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Janet’s 1930s Semi-detached Home
Solihull, UK
1930s semi-detached home
Cutting costs and carbon with confidence
Janet had been living with cold rooms and unreliable heating for twenty years. Fed up with paying for wasted energy and increasingly concerned about her carbon footprint, she'd built up her savings and was finally ready to upgrade her home. Finding a reliable contractor was essential, but Janet didn't know who to trust. The last thing she wanted was to end up with problems down the line, and online research had only made her less confident.
Cutting costs and carbon with confidence
Janet had been living with cold rooms and unreliable heating for twenty years. Fed up with paying for wasted energy and increasingly concerned about her carbon footprint, she'd built up her savings and was finally ready to upgrade her home. Finding a reliable contractor was essential, but Janet didn't know who to trust. The last thing she wanted was to end up with problems down the line, and online research had only made her less confident.
Janet’s home transformation
D > B
EPC
+8%
Property value estimate
£2,641
Annual bill savings
Upgrades chosen
External wall insulation | Suspended floor insulation | Decentralised mechanical ventilation
How Janet’s home compares
13.6%
More efficient than similar homes in the area
75
C
Janet's home
66
D
Area average
A warmer home designed by experts you can trust
Since moving into her home in 2010, Janet had put up with the cold that came with it. Like a lot of homeowners, she'd simply got used to feeling uncomfortable. She'd sit in her study with cold fingers, and even after cranking up the thermostat, it never seemed to get warm enough. Tired of wasting money on ineffective heating, she decided to save up and do something about it, but quickly got bogged down after turning to the internet for solutions. She didn't trust the credentials of the companies she found, and worried she'd end up being steered towards what they wanted to sell, rather than what her home actually needed.
A warmer home designed by experts you can trust
Since moving into her home in 2010, Janet had put up with the cold that came with it. Like a lot of homeowners, she'd simply got used to feeling uncomfortable. She'd sit in her study with cold fingers, and even after cranking up the thermostat, it never seemed to get warm enough. Tired of wasting money on ineffective heating, she decided to save up and do something about it, but quickly got bogged down after turning to the internet for solutions. She didn't trust the credentials of the companies she found, and worried she'd end up being steered towards what they wanted to sell, rather than what her home actually needed.
"Furbnow came up with a plan that was tailor-made for me. Thanks to their help, I no longer dread the cold. I just set the temperature in the morning and forget about it. I've satisfied my conscience now I know I'm doing my bit for the climate."
Janet Upward
"Furbnow came up with a plan that was tailor-made for me. Thanks to their help, I no longer dread the cold. I just set the temperature in the morning and forget about it. I've satisfied my conscience now I know I'm doing my bit for the climate."
Janet Upward
Solutions shaped around your home
We pinpointed exactly where Janet's home was losing heat and put together a plan built around what it actually needed, then found and vetted the right contractors to carry out the work. Some upgrades were simpler than she'd feared: the underfloor insulation, which she'd expected to mean weeks of upheaval, turned out to be quick and easy. Our whole-house approach picked up on important details that were playing on Janet’s mind, including installing ventilation to prevent damp. Janet's energy use has since dropped by 60%, and over the summer she built up enough surplus credit to cover two months of her winter energy bills. With solar panels already on her radar, she's just getting started.
Solutions shaped around your home
We pinpointed exactly where Janet's home was losing heat and put together a plan built around what it actually needed, then found and vetted the right contractors to carry out the work. Some upgrades were simpler than she'd feared: the underfloor insulation, which she'd expected to mean weeks of upheaval, turned out to be quick and easy. Our whole-house approach picked up on important details that were playing on Janet’s mind, including installing ventilation to prevent damp. Janet's energy use has since dropped by 60%, and over the summer she built up enough surplus credit to cover two months of her winter energy bills. With solar panels already on her radar, she's just getting started.
Tired of wasting energy?
A warmer, more efficient home is just a few simple questions away
Tired of wasting energy?
A warmer, more efficient home is just a few simple questions away
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