Draught Busting Service
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Improve home comfort, cut your energy bills, and reduce heat loss by tackling hidden draughts. Cold draughts make your home feel less comfortable and force your heating system to use more energy. Many homes lose a surprising amount of warmth through small gaps that are easy to overlook.
YorEnergy is proud to partner with Wrapt Homes, an expert in finding and fixing draughts in homes across Yorkshire. Their professional draught-busting service can make a major difference to how your home feels and how much you spend on heating. In older properties, draught proofing can reduce heat loss by up to 20%, making it one of the simplest and most cost effective ways to improve energy efficiency. Wrapt’s professional draught proofing service is available for only £350, giving you an affordable way to boost comfort and reduce heat loss.
What is the Draught Busting Service?
Draught busting is a specialised process that identifies and seals hidden air leaks throughout your home. While many people think of draughts coming from windows and doors, air can also escape through tiny gaps and cracks you might not even notice. These include spaces around skirting boards, behind electrical sockets, in floorboards, and even around loft hatches.
In many older properties, these small leaks can account for up to 20% of total heat loss, making your home difficult to heat and your energy bills higher than they should be.
The Wrapt Homes service works by addressing these vulnerabilities directly, ensuring that your existing insulation and heating system are as effective as possible. It is a quick, high-impact solution that saves you money and improves comfort without the need for major, disruptive renovations.
Benefits of Draught Busting
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Warmer rooms and fewer cold spots
Enjoy a more consistent temperature throughout your home, with warmer rooms that stay comfortable for longer.
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Up to 20% less heat loss
Homes can lose a lot of warmth through small gaps. Draught proofing can cut this heat loss by up to 20%, helping you keep more of the heat you pay for.
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Lower energy bills
Draught proofing windows, doors and unused chimneys can save the average UK household around £60 a year on heating.
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Reduced carbon footprint
Draught-proofing measures can contribute to reducing a home's carbon footprint by up to 200kg of CO2 annually.
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A quieter, more comfortable home
Sealing gaps also helps reduce outside noise, limit dust and create a more peaceful home.
How the Service Works
Wrapt Homes uses a rigorous, professional process to find and fix every hidden air leak in your home.
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Expert Draught Identification: The service begins with a window mounted ‘Leak Detection’ fan. The powerful fan is temporarily installed in window opening, which depressurises the house. This action creates a controlled low-pressure environment, which exaggerates all the existing air leaks and makes them easy to find. The Wrapt Homes technician then uses a smoke pen to see exactly where cold air is being drawn in from outside. This provides a detailed, visual map of all the draughts, including those you can't feel by hand.
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Professional Sealing: Once every leak has been pinpointed, the team will seal them on the same day. They use a variety of professional-grade, durable materials that are chosen to suit each specific location. This includes long-lasting silicone mastic for small gaps and discreet draught stripping for windows and doors. The process is clean, non-disruptive, and ensures that the seals are neat, tidy, and built to last.
The entire service is designed to be completed in a single 6-hour visit. Wrapt’s technician will provide you with a comprehensive summary of the work completed and identify any further measures you might undertake to improve air tightness, insulation or ventilation of your home. The full draught busting service costs £350 and is a simple and cost-effective improvement with long lasting results.
Is This Service Right for You?
This service is a great option if:
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You are looking for a low-cost, high-impact way to improve your home's energy performance.
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You feel cold draughts even with your windows and doors closed.
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You want to make a big difference without a major renovation project.
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You need a quick improvement while you plan for larger energy-efficiency upgrades.
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You want to improve the effectiveness of your existing insulation and heating system.
Start Your Journey Today
Contact us to find out more about the draught-busting service offered by Wrapt Homes.
I have future proofed our family home and it has paid for itself in under two years.
Darren, 35, York