Insulation was supposed to save us money
- but it ruined our homes: Millions face
crippling repair costs after green upgrades
were botched
Posted By: Ribicon, 1/11/2022 10:59:02 PM
Getting Britain’s homes insulated is the cornerstone of the Government’s green energy policy and an obsession for road-blocking eco-protesters. But the scale of damp-related problems linked to cavity wall insulation is so serious that an MP is calling for an independent inquiry to improve protection for householders. One expert has estimated that up to two million homes may have problems as a result of insulation being pumped into the cavity between outside and inside walls. In some extreme cases, the resulting problems of damp and mould inside the house have rendered properties worthless and unsellable.(Snip)Fixing cavity wall insulation disasters can cost tens of thousands of pounds.
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How great is this? The homes of ordinary people are rendered unusable, perhaps repairable at great expense, for no reason other than the government's twisted lust to extract as much money from people as possible while controlling every aspect of their lives, from "necessarily skyrocketed" utility bills to what sort of insulation they claim is needed to offset those bills. The best part is that the public will pay yet again through increased taxes to pay for the remediation. In benighted days, the rabble would not stand for it, but today we swell with pride at being Green, sitting freezing and hungry in the dark.