Discounted home energy surveys in North Somerset
Exclusive £250 discounts are available for home surveys in North Somerset, helping you to understand how to make your home more energy efficient.
If you’ve found this page you’re likely eligible for £250 off your chosen survey. To be eligible you must:
- Live in North Somerset.
- Own your home.
- Be able to book and complete your survey by 31 December 2024.
Why have an energy efficiency survey?
A home energy survey is a great first step to making your home more sustainable, helping you to save energy and money in the long term. Many homes leak heat through windows and doors and uninsulated walls. Knowing the right action to take to save bills and cut carbon is difficult.
Home surveys can pinpoint your home’s specific problems, helping you know where to start with making improvements. You’ll learn the steps you need to take to fix issues, appropriate energy improvement measures like insulation and draughtproofing, and what renewable energy technologies – like heat pumps and solar panels – could work for your home and your circumstances.
What is retrofit?
You may have heard the phrase ‘retrofit’. Energy improvements measures like insulation and draughtproofing are sometimes referred to as retrofit measures. Retrofit simply means fitting new measures in buildings after they’ve been built.
Home energy efficiency surveys available
Several survey options are available depending on your budget and the level of detail you want. Below are the surveys we recommend from the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and Chapter 2 Architects. But you can use your discount on any of Chapter 2 Architects’ surveys, which you can view on their website.
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Home Energy Plan (CSE HEP)
Cost: Was £480 now £230
It takes: 1-2 hours
What you get: A home assessment from a qualified CSE Retrofit Assessor, thermal imaging survey (depending on the weather conditions on the day) and detailed report.
How to book: Fill out this form and someone from CSE will be in touch to arrange your survey. Please allow three days for a response.
The CSE HEP survey is a new offer, tailored to North Somerset homes. This introductory assessment provides essential information to help you understand how to prepare for a home retrofit, and insightful knowledge so you can make key energy-saving upgrades.
This survey looks at your home’s energy efficiency and identifies potential improvement measures. You’ll receive an overview of recommendations tailored to your home, from adding insulation to installing a heat pump. You’ll also be able to ask your surveyor questions about the process and discuss concerns about any measures.
After the survey, you’ll receive a report outlining the recommended next steps and available funding options you’re eligible for. Your surveyor will also be able to advise you on further surveys and provide ongoing support throughout your retrofit journey.
Chapter 2 Architects
Retrofit Opportunities Plan
Cost: £350 with the voucher discount
It takes: 1-2 hours
What you get: A home visit and report from an independent and qualified Architect and Retrofit Coordinator Architect, Alex Bell covering all applicable energy efficiency upgrades based on best practice
How to book: Email and quote NS250.
The Retrofit Opportunities Plan is a professional home survey that introduces you to a range of options to improve the energy efficiency of your home.
Chapter 2 Architects will visit your home and help diagnose any problem areas around heat loss, draughts and lack of comfort in winter or summer. You can also discuss any short-term plans for remodelling or extending, and how this might impact on energy efficiency. During the winter months the survey also includes thermographic imaging to identify heat loss. You’ll receive a bespoke report with helpful diagrams and images based on the findings.
The Retrofit Opportunities Plan runs through each measure in turn ranging from quick DIY actions to adding insulation, upgrading your heating system or adding renewable technologies. You’ll gather greater insight into how your home currently performs along with easy wins, short-term and long-term steps to reduce energy, increase comfort and save money.
Alex Bell has 25 years’ experience in construction covering sustainable design, the Passivhaus standard, and the PAS 2035 Retrofit approach, and has worked on both domestic and commercial buildings.
Thermographic Imaging Report
Cost: £50 with the voucher discount
It takes: 1 hour
What you get: A thermographic imaging survey and report from qualified Retrofit Coordinator and Architect, Alex Bell.
How to book: Email and quote NS250.
This report uses thermographic imaging to identify the areas of heat loss in your home. These are typically through poorly insulated elements of the building’s fabric (walls, floors, roofs) and at the junctions with doors and window.
Chapter 2 Architects will conduct a thermal imaging survey of your home. This will go room by room internally and also analyse the building from the outside. It is a very enlightening and interactive process which most homeowners enjoy participating in. You’ll receive a report documenting these areas offering both diagnosis of the issues along with suggestions for improvements through insulation or draughtproofing measures.
Need help booking a survey?
If you need help deciding on the best survey for you, or have trouble booking a survey, you can email us and we’ll help.
About the project
This offer is part of the West of England Local Energy Advice Demonstrator (LEAD) project, which is one of several LEAD projects across England. The offer is funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and supported by the West of England’s South West Net Zero Hub. The LEAD projects are testing innovative new approaches to local, in-person energy advice.
