External wall insulation involves adding a decorative weather-proof insulating treatment to the outside of your wall. The thickness of the insulation needs to be between 50 and 100mm and is usually installed where there are severe heating problems or the exterior of the building requires some form of other repair work providing the opportunity of adding insulation or if you simply want to save money on your heating bills in longer run and make your house look better.

The job can be funded by council.

Solid walls lose even more heat than cavity walls; the only way to reduce this heat loss is to insulate them on the inside or the outside.

Around 35% of energy used to heat Britains' homes are lost through solid property walls.

Investment Payback Example

Going the internal wall insulation route can be very disruptive and incredibly costly to fully insulate all the wall surface area to match an external system (external wall insulation) which covers all surface areas and prevents cold bridging.

The thing to remember with the external wall insulation is that it adds a certain thickness to your walls, increasing the size of your building.

Here's a couple of main reasons to go with the external wall insulation:

• External wall insulation works by layering a weatherproof insulation to your outside walls, rendering with our k-render (coloured renders) with special finishes available
• External wall insulation is cheaper than internal and pays back within five years
• Can add even 20% to your property value
• External wall insulation requires professional installation and might require scaffolding
• Planning permission might be required in order to carry out the works.
• Prevents from any disruption inside the building/house
• All work carried out by AU Finishing System is covered by a 10 year guarantee with a manufacturers life expectanty of 30 years.

This will help stop heat being lost from your home and help to prevent condensation on the walls and ceilings. It's not cheap, but you will soon see the benefits to your heating bill and it's another way of playing your part in reducing carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions.

Why not contact A.U. Finishing System today to get a free quote on the external wall insulation that can save you around £380 a year?

How much you can save with External wall insulation?

1. Above figures based on Energy Saving Trust figures for 3 bed semi as at 1/9/2008
2. Gas prices used are as at 1/7/2008 based on 3.06p per kilowatt hour (kWh)
3. CO₂ annual figure taken from Energy Saving Trust and Ofgem research (2008)
4. Above figures relate to solid wall properties with no current external wall insulation fitted.
5. Energy cost savings could be higher if prices rise by more than an average of 5% or 7% per year as is predicted.
6. The above figures are shown only as a realistic guide and are not guaranteed as energy price movements are not themselves guaranteed and each house varies in its energy usage.