External wall insulation · Wales
External wall insulation in Bridgend
From a street of solid-wall terraces to a non-traditional estate, we install external wall insulation in Bridgend to programme.
We take on external wall insulation in Bridgend for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Bridgend belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Bridgend at a glance
- Council
- Bridgend County Borough Council
- Nation
- Wales
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- WHQS 2023 (Wales)
- Damp and mould timescales
- No timescale law found
- Population
- 147,539 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.93 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Bridgend?
Most social homes in Bridgend are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Eleven of Wales's 22 councils took this route. Bridgend County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Bridgend?
- Survey of walls, services and details before design
- Insulation boards, mesh, base coat and render or brick-slip finishes
- Window reveal, cill, eaves and ground-level detailing
- Fire breaks and non-combustible materials where the design requires them
- Scaffold, protection and resident liaison
How do we deliver it?
We photograph every stage, including fixings and mesh laps that will be hidden, because funders and system holders ask for it.
Which rules apply in Bridgend?
PAS 2035:2023 sets the whole-house retrofit process (assessment, coordination, design, installation and evaluation), and PAS 2030:2023 covers installation. Most government-backed retrofit schemes require both, with TrustMark lodgement.
WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about external wall insulation
What does external wall insulation cost in Bridgend?
Our guide range for external wall insulation in Bridgend is £9,300–£17,200 per house. That is the UK range of £10,000–£18,500 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.93 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.88–0.98); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.
Questions about external wall insulation in Bridgend
Does Bridgend County Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Bridgend are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Eleven of Wales's 22 councils took this route. Bridgend County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Can you take on external wall insulation in Bridgend as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Bridgend can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for external wall insulation, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Which housing standard applies in Bridgend?
Social landlords in Wales work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which has applied since 1 April 2024, with all homes to comply by 31 March 2034.
Other works we carry out in Bridgend
- Estate and external works
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Housing disrepair works
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Void property works
- Whole-house retrofit
- Damp and mould remediation
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs