Sealing · Home upgrade
Draught sealing
Seals the small gaps that let outside air in and warm or cool air out. It is a simple, low cost way to make your home more comfortable.
Seals gaps
Low cost
Year round benefit
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Available services
Draught sealing services are available, with suitable options for your home to be discussed during your assessment.
Overview
What is draught sealing?
Draughts are currents of air that move in and out of your home through gaps around doors, windows, floorboards, skirting boards, vents, exhaust fans, and where pipes and cables pass through walls. Draught sealing seals these gaps using materials such as weather strips, door seals, gap fillers and vent covers, so less of your warm or cool air escapes.
It is a simple, low cost way to make your home more comfortable and cut your heating and cooling bills. Through Home Energy Saver, a qualified installer carries out the sealing work for you.
Some ventilation is needed for safety. Vents serving unflued gas heaters or other appliances that need airflow are not sealed, and your property assessment confirms what can be sealed safely.
suitability
Is it right for your home?
Draught sealing may suit your home if you:
- feel draughts around doors, windows or vents
- have an older home with gaps or unsealed vents
- want a low cost way to improve comfort and cut heating and cooling bills
Draught sealing is carried out as sealing work rather than chosen from a product list. The exact works for your home are confirmed at your property assessment.
Function
How it works
Find the gaps
Draughts enter through gaps around doors, windows, vents, floors and where pipes and cables pass through walls.
Keep safe airflow
Vents serving unflued gas heaters or appliances that need airflow are left unsealed for safety.
Stay comfortable
Less warm or cool air escapes, so your home stays comfortable for less.
At a glance
Key facts
15–25%
Less heat loss
Sealing gaps may reduce heat loss by around 15% to 25%.
Low cost
Affordable upgrade
One of the lowest cost upgrades, with benefit all year round.
Hidden gaps
Where draughts hide
Doors, windows, vents, floors and where pipes and cables pass through walls.
More than warmth
Extra benefits
Sealing gaps also helps keep out dust, noise and insects
Pairs well with
Often installed together
Draught sealing seals the gaps; these upgrades handle the heat that gets through the rest of your home.
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Reverse cycle A/C
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