GBIS – My Green Grants

Get a FREE insulation grant for your room in the roof worth up to £10,000

Apply today under the government’s Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) – eligible households can get their rooms in the attic insulated and freshly plastered with a 100% fully funded grant administered by Ofgem.

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You will never be asked to pay for any of the upgrades as part of our GBIS scheme delivery.

What is GBIS?

The Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) is a new government energy efficiency scheme that is administered by Ofgem. It is designed to offer improvements to the least energy-efficient homes in Great Britain to help reduce energy bills. Unlike ECO4’s ‘whole house’ approach, this scheme will mostly deliver single insulation measures- we are offering fully funded room in the roof insulation (RIRI).

You do not have to be in receipt of means tested benefits to qualify for GBIS funding. It is available to households with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of D, E. F or G, and within Council Tax bands A, B, C or D in England and A, B, C, D or E in Scotland and Wales. Our support team can check your council tax band and EPC if you are unsure.

How is it free?

The Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) places legal obligations on energy suppliers to deliver insulation and heating measures to homes and aims to reduce home heating costs for household. You can be a homeowner, landlord or private renting tenant to apply.

Why should I have room in roof insulation (RIRI)?

Room in roof insulation is used to insulate a loft that’s been converted into a living room (a bedroom or usable room), other than being used just for storage.

If you want to use your loft as a living space, or it is already being used as a living space, then you need to make sure that all the walls and ceilings between a heated room and an unheated space are insulated.

Heat loss through roofs accounts for 25% of heat loss from dwellings.

The main sources of heat loss in relation to roofs are:

Why should I have room in roof insulation (RIRI)?

Room in roof insulation is used to insulate a loft that’s been converted into a living room (a bedroom or usable room), other than being used just for storage.

Heat loss through roofs accounts for 25% of heat loss from dwellings.

The main sources of heat loss in relation to roofs are:

It is essential to have good airtightness in building construction as it protects existing construction elements and seals uncontrolled air leakage pathways at junctions and edges. Good airtightness reduces heat loss and helps to avoid unintended consequences such as condensation.

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hundreds of pounds a year

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save the environment

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against future price rises

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the value of your home

What are the benefits of room in roof insulation (RIRI)?

Room in the roof insulation (RIRI) helps to increase and maintain the internal temperature as well as providing a higher surface temperature, both of which contribute to improved comfort. Properly installed RIRI will improve thermal comfort and reduce energy bills for households and contribute towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Insulating the RIR from the inside can be done without the use of scaffolding and in any weather and avoids a change in the roof line. The level of airtightness of a building should improve when installing RIRI.

It is common that ventilation systems in existing dwellings are not adequate and rely on a leaky building fabric to provide sufficient ventilation.

As part of your GBIS installation, mechanical extractor fan will also be fitted to all kitchens, bathrooms, toilets and utility rooms. Trickle vents will be fitted to all windows and internal doors will adjusted to meet ventilation requirement depths.

Have you been declined for funding in the past?

The criteria for funding changes on a regular basis. If you have been unsuccessful in the past, you may be accepted now as the government is keen to help more households receive free funding. We always let our customers know if new funding has been released and if they can benefit from that too.