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Wall insulation

Walls without insulation let heat escape in winter and soak it up in summer. In many existing homes, insulation can be blown into the wall cavity without pulling the walls apart.

A common sign

“The outside walls feel cold to touch in winter.”
That’s heat leaving through the walls. Insulating them helps rooms hold a steadier temperature through the day and night.

About wall insulation

Warmer walls, steadier rooms.

In an existing home, wall insulation is usually blown or injected into the gap inside the wall through small holes, which are then patched. It’s harder than insulating a ceiling, but it can make a real difference, especially in brick veneer homes.

Not every wall is suitable. An installer will check how your walls are built, whether there’s room in the cavity, and whether there are any moisture problems that need fixing first.

Helps with

Cold external walls

Helps with

Rooms that swing between hot and cold

Helps with

Brick veneer and timber framed homes

Ask this

Ask how they’ll check the wall cavity before they start, and how the access holes will be patched and finished.

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Wall insulation installers

Find wall insulation installers near you.

A few of the 67 listed across Australia

A sage green weatherboard cottage with a picket fence and solar panels, frost on the lawn.

Enviroflex

4.8 405 Google reviews

Ceiling and roof insulationWall insulationUnderfloor insulationInsulation removal and replacementCeiling insulation top up

Serves Bayswater and surrounding suburbs | Based in Bayswater

Work by Insulation Extract.

Insulation Extract

4.8 23 Google reviews

Ceiling and roof insulationCeiling insulation top upWall insulationUnderfloor insulationHome energy assessments and audits

Based in Ravenhall

Work by 1 Stop Insulation.

1 Stop Insulation

5.0 230 Google reviews

Ceiling and roof insulationWall insulationUnderfloor insulationInsulation removal and replacement

Serves all of VIC | Based in Tullamarine

A single storey home with a sweeping curved roof of solar panels and dry stone walls.

Just Rite

4.3 259 Google reviews

Ceiling and roof insulationWall insulationUnderfloor insulationDraught and weather sealinguPVC double glazed windowsWindow and door replacementCeiling insulation top upRetrofit double glazing

Based in Hume

A new light brick home in a growing estate with solar panels across the roof.

Gem Insulation

5.0 94 Google reviews

Ceiling and roof insulationCeiling insulation top upWall insulationUnderfloor insulationInsulation removal and replacementDraught and weather sealing

Based in Balaclava

More in insulation and draughts

Other upgrades in this category.

The cheapest work in the house, and the thing to do before you spend money on heating. Start here if the budget is tight.

Before you choose an installer

See our guides on insulation and draught proofing.

All guides

Related goal

Want comfort in every season?

Wall insulation works best alongside ceiling insulation and sealing. See the upgrades that keep a home comfortable all year.