Winter is here and no doubt you are wanting to keep your family healthy and well! In this. article, we cover a few ways you can prepare your home for the winter and ensure you avoid those viruses! Good insulation and an efficient heating system can go a long way in keeping your home warm and dry and your family healthy. Insulate to keep your home warm and reduce your energy bills! Insulation is a great solution for keeping your house dry and healthy and, overall,...

It’s starting to get colder and if you may be starting to wonder how to warm your home this winter! Colder weather results in colder homes, which can affect our health. It’s important to start thinking about how to protect you and your family from cold’s, flu’s, and other nasties this winter – including how to keep your home warm to help reduce the risks of catching those winter woes. Here’s some top tips to warm your home for this winter. 1. LET THE SUNLIGHT IN DURING...

Living in a poorly insulated house can be dreadful. Houses that are hot and humid in the summer, or bitterly cold in the winter are usually houses with poor insulation. Here are 5 signs that your house may be poorly insulated and some suggestions on how to resolve this issue. 1. You can’t get any relief from heat and humidity during summertime. This is a problem that many New Zealand homes with poor insulation face. Older homes with metal roofs and poor ceiling insulation...

If you’re thinking about insulating your home or part of your home, then you may have a few questions about the process. In this article we discuss our most frequently asked questions when it comes to installing home insulation products. 1. I’m upgrading my ceiling insulation, do I need to remove my old insulation? In short, no. Your existing home insulation products will have an R-value (a measure of resistance to heat flow through a given thickness of material) and...

With so many different types of insulation it can be hard to know exactly what to invest in. Pilkington Insulation provide insulation for all areas of your home, walls, floors and roofs. Fully insulating your home ensures a comfort living environment all year-round. Less money will be spent trying to heat and cool your home. Here are all the areas of insulation we provide to keep your home at a more consistent and comfortable temperature. In this article we explain the...

Winter is fast approaching and now is the time many Kiwi families start planning for the cold and wet winters New Zealand is typically known for. With that in mind, is your home prepared for Winter? Here’s our tips to help you get your home prepared for winter Preparing in advance helps you to tackle the harsh weather of winter before it hits. If you’re a homeowner, it pays to do a regular inspection around the exterior before winter sets in. Keep an eye out for any...

It’s been a year of trying to keep your family healthy and protected from COVID-19. Now they we’re in another lockdown the conversation about family healthy and how to stay well might be coming up! In this article, we cover a few ways you can keep a healthy home and give yourself the best defence against those viruses! Good insulation and an efficient heating system can go a long way in keeping your home warm and dry and your family healthy. Insulate to keep your...

You may have heard the term carbon footprint before but you may not be entirely sure what it means or how it applies to you. Simply, a carbon footprint is a measurement of how much extra carbon dioxide you are responsible for releasing into the atmosphere. If you think back to a time before cars, planes and fast food, humans lived a much simpler life. A typical family lived in a house built of wood, cooked using firewood and farmed their food. These people contributed little to...

There are a few obvious signs that your home might have poor insulation. If your home was insulated years ago and isn’t up to current standards, you may be noticing the signs of a poorly insulated home. It can result in uncomfortable and unhealthy living conditions and should be treated as soon a possible to reduce its harmful effects. Five signs that your house has poor insulation 1. HIGH ENERGY BILLS Have your energy bills increased over the years? This may be due to...

It’s already halfway through 2021 and it feels like life will never return to normal. If you’re anything like me, you’ve stashed away a little bit of moola each month for the annual holiday and COVID has come along and gatecrashed the getaway. Not to worry, there’s plenty you could do with this year’s travel budget and we’ve come up with five ideas for home upgrades you could invest it into instead! Home Upgrades Tip 1: Update those appliances to energy-efficient ones ...