DIY hacks to improve your home’s energy efficiency

The cost of living crisis has without question put extra pressure on our finances. In particular, energy prices have sky rocketed over the last year or so. This consequently has meant that heating our home and keeping our home warm has become a big issue for many people. Turning on the heating has become a major decision in every home across the country.

We can of course save energy in our homes with simple and affordable ways to improve the energy in our homes. So here are a few ways that you can improve the energy efficiency in your home and ultimately save you money and keep you warm and cosy.

1. Turn off appliances

Turn off appliances when they are not in use. It’s a good habit to start. Always turn off lights when somebody is not in the room. Turn off all tech devices and by this I don’t mean leaving it on stand-by. Switch it off all together at the mains plug.

Doing this simple DIY hack can save you a substantial amount of money yearly.

2. Fitting shutter blinds

Fitting shutter blinds to all your windows is a perfect way to improve the energy efficiency of your home. It will help in stopping any draughts and of course, if you have draughts then your home will lose its warmth. Shutter blinds will help keep the warmth by improving the heat retention in your home.

Some people will be put off because they might be under the impression that installing shutter blinds is very expensive, but that is not the case because nowadays you can fit shutter blinds yourself. This means that you can get the luxury appearance of shutter blinds at a much lower cost than full service shutter installations.

The Shutter Store UK can help you they have easy to follow guides and videos to guide you to fit your very own shutter blinds.

The Shutter Store UK will guide homeowners through every step which includes how to measure-up windows, ordering bespoke shutters and tips on how to install them. Their shutters are made from only quality materials and are made to measure for your home.

3. Installing a programmable thermostat

Installing a programmable thermostat are very clever. They can automatically adjust the temperature of your home which is based on the time of the day and if you are home or not.

They will also make sure of a consistent temperature while you are at home and which homes need to be heated and which ones don’t need heating.

A programmable thermostat is a very good investment to help you save energy usage in your home.

4. Replacing your lightbulbs

This is really one of simplest DIY hacks that you can do to save energy and money, and something tha people just simply don’t think of.

Switch all your lightbulbs if they are of the old type to LED lightbulbs. Switching LED lightbulbs will use up to 75% less energy. They do this as they heat up, but will still give the same quality lighting in your home.

LED lightbulbs have a lifespan that is 25 times longer than the more traditional incandescent bulbs. This of course will save your energy consumption and money.

So there are four tips that you can save on energy usage in your home and can all be done by yourself.

There are of course many more ways to save energy in your home. What suggestions do you have or have used? I would love to hear in the comments below.