boiler can be around £2k (recommended price over £3k), Daikin 5kW ASHP £2k.

 

Funny thing they come out at the same cost.

[Iceverge]

3 hours ago, JohnMo said:

Central heating needed

 

Unless you design out this bit with a little bit of physics at the design stage. 

 

Our single A2A is purring in the hallway and the house is nice and warm.

 

 

 

 

 

[G and J]

Hmmmm.  I’m hoping to get initial costings from an MCS plumber chap soon.  We shall see.