Havebury Housing

Services

Planned works; Repair & maintenance; External wall insulation

What was our client looking for?

As part of a planned works strategy, Havebury Housing Partnership was
looking for a partner to upgrade 91 of their properties. Their overall aim was
to improve the thermal performance of their properties. Not only would this
reduce carbon emissions and help eradicate fuel poverty, but residents
would be able to heat their homes more efficiently and enjoy lower energy
bills.

How did we help?

As the properties were all built before 1939 and constructed with solid
brick walls, this makes them ‘hard to treat’. Rather than carry out internal
wall insulation, which causes significant disruption to residents, our client
opted for external wall insulation which involves fixing an insulation layer to
the existing wall and covering it with a render coat. With this extra layer of
insulation around a property, residents can save up to £400 a year on their
energy bills – a huge saving!*

During this time the roofs also needed replacing and due to our ability to

provide the full suite of property services we were happy to oblige. We

carried out the necessary roofing works at the same time as the insulation

works. Over eight months, our team are replacing roof coverings, soffits

and fascias, installing new gutters and downpipes, carrying out works to the

chimney stacks and insulating and rendering the external walls on all the

properties

The results

To cause minimal disruption to residents during this project we made sure

that they were fully informed about the works, kept up to date with progress,

and most importantly, understood how the improvement works would

benefit them. Although the contract is still on-going, this project is a great

example of how social housing landlords can improve homes and help to

care for the environment by reducing carbon emissions.

*Energy savings trust

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