Homeowners may understandably feel overwhelmed by the many factors they need to consider when renovating or upgrading their property.
How do I enhance my home’s energy efficiency? What is the best way to add value? Can I shrink my carbon footprint? And will my home meet looming environmental legislation?
Now there is a solution that draws all these elements together to create a bespoke ‘eco-furbishment’ tailored to your property, vision, and budget.
Ecofurb: Cost-effective refurbishment advice tailored to your property
Ecofurb’s founder Russell Smith found there were no experienced professionals to give him high quality, expert advice about energy efficiency measures when he undertook his first eco-furbishment project in 2005 – so he decided to set up Ecofurb to fill the gap.
Ecofurb caters to proactive, enthusiastic renovators who are fed up with the generalised advice you get from government resources or online energy efficiency websites. The company's customers just want someone to tell them they are getting their project right, with recommendations for the specific characteristics of the house that fit within the homeowner’s budget and meet the objectives that matter to them, such as energy saving or decarbonisation.
As a bonus, our Ecofurb Plan is just £470 until 24 December 2024. Go to www.ecofurb.com for more information and to order your Ecofurb Plan.
Refurbish your home to increase its value
According to estate agent Knight Frank, homes moving from an E to a C on the EPC scale can add as much as 8.8% to their value and 20% of buyers say they would pay more for an energy-efficient home.
Meanwhile, reducing running costs through energy efficiency upgrades makes perfect financial sense because it frees up cash for mortgage payments and a volatile energy market.
Lower energy bills and futureproof your home
Our clients typically spend around £10,000 on energy work, which yields an average of £1,000 a year in energy bill savings at today’s prices.
But don’t just take our word for it – Ecofurb customer Vaughan says that, while his main motivation for installing a heat pump was the carbon savings, he calculated that he is saving around £1.4k per year at current tariffs since he had the work done. Not bad at all!
Make your home sustainable and eco-friendly
In these days of climate emergency and the increased focus on the value of energy-efficient homes that have built-in sustainability and eco-credentials, anyone renovating or refurbishing a home should automatically include measures to upgrade its thermal performance, and, if possible, decarbonise its cooking, hot water, and heating systems.
Ecofurb provides a service that advises homeowners on how to go about this and provides connections to a network of trusted installers.
We can also advise on measures that will future-proof your home as the rules surrounding energy and thermal efficiency change.
Meeting your objectives
For an effective ‘eco-furbishment’ project, you need tradespeople who know how to properly insulate and are prepared to go the extra mile to maximise its effectiveness, as well as heating engineers who know how to correctly size a heat pump and its associated heat emitters. Homeowners who want to do the right thing are sick of installers who try to change their minds about using thicker or more natural insulation and installing solar panels.
Ecofurb understands that dilemma because we’ve been there and done that – and an Ecofurb Plan has been designed to help you achieve your energy efficiency goals quickly and painlessly. We understand the process and know how to help you avoid the pitfalls so you can talk knowledgeably and confidently to your builder or installer and get what you want – rather than what suits them.
