External wall insulation · Wales
External wall insulation in Caerphilly
Solid-wall and non-traditional homes in Caerphilly are often the coldest and dampest in a landlord's stock. External wall insulation is usually the right answer.
We take on external wall insulation in Caerphilly for Caerphilly County Borough Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Caerphilly County Borough Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Caerphilly at a glance
- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough Council
- Nation
- Wales
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by the council
- Housing standard
- WHQS 2023 (Wales)
- Damp and mould timescales
- No timescale law found
- Population
- 181,731 (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 Caerphilly?
Caerphilly County Borough Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Caerphilly, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Caerphilly?
- 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?
Detailing is agreed before ordering, opening by opening. It is the difference between an EWI scheme that lasts thirty years and one that develops damp in three.
Which rules apply in Caerphilly?
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 Caerphilly?
Our guide range for external wall insulation in Caerphilly 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 Caerphilly
Does Caerphilly County Borough Council still own council homes?
Caerphilly County Borough Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Caerphilly, and we can work for both.
Can you take on external wall insulation in Caerphilly as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Caerphilly 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 Caerphilly?
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 Caerphilly
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Estate and external works
- Damp and mould remediation
- Housing disrepair works
- Whole-house retrofit
- Communal area refurbishment
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Void property works