EPS insulation · Shropshire
EPS external wall insulation in Oswestry
EPS external wall insulation in Oswestry: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. We compare EPS against mineral wool for each Oswestry enquiry rather than assuming one board suits every wall.
- Free survey in SY11 and nearby
- Guide price from £105 per m² + scaffold, 0% VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Oswestry
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Thermal conductivity around 0.031–0.038 W/mK depending on grade
- Light boards mean fewer fixings and a faster install
- Finished in silicone, acrylic, mineral render or brick slip
- Grey graphite EPS reaches a given U-value with a thinner board
What we look for in Oswestry
We cover Oswestry and nearby Shrewsbury, Chester and Wellington. It's roughly 28 miles from Oswestry to Telford, the largest town in Shropshire. The West Midlands has large numbers of Victorian and Edwardian terraces, inter-war semis and post-war council estates, including concrete and steel-framed house types.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across Shropshire: sheltered town streets fare better than walls on high ground or facing the prevailing weather, and the render, beads and cill details are chosen with that in mind.
EPS is a common choice for two-storey houses, mainly on cost and weight, and we price it alongside mineral wool for homes in Oswestry.
- Postcode district
- SY11
- County or area
- Shropshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Shrewsbury, Chester, Wellington, Telford
Planning and building control in England
For a house in Oswestry, external insulation or render is often permitted development if it looks similar to the existing walls; conservation areas, flats, commercial buildings and listed buildings need permission or consent, so we check your address first.
Insulating or re-rendering more than half of a wall's area brings in Part L of the Building Regulations, so building control is notified and the wall is upgraded to about 0.30 W/m²K where practical.
How thick does the board need to be?
On a 225mm solid brick wall, around 90mm of grey EPS or 100–110mm of white EPS typically gets close to 0.30 W/m²K. Stone walls, concrete panels and hollow-block walls start from different points, so the system supplier's calculation for your wall sets the final thickness.
EPS external wall insulation prices in Oswestry
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| EPS + silicone render | £105–£145 per m²0% VAT | Excluding scaffold |
| Grey EPS uplift | +£4–£8 per m²0% VAT | Thinner board for the same U-value |
| Bungalow, full house | £6,700–£12,8000% VAT | 55–75 m² of wall, including scaffold |
Confirmed by a fixed written quote after survey. 0% VAT: installing insulation in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, so these figures are the total; 5% applies from 1 April 2027.
What happens next
Enquiry
Send your postcode and a few details.
Measured survey
Walls, damp, eaves, cills and services recorded.
Written price
A fixed price with the specification attached.
Work and handover
Installed, inspected and documents handed over.
EPS insulation in Oswestry: questions
Is EPS insulation safe on a house?
EPS is used inside render systems that are fire-tested as a whole. On low-rise houses it is widely used. On taller buildings, or where guidance calls for non-combustible materials, mineral wool systems are specified instead.
White or grey EPS?
Grey graphite EPS insulates better per millimetre, so it is the pick where space is tight at the eaves or around windows. White EPS is slightly cheaper and works well where the extra thickness isn't a problem.
Will woodpeckers damage EPS?
It happens occasionally, especially near woodland. Damage is to the render and board surface and is repaired with a mesh patch and colour-matched finish.
Do you cover Oswestry?
Yes — we survey and quote EPS external wall insulation in Oswestry (SY11) and nearby Shrewsbury, Chester and Wellington, with a fixed written price before any work starts.