Probably one of the easiest, cheapest but most neglected ways to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient is to prevent draughts. By taking simple steps such as putting draught strips around internal and external doors, brushes on the bottom of the doors, covers over keyholes and letter boxes, the heat loss from air movement can be significantly reduced.

All of the simple fixes are available from the Stormguard range of products through the Green Energy Centre.

New energy efficient doors and windows can again make your home more comfortable but these can sometimes be costly measures when times are hard and budgets are stretched, but draught proofing around existing frames is a lower cost alternative.