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EPCs come with recommendations on how to improve your score on the certificate rating system. These recommendations are aimed at improving your properties energy efficiency further and reducing your energy bills.

The recommendations that follow are examples and may not be suitable for every property so check which measures will help you before you spend any money.

Light Bulbs - This is by far the cheapest and easiest way to make improvements. There are many types and sizes of low energy bulbs available now. Make sure you replace all your old high wattage bulbs with low energy ones.

Loft Insulation - If you have a roof space then it should ideally be insulated to a thickness of 270-300mm with mineral wool, or equivalent. This is something you can do yourself fairly cheaply since the government subsidised the insulation price.

Double Glazing - single glazed windows are a big source of heat loss. Double Glazed units made after 2002 are more efficient and give a better rating than those produced at an earlier date.

Replacing the Gas Boiler - If your gas boiler is not of the 'condensing' type there will be quite a difference in the efficiency compared to one that is. This concequently features as a common recommendation. If your boiler is not that old then understandably your not likely to want to replace it. If however you have an old boiler then replacing it with a new one could increase efficiency by 20-30%.

Wall Insulation - If your house has solid walls with no insulation present this may be a likely recommendation. There are internal and external insulation options. Internal involves 'dry lining' the walls on the inside of the house with insulation which means you lose a bit of space as a result. If your house is small, external insulation rendering of the walls may be preferable.

If your house is built with cavity walls, not solid, they are usually 270mm or more in thickness. Cavity walls built after 1984 should have insulation inside already, although this is not always the case. Properties without cavity insulation can have this reto fitted by a process of injection insulation material into the wall.

In all cases make sure that any work you have carried out is done by approved and accredited installers. All installations should come complete with a certificate of installation detailing the work done. Any energy assessor is likely to need this documentation in order to accept the work has been done. In the case of double glazing intallations ask for the FENSA certificate.