Internal wall insulation · Greater Glasgow
Internal wall insulation in Glasgow
If you're planning internal wall insulation in Glasgow, start with a free survey: we measure, check the walls and confirm planning and building control for your address. Where a property in Glasgow is in a conservation area or the front elevation must stay unchanged, internal insulation is often the practical route.
- Free survey in G1 and nearby
- Guide price from £75 per m² 0% VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Glasgow
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What the job covers
- Loses roughly 50–100mm per insulated wall
- Can be done one room at a time during a renovation
- Keeps the outside of the house exactly as it is
- Needs careful detailing at floor joists, reveals and corners
Glasgow: walls, weather and approvals
We cover Glasgow and nearby Rutherglen, Bishopbriggs and Bearsden. West Central Scotland has sandstone tenements, interwar and post-war council housing including no-fines and other system-built types, and many harled (roughcast) houses.
Parts of Greater Glasgow fall in the higher wind-driven rain exposure bands, especially coastal and upland sites, so render specification, movement joints and detailing at cills, verges and the base of the wall matter more than usual.
We plan internal insulation in Glasgow homes room by room so you keep the rest of the house usable.
- Postcode district
- G1
- County or area
- Greater Glasgow
- Nation
- Scotland
- Nearby
- Rutherglen, Bishopbriggs, Bearsden, Renfrew
Scotland: planning and regulations
Internal insulation rarely needs planning permission; listed buildings need consent for internal changes.
Over-cladding work in Scotland often needs a building warrant from the council's building standards service, with Section 6 of the Technical Handbooks setting insulation benchmarks.
What are the risks with internal insulation?
Insulating inside makes the masonry colder, so moisture risk rises. Weak points are where floor joists bear into the wall, window reveals and corners. A condensation risk check for the build-up, a continuous vapour control layer where specified, and returning insulation into reveals deal with most of it.
Internal wall insulation prices in Glasgow
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Insulated plasterboard, supplied and skimmed | £75–£110 per m²0% VAT | |
| Insulated stud wall | £90–£130 per m²0% VAT | |
| Typical bedroom, one external wall | £1,795–£2,9950% VAT | Including making good |
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.
How it works
Get a guide price
Try the online quote tool for a ballpark figure.
Book the survey
A visit at a time that suits you.
Agree the quote
Nothing starts until you've signed the written price.
We do the work
Planned around weather, with you kept informed.
Internal wall insulation in Glasgow: questions
How much room space will I lose?
Usually 50–100mm on each insulated wall, depending on the system.
What happens to my radiators and sockets?
They're taken off and refitted on the new wall face. Electrical work is done by a qualified electrician.
Is internal insulation cheaper than external?
Per m² usually yes, but the cost of moving fittings and redecorating narrows the gap on whole-house jobs.
Do you cover Glasgow?
Yes — we survey and quote internal wall insulation in Glasgow (G1) and nearby Rutherglen, Bishopbriggs and Bearsden, with a fixed written price before any work starts.