You can get free home insulation via the Fed Government $1600 rebate. The Government is allowing eligible owner-occupiers to arrange installation and to claim a reimbursement of up to $1600.
See discussion below for more information on this - ie existing insulation and hotwater rebates already given means may not qualify.
Edited by Mod - change to link from Aust Govt rather than one specific supplier as its not an exclusive offer by one company
Yeah, just had my home done, and cost me nothing. The Guys from Igloo recon i'll save about $250 a yr in heating and cooling cost. We'll see if this is true, but the big kicker for me is less mould, my 5 yr old has asthma.
Check this out from the Government website.
"The Homeowner Insulation Program offers ceiling insulation worth up to $1,600 to owner-occupiers.
The program targets homes that are currently uninsulated, or have very little ceiling insulation.
If the total cost of installation is less than $1,600 there will be no more for the homeowner to pay. This will be the case for most homeowners, as the average cost to insulate a home is estimated to be $1,200.
The full program is in effect from 1 July 2009 and will run until 31 December 2011".
Is this available Australia wide?
the federal government's ceiling insulation offer is available australia wide, but the installers may differ from place to place. there are many installers who are able to offer the exact same thing. see http://www.environment.gov.au/energyefficiency/insulation/ho… to find someone in your local area.
As far as i know. I'm in NSW.
the offer is to cover "ceiling insulation" only, not entire "Home insulation"
please adjust it in the title. (big difference between the 2.)
Note that this is a Federal grant so yes it's in all states.
there may be some small changes at state level.
For those in Victoria
for Home owner who they live in it, they get up to $1600
for Rental homes, landlord gets up to $1000
source = http://www.insulationvictoria.com.au/freeinsulation.html
It's a bargain (free roof insulation = woot, naturally), however the rebate doesn't cover the cost of removal of any old insulation that may be in your home already. My place is 30 years old, has crappy old wool insulation that has degraded to buggery and is effectively useless, but when I got a bloke out to check for suitability he couldn't do anything unless I had the old stuff removed beforehand. He actually seemed pretty sad about losing the "sale", as it would've been a nice easy job for him.
If you could find a shonky supplier who'll remove it as part of the price then you've got a win. If not, you'll either have to pay to have it removed, or remove it yourself; in the words of the bloke I had out at my place - "don't bother doing it yourself mate, it's an absolute prick of a job". So yeah, if you already have existing insulation, beware.
Unless your insulation has had it, then you can not claim the rebate. It is only of you do not have insulation or the existing insulation is ineffective.
Also, you can not get this rebate if you claimed a solar hot water rebate. You can only get one of the other, not both.
The guy that came to quote my place said I had existing insulation (some crap foam on some aluminum) that is doing absolutely nothing. Where does it say that the rebate is applicable if the insulation is ineffective? They pretty much told me I had remove it myself before they will do anything.
Just a note, the quote for doing my 70m2 with pink batts was just under the grant and 2/3 of it was labour.
if the insulation guy reckon your previous insulation is ineffective, then you are still eligible for the rebate. they can put insulation above your existing insulation.
Yep, but only if the existing insulation is less than a certain depth. No dice for me. :(
I'm assuming you have old wool batts? Even if they're degraded, they're not hard to remove. When we bought our place, it had been insulated above one room only (evidently the previous owner was a cheap bastard and didn't realise that was an exercise in futility). Before replacing them, I just tapped a nail into a stick about 1 metre long and then bent it slightly so it was a hook. I was then able to stick the nail into the batt, give it a slight twist and it would stick firmly in. It was then a simple matter to lift the batt up and drag it to the side. The main issue you'll have is that it's dusty as all hell but the batt removal is quite easy.
Of course, if you have that wool fluff that's pumped into the roofspace, then that will be considerably more challenging…
Bunnings were offering this as well.
it is a damn good deal.
i got mine installed a year ago, i wish they had thios deal around that time.
Wonder if it is better to get this or the solar hot water rebate. What do you guys reckon?
I did this recently too, worked out pretty well so far.
I am in QLD and had www.FutureSustainability.com.au (1300 057 132) insulate my place about 2 months ago.
Its made a big difference.. its not freezing cold in the morning any more.. and we hardly run the aircon like we used to. Cant wait to see what its like in Summer.
