Insulation going cheap again

[tobydog]

Just been to Homebase and the Carbon Free recycled plastic bottle insulation in going cheap again. It was £3 for 170mm x 1.14m x 7m but they increased it to £10 about a month ago. It's now back in stock at £2 a roll . The max is the usual 12 rolls in one go but, if you're like me and still behind with the insulation, it's a bargain. Good to work with as well.

 

[skier-hughes]

cheers, will get a bit more for myself, great for dropping on top of other stuff and increasing the depth.

 

[Penners]

Carbon Free recycled plastic bottle

Well there's an interesting description. I'd always understood that plastic is made from oil, and oil is made from (among other things) carbon.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Not in our Homebase. Will ring other local ones, thanks.

 

[tobydog]

Carbon Free? I can only vouch for the name not its family tree!!

Just checked the website and it's still showing £2. I got four more rolls yesterday.

 

[skier-hughes]

It's calle dcarbon zero, rather than free, and is made from recycled glass not plastic..... but hey, it's the same stuff I've bought before and I got 3 rolls, covering 170mm deep x 8 sq m each for £6 in total.

I thing to be careful of is that our local homebase also stock a 200mm deep version at £19.98 and a 100mm deeep version at £9.98. I found this out as I picked up 3 rolls and had one of each

 

[skier-hughes]

Not in our Homebase. Will ring other local ones, thanks.

Use the web, the site tells you which is your nearset store with it in stock and how many they have.

 

[tobydog]

I must start using my glasses more!! At least I got the price right :roll:

 

[JoceAndChris]

Toby's mistake regarding the glass/plastic thing was just the same one I made with our B&Q stuff.
My understanding is that the recycled plastic bottle stuff never goes anywhere near this cheap.

No real need for me to seek out Homebase as B&Q is on my daily route and they gave the same itchy/make you cough blood stuff there for £3 a roll.

 

[tobydog]

Joce - I wore a mask and a pair of leather gardening gaunlets but other than that it was regular joggers and a top. Had no itching whatsoever. The old glass fibre stuff was a nightmare so I don't know what's different.

 

[skier-hughes]

I didn't even wear gloves or a mask when laying mine, very clean stuff to deal with.
I bought the plastic rolls, which were half length ones compared to these at only £2 a roll from homebase two years ago, well in fact £1.80 as it was 10% off weekend!!

 

[tobydog]

I should add that my joggers had a rather fetching 70's disco glitter / shimmer to them afterwards that shook out easily but my rather precariously positioned moth stained naked light showed no dust in the air at all.

 

[Feltwell]

Mixed feelings on this one - watch the video:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15431389

 

[tobydog]

Only had a quick skim read and couldn't listen to the video but I think the Feed In Tariff part was somewhat misleading in light of recent changes (Dec 12, 2011)