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Ideal Home
Ellis Cochrane

The areas of a home you should never insulate – and why doing so could do more harm than good

Yellow bedroom with white bedding and a silver radiator on the wall under a window.

Winter always feels like a game of chicken to see how long you can last before switching the heating on full-time. If this sounds like you, then you'll likely already looked into ways to improve the insulation in your home. But in your bid to save on energy bills, it's worth noting that there are some areas of a home you shouldn't insulate.

If insulation is installed incorrectly or in the wrong places it could actually do more harm than good. While there are a number of places that you should certainly consider when it comes to how to insulate your home, there are a few that you should never insulate.

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