Not sure what is happening with the Government's Insulation Program?
Click here to download this document that explains the Home Insulation Safety Program!
Retro-Spec provides a very unique service to owners of older homes. Many of our competitors do not have the products or skills to retro-fit insulation to older homes and achive the same effectiveness. While Retro-Spec is based in Tasmania, we also provide an Australia-Wide service.
Regardless of where you are, call Retro-Spec or use the form on our contact page to ask about your situation and we will be happy to advise you how Retro-Spec can help.
Become a Retro-Spec Distributor
Current Insulation Service Providers are welcome to enquire about becoming a Retro-Spec Insulation 'Gold Seal' product distributor. If you would like to expand your business to provide quality insulation for older homes, contact us today!
An uninsulated ceiling could be wasting 35 per cent of your winter heating!
Uninsulated walls can waste another 10 to 20 per cent.
- Lower your energy bills
- Increase the value of your home
- Keep the heat inside during winter
- Use your heating and cooling systems less
- Help the environment
- Greater comfort
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Welcome to Retro-Spec Insulation
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Have an Older Home? No Worries, it's all in the Name!
As the name 'Retro-Spec' implies, while providing the very best of insulation products for new home construction we are specialists in the difficult area of insulating existing houses, bringing older houses up to new home energy ratings.
Older homes can really benefit from the excellent energy saving efficiencies of modern insulation technology.  Our revolutionary new product, Tripolymer Foam is especially suitable to insulating existing homes and is safe, meeting and in some cases exceeding existing standards. And we are the agents for Trypolymer Foam in Australia! Read about Tripolymer In-Place Insulation now!
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Fully Australian Owned and Operated
At Retro-Spec Insulation, we aim to provide our clients with 'Gold Seal' standards in home insulation. We use only the highest quality products and provide skilled installation services to out clients.
Why You Should Choose Retro-Spec
Latest Product!
Read about our new Tripolymer Foam. The perfect solution for wall insulation in existing homes!
Our 'Gold Seal' standard ensures high-quality products and excellent service levels, including:
- Products must be 'best of breed', they must work and work well
- Cost is always important but not at the sacrifice of efficiency and effectiveness
- Products must be enviromentally, user and future friendly - we care about the planet
- All our products must meet the stringent requirements of BCA AS/NZ 4859.1
- Our installers are highly trained and meet our strict, quality control standards
You can rely on Retro-Spec Installation to provide you with professional workmanship and sound advice.
Are There Cheaper Products?
The difference between using common cheap insulation products to insulate walls, floors and ceilings and using the very best 'Gold Seal' standard is probably only a few hundred dollars. The cost to insulate an average house is quite small when you consider that from the moment it is installed it starts saving you money and generally never requires attention or replacing. The average bathroom and kitchen cost around $10,000 or more each. It requires maintenance and will probably be replaced sometime after 5 years. Why skimp on quantity or quality insulation materials when it can save you money by using our 'Gold Seal' range of products and services?
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What Really is Insulation?
A Retro-Spec, we want our clients to be fully informed about their choices. We continue to advance the local market by bringing the latest new local and overseas technologies. How Does Insulation Work?Insulation acts as a barrier against heat loss and heat gain. This is very important in ceilings, roofs and walls. Generally speaking, insulation falls into two basic categories.
Obviously, in Tasmania, most of our efforts to insulate, revolve around keeping the cold out of your home and retaining the warmth you already have inside. If you can keep the warmth inside your house, rather than losing it throught he walls, ceiling or roof of your house you do not need to use as much energy to heat your home. That means spending less money on your energy bills! That's good for you and the environment! In other parts of the country, the reason to insulate is to keep the heat out of your home and retaining the cool air already in your house or to improve the efficiency and thereby reduce the running costs, of cooling systems. So again, reducing energy use means lowering the amount you spend on your energy bills and reducing your impact on the environment! |
Can Insulation Really Save You Money?Yes! By using good quality products like our 'Gold Seal' range of materials, you can not only save money, but with the introduction of Energy Star ratings for houses, insulating your home may even add value to your home.
According to a recent news release by the Tasmanian Building Control Branch of the Department of Justice, from 1 Jan 2010 all building designs for new or additions to houses require 5 Star energy efficiency measures in the design. Most other states have similar requirements. Additionally, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has decided that, before selling a house, owners must provide a current energy rating to prospective owners. The news release also states that lower ratings may reduce selling prices. Furthermore, all Australian States and Territories have been given until 1 May 2011 to adopt the 6 Star provisions. More About House Energy RatingsYou likely have seen 'Energy Star' ratings on electrical appliances. Well, House Energy Rating stars are similar. The ratings are based on the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) and assesses the potential thermal comfort of homes on a scale of zero to 10 stars. The more stars, the less likely the occupants need cooling or heating to stay comfortable.
From these facts, you can see that insulating your home is a sound economic and environmental decision. Â |
That may appear to be a simple question to answer, but once a home owner starts looking to insulate their new or existing home, it quickly becomes apparent that there a many factors involved. With a properly insulated home, you can reduce your energy costs for both heating and cooling, as well as providing the added benefits of a healthier and more comfortable living environment all year round.
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