What’s a draught? And why does it need fixing?
Gaps and cracks around your home let air flow in and out - meaning the outside temperature will more easily dictate your interior climate. This leads to cold homes in winter that require constant heating and an over-reliance on cooling when the weather heats up.
Money blowing out the door?
“Up to 25% of winter heat loss from existing houses is caused by air leakage (also known as draughts).”
— Sustainability Victoria, ‘Draught proofing a home’
“Poor air tightness can cause draughts, increasing energy bills by up to 20 per cent..”
Fighting the outside elements to maintain a liveable temperature requires lots of heating and cooling, leading to big power bills! To make things worse, that expensive conditioned air can easily escape, wasting money and energy.
If there’s one place on earth you want to feel truly comfortable, it’s in your home. Cold feet in winter, stifling summer stuffiness, dust, pollen, and even outside noise are often a result of the outside air finding its way in.
Every bit of energy wasted heating or cooling a draughty home has an environmental impact. Maximising the efficiency of the energy we use - whether for heating or cooling - is essential for creating a truly sustainable home.
So…how to fix these draughts?
Draught Fix will methodically audit your home to identify the key areas of air leakage and then present and install draught proofing solutions.
The most common sources of air leakage are found around doors and windows, through ceiling vents and fans and even down disused chimneys or flues.
We use the highest quality, permanent draught stopping solutions to ensure your home’s thermal envelope is protected for many years to come.
Our fully trained staff are all passionate about residential energy efficiency and will go the extra mile to help make your home, the very best home it can be.
Residential Efficiency Scorecard
A critical step in the energy efficiency journey.
In recent years, awareness of our homes’ energy efficiency performance has grown, with cost, comfort, and environmental factors motivating more homeowners to make improvements. The Residential Efficiency Scorecard - a nationally recognised program that assesses a home’s energy performance, comfort, and opportunities for cost-saving upgrades - is an excellent starting point and something we at Draught Fix highly recommend.
Draught-proofing will, in most cases, feature prominently in the list of suggested upgrades and is often marked as an immediate or high priority given the relatively modest cost delivering considerable returns in performance.
Contact us today for help finding an accredited Residential Efficiency Scorecard Assessor.
Time to get those draughts fixed?
Contact us today to book a draught-proofing audit. We’ll identify and fix the main sources of air leakage, helping you save money, improve comfort, and reduce your environmental impact.