Wood fibre EWI · Shropshire
Wood fibre insulation for older homes in Shrewsbury
Wood fibre insulation for older homes in Shrewsbury: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. If your home in Shrewsbury is in a conservation area, we check the council's position on render before suggesting wood fibre EWI.
- Free survey in SY1 and nearby
- Guide price from £150 per m² + scaffold, 0% VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Shrewsbury
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Often the most suitable EWI where planning allows on older properties
- Made from a renewable material with low embodied carbon
- Compatible with lime renders used on traditional buildings
- High density gives good protection from summer heat
Shrewsbury: walls, weather and approvals
We also cover Wellington and Telford, close to Shrewsbury. It's roughly 13 miles from Shrewsbury 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.
For period homes in Shrewsbury, the survey looks closely at existing lime mortars and any cement patching that may trap moisture.
- Postcode district
- SY1
- County or area
- Shropshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Wellington, Telford, Oswestry, Ludlow
Planning and building control in England
Before quoting in Shrewsbury, 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.
What finish goes over wood fibre?
A lime-based or mineral render designed for the system, applied over a reinforcing base coat. Lime finishes give the softer, slightly irregular texture that suits cottages and older terraces.
Wood fibre insulation for older homes prices in Shrewsbury
| 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%.
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.
Wood fibre EWI in Shrewsbury: questions
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.
Is wood fibre worth the extra cost?
On older solid walls the main benefit is moisture safety rather than raw U-value. If the wall needs to breathe, the cheaper option can cost more later.
Does wood fibre need a lime render?
It needs the render specified by the system manufacturer, which is usually lime or mineral based.
Do you cover Shrewsbury?
Yes — we survey and quote wood fibre external wall insulation in Shrewsbury (SY1) and nearby Wellington, Telford and Oswestry, with a fixed written price before any work starts.