I got 2 quotes (had to at the time for the rebate) and the first place quoted me R2.5 insulation (which I found out later is the bare minimum to qualify for the rebate if they cheat and take into account the R value of the ceiling material to get a total value of 3). The guy from Future Sustainabilty offered me 3 different sorts of insulation, and quoted me R3.5 insulation (way better) for less than the $1600 so of course I chose the good stuff !!
I had to pay up front and am still waiting for the Government to refund my money, but FS told me that if I waited to July 1st I would only need a single quote and from then they could claim the rebate on the my behalf so I wouldnt have to pay a cent. But I chose to get it done quicker cos our place was freezing.
@SmokeandMirrors - I thought about insulation vs hot water also. The ceiling insulation was free.. but even if we decided to use the rebate for hot water instead we would still have to pay around $2,000 on top for a decent solar hot water system - and would still have a cold house from no insulation. Also after looking at our power bill we spend less than $200 a year on hot water.. I reckon if we dont have to use the heat pump as much in summer and winter thanks to the insulation then we will save more.
A couple of weeks ago I asked the guy from Future Sustainability to come back around to quote us for solar power which he mentioned along with solar hot water when we got the insulation quote. They have a spreadsheet thing that processes your power bill and works out how much money solar power will save you. For our house the 2KW system he quoted will save us over $1,000 a year on power… thats almost our entire yearly power bill. Cha ching!!
The "paypack" time for us was about 4.5 years and he said he might be able to arrange an interest free loan to pay for it.. plus the solar panels come with a 25 year warranty… so I could be looking forward to $20,000 worth of free power before the warranty even runs out. Seriously tempting…
Thanks for the info systmworks. Now im leaning towards the solar hot water rebate. Free power is pretty good as the prices will increase in the future
stratco in victoria is offering similar deal, has anyone got theirs done though them?
http://catalogues.stratco.com.au/portal/dynamiccatalogue?Cat…
To make a post with the name of only one company is quite deceiving. I would say it's just an advertising.
psycad, you should remove the name and a picture from this post. And also change the word "home" to "ceiling".
There are hundreds of companies around who install ceiling insulation batts and as long as the company is on the government registry, customers qualify for the same deal.
Please make sure you read the conditions on the Government web-site to check if you qualify for the rebate.
In order to qualify for it, there should be no insulation on your ceiling at all or it should be ineffective,e.g. less then R 0.5, which is less then 2 cm thick. Whole house has to be done, e.g. if you already have insulation in some parts of the house, you don't qualify or if some parts of the roof are inaccessible for insulating, you don't qualify.
New houses or renovations do not qualify. If you received rebate on the solar system, you don't qualify.
In general, under standard conditions $1600 will pay for about 100 sq.metres of insulation batts R 3.5
Extremely important that you check if the company that you get to do the job has appropriate insurance. Otherwise it may cost you a fortune to fix your ceiling in case they damage it or pay their medical bills in case they get injured.
My friends used ABC Seamless P/L who have been operating in the roofing industry for 30 years to install Pink Batts and were really happy with their service. Obviously, there are many others around but check license and insurance first.
The Federal Government is offering this rebate for any installers on their approved list - http://www.environment.gov.au/energyefficiency/insulation/ho…
This reads as an advertisement for Igloo Insulation. EVERY approved installer in Australia is "offering free home insulation via the Fed Government $1600 rebate."
UPDATED: - I'd vote for this now that it has been moderated as a vendor-neutral deal. I took advantage of it myself with a local installer.
Yeah you don't have to get it done through igloo. We got ours done last month for $1600 exactly. Remove the igloo advertisment.
Modified post to reflect - not specific to the one company - its a government rebate so you can go to many suppliers. Like the hotwater rebates etc you might find a better deal through competition.
Another Rudd bribe for ignorant voters. All aboard the deficit train, toot toot.
With all due respect, it's hardly a reason to vote the deal as bad. I don't like Rudd but I can recognise the deal here; I don't like Coles and Woolies having dominance in our grocery sector, but I can still recognise the bargains they present.
You're happy for the govt to take your money then?
A +ve from me - even if the deal is from the govt, its a good one.
More details from government website
http://www.environment.gov.au/energyefficiency/insulation/ho…
Now I gotta check if my ceiling is insulated!