Do solar panels affect your home insurance?

Still a popular question amongst homeowners either fitting solar panels or just getting a quote for installation.

Whilst individual insurance company's policies may differ, the general rule is you should always contact your own insurance company for advice as you're making a material change to your home's structure.

Also, you'll need to check your current level of cover includes the replacement cost of the solar panels should the worst happen.

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The bigger the Conservatory the better

When planning a new conservatory, it's always tempting to be led purely by cost and plan the size of your conservatory accordingly.

However, our experience shows there's nothing worse than paying thousands for the benefit of the extra room a conservatory can add to your home, only to find you can't fit anything larger than a couple of wicker chairs into the finished project.

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Using photovoltaic solar panels to heat water.

It's easy to overlook the obvious and think that you need a 'hot water' solar system for your home's hot water needs.

In reality, you could think about using a photovoltaic (electricity) system for both power and for heating your hot water needs via an immersion heater.

When you factor in the tariff payments, and ever rising gas prices, even a traditional gas central heating/hot water system could be more expensive to run.

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