Wood fibre EWI · Gloucestershire
Wood fibre insulation for older homes in Kingswood
Wood fibre insulation for older homes in Kingswood: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. If your home in Kingswood is in a conservation area, we check the council's position on render before suggesting wood fibre EWI.
- Free survey in BS15 and nearby
- Guide price from £150 per m² + scaffold, 0% VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Kingswood
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Part of every quote
- Thicker than foam for the same U-value
- Vapour-open and hygroscopic — buffers moisture rather than trapping it
- Compatible with lime renders used on traditional buildings
- Made from a renewable material with low embodied carbon
Homes and walls in Kingswood
We also cover Mangotsfield and Yate, close to Kingswood. It's roughly 31 miles from Kingswood to Gloucester, the largest town in Gloucestershire. The South West has many stone and solid-walled cottages, exposed coastal properties and a share of post-war system-built houses, including types such as the Cornish Unit.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across Gloucestershire: 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.
For period homes in Kingswood, the survey looks closely at existing lime mortars and any cement patching that may trap moisture.
- Postcode district
- BS15
- County or area
- Gloucestershire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Mangotsfield, Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Bath
Approvals in England
Before quoting in Kingswood, we check whether the property is in a conservation area, under an Article 4 direction or listed, because that decides whether changing the outside needs planning permission.
Building control applies once more than half of a wall is insulated or re-rendered, or more than a quarter of the whole building envelope, and your written quote says how that's handled.
Why do older walls need breathable insulation?
Stone and early brick walls were built with lime mortars and renders that let moisture in and out. Sealing them with impermeable materials can trap water in the wall, leading to damp and frost damage. Wood fibre keeps the build-up open to vapour, and its ability to absorb and release moisture helps the wall stay in balance.
Wood fibre insulation for older homes prices in Kingswood
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wood fibre + lime render system | £150–£210 per m²0% VAT | Excluding scaffold |
| Cottage, about 90 m² of wall | £15,300–£22,1000% VAT | Including scaffold |
| Lime render only (no insulation) | £78–£132 per m²inc VAT | See lime render |
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. Prices include VAT at 20%.
What happens next
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.
Wood fibre EWI in Kingswood: questions
Does wood fibre need a lime render?
It needs the render specified by the system manufacturer, which is usually lime or mineral based.
Can wood fibre go on a stone wall?
Yes, after levelling. Rubble stone is often uneven, so a levelling coat or adapted fixing method is used first.
Is wood fibre insulation fireproof?
No — it's a timber product. It chars rather than flaming readily, but it is combustible, so it's used on low-rise buildings within a tested system and never where non-combustible materials are required.
Do you cover Kingswood?
Yes — we survey and quote wood fibre external wall insulation in Kingswood (BS15) and nearby Mangotsfield, Yate and Chipping Sodbury, with a fixed written price before any work starts.