If you are setting up a work from home job or venture then one thing to expect is that your domestic heating bills will go up. This will certainly take place if you work from home the entire day, for example doing Online jobs or clerical work. But it will also be the case even if you only use your house as a base and administration centre for your job or venture. Being at home longer results in having the heating on for longer periods. It is pointless enjoying the work from home advantages but trying to economise on heating to the point of discomfort. So now might be a great opportunity to take a look at your home heating bills and see if anything can be done to reduce them, whilst keeping the home as warm as you need.
You might believe that your current insulation levels are rather below par. If that is the case the good news is that British Gas are at the moment providing free home insulation assessments. In addition to that they are also offering a choice of free loft insulation or free cavity wall insulation. With potential savings of £350 for the insulation and on average yearly savings of £145 this offering could make a huge reduction to your work from home set up cost.
This offer does not only apply if you work from home, all home owners are potentially eligible so the offer is sure to be popular. The offer is available either to existing British Gas customers, or to home owners who are happy to switch to British Gas as their energy provider. This means the offer looks set to be very popular so any home workers looking to take advantage should act as soon as possible before the offer comes to an end.
Also worth considering is your current heating boiler. With many boiler scrappage schemes still available you should consider updating now and installing one of the latest technology high efficiency boilers to further reduce your heating costs. Who knows, by starting to work from home you may even find yourself paying less for your heating than previously!