or is 13 degrees a warm enough home.

[BlackBag]

DH does n't feel the cold. So we have the Spring duvet (8 tog) on the bed and never the whole thing.

The kitchen thermostat is 13 degrees and the woodburner get the sitting room up to 16 sometimes.

The children run around and don't seem to feel it. The cold makes me sluggish, irratable and depressed. If I'm running around tidying up it's ok but once I sit down at the lap top or to read a book I feel like my brain is grinding to a halt during the winter time.

DH is a DIY kind of person but tends to ignore all advice to fit extra radiators or get a proper plumber in to get the ones we've got work properly.

AIBU to want a warmer house.

no

I could not live like this. Why don't you call the plumber in yourself?

yanbu. I feel the cold ridiculously. Right in my bones. Dp has his own internal furnace. I have three duvets to keep warm and he hates it

YANBU!! I would be complaining if our house was that cool, I can't stand to be cold. Especially at night, I just can't sleep if I am not warm. Mind you pyjamas and a hot water bottle sorts that out.

13 is ridiculously cold
worst our house got last winter was 14 and that was very very cold

You're not allowed to work in temperatures cooler than 16 degrees without clothing to match, so no. it's not warm enough.

In the day i wouldn't go below 18, but 16 should be okay for overnight.

I could not enjoy living in that low temperature. :(

Our house is at 20 degrees when we're home and we have our own duvets. YANBU.

Call the pumber.

Why haven't you done it? Why does DH need to do it?

Yanbu.

I am the type of person that feels the cold. If I am cold, then I just don't function well.

For some reason though, I am a furnace when I'm asleep (according to dh)

Oh, thta's cold. My house is about 20 degrees and I had the heating on all night last night as it was bloody cold and the night before i woke up with a headache from the draught from the window that DH is going to fix

runny :o:o:o how are you?

This is cold.

I'm not someone who feels the cold but I prefer to keep the house at a temp of around 18 degrees. Lower is fine if you're running around all day but not to sit down and relax in.

Is there anything you can do to insulate your house better? Foam insulation for pipes, door and window draught excluders, anti-heat loss film for windows, rugs for rooms with wooden or lino flooring etc..

Stealth - why are you no longer Broccoli?
I made that name foryou :(

If you are not heading into menopause in the very near future (at which point I can assure you that no matter how cold you've always been you will be HOT! :)) get some heating.

How would your partner feel about it if he was the one who was uncomfortable all the time?

she can't stand it, Jajas -
"The cold makes me sluggish, irratable and depressed. If I'm running around tidying up it's ok but once I sit down at the lap top or to read a book I feel like my brain is grinding to a halt during the winter time."

that means her body is showing early symptosm of hypothermia....

because of this thread

OMG, how can you survive in 13 degrees, or even 16, come to that? You poor thing. I wouldn't be able to live like that.

YANBU.
I thought that our flat was cold and at the moment we're at 16/17 degrees though it creeps up a bit at night.

That would be too cold for me and being cold is miserable. I do agree though children don't tend to notice the cold as they are more active. And on the upside it is supposed to help you burn more calories!

We have our heating on at about 16 in the day if we are at home, not at all if we are out (it's on a timer). But it usually gets turned up to about 18-19 at night plus a woodburner in the lounge. At night we turn it off altogether as I don't like being able to hear the boiler and we are all toasty under our duvets, but we all have 10 tog or more in the winter plus fleece throws for colder nights.

Have you got thermal undies? Could you keep one room warm for you - DH works at home and has an oil filled radiator in his office to save heating the whole house when he is the only one at home. Could you get one of those electric blankets that has separate controls for each side of the bed? Warmer pyjamas? A slanket for watching TV?!

Not easy but it sounds like some compromise is called for on your DH's part.

Blimey! Our thermostat is set to 18C and we're active jumper-wearing types. At 13C my houseplants would be dying...

SPB - ah, so you're reclaiming your name so someone doesn't steal it.

sorry, Jajas - it looked like you thought that she wwas okay with it.
I get you now. :)