Gemini Property Services

24/01/2023

Your local trusted Insulation specialist with over 20 years experience - Covering North Somerset and surrounding areas

16/12/2022

Great tips on how to stay warm this winter:

If you are looking to bring down your energy bills this winter, then our friendly handymen are available to help you seal up draughts, fit radiator panels, and help insulate your home

04/12/2022

If you want to reduce your carbon emissions and keep your energy bills low, installing insulation or draught-proofing will reduce heat loss.

Great article by the energy saving trust.

Reducing the amount of heat lost from your home lowers your emissions and fuel bills. Our advice covers insulation, draught-proofing and more.

30/11/2022

Where am I potentially losing heat in my home? You may be surprised.

If you are considering having an insulation specialist advise you how best to stay warm and save money this winter, get in touch with us today.

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30/11/2022

Why is home insulation so important?

To understand why insulation is important, we need to understand thermodynamics. It sounds complex but it’s pretty simple.

Basically, it tells us that heat moves from areas of high temperature to low temperature. And the age-old saying that heat rises? It’s true, but not always. Heat can move all sorts of directions; a difference in temperature is what drives heat to move up, down, or sideways.

Another factor in the movement of air is density. In the winter, warm, low-density air inside a home will move up and out into the dense, cold air outside. During the summer, warm, low-density air from outside moves inside a home from the top and sinks to the bottom, while the cool, dense air inside leaks outside through the bottom of a home.

If houses could be 100 percent sealed, air movement would work a lot differently. But even with the best insulation out there, air will still find ways to invite itself in, and see itself out.

The point of insulation is to combat the movement of air. And since air can move in all sorts of directions, insulation is needed in roofs, ceilings, walls, and floors to prevent air from entering and leaving.

Insulation is one of the most important factors that contribute to a home’s energy efficiency — or inefficiency.

With improper insulation, a homeowner spends more on heating and cooling, which uses more resources to run, and costs more money.