Not sure if this is quite the correct forum (please highlight if not and I'll be happy to remove) but I've had some helpful advice on here so thought it would be a good place to ask.
I'm looking at getting two bits of work done and wondering whether they would be eligible for the zero VAT or if anyone has any experience of this. I have a quote for the work, but the builder has included VAT so I would need to approach them to discuss this. The information is here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-on-energy-saving-materials-and-heating-equipment-notice-7086. My confusion is how to interpret the concept of a 'single supply' and whether I need to make that interpretation or whether the builder/their accountant can do it.
The first is to insulate the suspended floor in the living room of a Victorian terrace. This would involve taking up the existing floor, removing a load of builders waste that someone has chucked down there historically, levelling the floor and then adding insulation. I don't think it would be possible to install the insulation without removing the waste as there must be hardly any airflow/space under there to do it. I'm also expecting that there might need to be some ends of joists replaced etc. and perhaps some general repairs or addition of airbricks, but that won't come to light until the space is cleared.
The second is to add insulation to the ceiling of a lean-to utility room. This will involve replacing the roof timbers, membrane and ceiling then adding the insulation in. I would also like to put in a loft window and rejig the electrics for the lights whilst the ceiling is exposed, but the core thing is adding some insulation in the hope that the room can feel less like a fridge in the winter!
I've done a bit of reading on a few posts on various forums and it seems like you might be able to split the work on the invoice if some does or doesn't count under the scheme. There are some other bits and bobs as well that the builder has quoted for, but the way they have provided the quote those things are listed as separate 'chunks' which implies to me that I could pick and choose which I go ahead with and they aren't interdependent. So in that sense, it seems like they consider the roof work to be a standalone item.
But anyway - has anyone made use of this scheme for retro-fitting insulation and has experience of how it works in practice?
I'm looking at getting two bits of work done and wondering whether they would be eligible for the zero VAT or if anyone has any experience of this. I have a quote for the work, but the builder has included VAT so I would need to approach them to discuss this. The information is here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-on-energy-saving-materials-and-heating-equipment-notice-7086. My confusion is how to interpret the concept of a 'single supply' and whether I need to make that interpretation or whether the builder/their accountant can do it.
The first is to insulate the suspended floor in the living room of a Victorian terrace. This would involve taking up the existing floor, removing a load of builders waste that someone has chucked down there historically, levelling the floor and then adding insulation. I don't think it would be possible to install the insulation without removing the waste as there must be hardly any airflow/space under there to do it. I'm also expecting that there might need to be some ends of joists replaced etc. and perhaps some general repairs or addition of airbricks, but that won't come to light until the space is cleared.
The second is to add insulation to the ceiling of a lean-to utility room. This will involve replacing the roof timbers, membrane and ceiling then adding the insulation in. I would also like to put in a loft window and rejig the electrics for the lights whilst the ceiling is exposed, but the core thing is adding some insulation in the hope that the room can feel less like a fridge in the winter!
I've done a bit of reading on a few posts on various forums and it seems like you might be able to split the work on the invoice if some does or doesn't count under the scheme. There are some other bits and bobs as well that the builder has quoted for, but the way they have provided the quote those things are listed as separate 'chunks' which implies to me that I could pick and choose which I go ahead with and they aren't interdependent. So in that sense, it seems like they consider the roof work to be a standalone item.
But anyway - has anyone made use of this scheme for retro-fitting insulation and has experience of how it works in practice?