![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/dad-forced-to-insulate-his-home-with-cardboard-to-avoid-huge-energy-bills/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1_SWNS_CLEALL_CARDBOARD_001.jpg&description=Dad Nigel Cleall, 51, has bought several rolls of cardboard to insulate his home, as so much heat escapes from its walls and roof that he's actually just heating his hometown insteadNigel Cleall has bought several rolls of cardboard to cover the walls of his home A dad whose energy bills soared to more than £1,000 a month has insulated his home with cardboard in an attempt to save money. Nigel Cleall, 51, lives with his 12-year-old son Oliver in a ground-floor flat that he said was so chilly he has considered moving them both into his garden shed as "it is warmer". In a bid to keep the heat inside his home, the single dad bought 100m of industrial packing cardboard for £1 from eBay. The lorry driver has now used it to cover the walls and ceilings of the 1950s two-bed home in Martley, Worcs, which he hopes will keep it warm this winter. Nigel says his bills have spiralled out of control ( Worcester News / SWNS) Nigel said: 'I'm basically heating Martley; when I put my heating on, it goes through the ceiling. The roof is over 27 years old. "I'm heating up my street, not my house. The heating just goes through the house because there is no insulation. "I come home from work and can't put the heating on. I can't afford it, I'm a single dad. "Last year, I could only afford to put the heating on when my boys were coming down to stay with me but I can't even afford that now. "If I did that now, it would cost me £78 just for two days. Last year, it cost me £120-a-week on electric, now I'm looking at £192-a-week and I cannot afford it. The single dad's bills have soared to more than £1,000 a month ( Worcester News / SWNS) "I can't afford nearly £200-a-month on my electric, so basically we will be living in my front room. "All I want is a comfy home for me and my son, Oliver.' Nigel said he was forced to take action after Platform Housing Association, which owns the flat, failed to fix the heating system or provide adequate insulation. He said the firm came to his home with a){kind=link}
Dad Nigel Cleall, 51, has bought several rolls of cardboard to insulate his home, as so much heat escapes from its walls and roof that he’s actually just heating his hometown instead
A dad whose energy bills soared to more than £1,000 a month has insulated his home with cardboard in an attempt to save money.
Nigel Cleall, 51, lives with his 12-year-old son Oliver in a ground-floor flat that he said was so chilly he has considered moving them both into his garden shed as “it is warmer”.
In a bid to keep the heat inside his home, the single dad bought 100m of industrial packing cardboard for £1 from eBay.
The lorry driver has now used it to cover the walls and ceilings of the 1950s two-bed home in Martley, Worcs, which he hopes will keep it warm this winter.