Insulation Hacks

Sliced Bread

BBC

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Can you insulate your home for less than ?100?

With winter setting in listener Robin got in touch with Sliced Bread to find out if there's a way he can insulate his very old, very cold Victorian house on a budget. He's seen plastic films that go over the windows and silver foil-type backings that go behind the radiators. Do any of them work to keep the cold out and more of that precious heat in? And what about other solutions like thick curtains or blinds - can they be effective?

Greg is joined in the studio by listener Robin and expert David Farmer from the Energy House in Salford - a bespoke replica terraced house built in a warehouse which can recreate a range of weather conditions, from snowstorms to balmy summer days!

And as always, all of our investigations start with YOUR suggestions. If you?ve seen an ad, trend or wonder product promising to make you happier, healthier or greener, email us at [email protected] OR send a voice note to our WhatsApp number, 07543 306807.

PRESENTER: GREG FOOT PRODUCER: SIMON HOBAN

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1:02.7	that investigates the Wonder Products promising to make you happier, healthier or greener. Each
1:07.6	episode, I run one of your suggested wonder products through the evidence mill
1:10.9	to find out if it is indeed the best thing since sliced bread or marketing BS. And this week,
1:18.6	I'm joined by Robin Brown from Liverpool. Hey, Robin. Hi, great. Thanks for joining us. So,
1:23.0	tell us the wonder product that you would like us to investigate today. The wonder product
1:26.7	is a collection of products which I call insulation hacks, which are cheap and easy and DIYable things that we can do in our house to help insulate them.
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