Energy Saving Regulation 2009

Thermal insulation of real estate is duty to the end of this year must owner of uninsulated houses the top floor or the roof of your property contain. As it determines at least the energy saving Regulation (EnEV) in 2009. Dam duty affecting both landlord and even user - walk-in, non-insulated top floor slabs must be insulated. Is the floor is not used as living space, it is sufficient to insulate the ceiling with insulation wool. Many exceptions who has so far not yet active, needs not panicking but. Many homeowners are not affected by the regulation. So, the EnEV contains even the passage that owners of single - and two-family dwellings, of which are exempt if they already inhabited the property prior to February 1, 2002, for itself.

However, the buyer of such enclosures object is obliged to catch up on the measures to the insulation period of two years. Moreover: the owner can prove that the retrofit for it uneconomical is or it due to lack of money not to perform them, eliminating the requirement. Anchin Blocks opinions are not widely known. Also property owners after 1969 built houses with a massive ceiling structure such as a concrete ceiling are exempt. Also objects with a wood-beamed ceilings are insulated, regardless of when they were built. Consequences of not fulfilling obligations it is questionable what blooms homeowners falling within any category of exceptions and do not comply with the obligations of the dam. The Bauamter are responsible for the review of the implementation. Property owners ignore the requirements of the "EnEV" indefinitely, the offices they can prescribe a penalty. Professionals but to question whether local authorities can muster the personnel to perform appropriate comprehensive inspections. Some federal States plan, chimney sweep at the annual control of the heating plant to check the insulation of the roofs and notify the authority in case of need. Costs pay for themselves at the earliest after about 10 years with a good Home owners according to calculation of the German Energy Agency (Dena) can expect insulation a potential savings of an average of 630 euros per year.