Heating and house temps

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A question and also advice needed if you have any please.

i live in a 3 bed semi. Old but functional boiler which does not have a thermostat, so heating is either on or off. But it does have a timer.

I've come to bed this evening and my bedroom is 14 degrees. It doesn’t feel too cold but I know it’s below recommendations for health.

I’ve had my heating on for 6 hours today and can’t afford much more.

I have already had new windows, put up thermal blinds which I draw at dusk etc. I use a dehumidifier so the house isn’t damp.

but is there anything I can do to help keep the house warmer for longer without just having the heating on more?

any advice welcome

Fit TVR to every radiator, hang heavy curtains between every room and only heat the rooms in use.
Cover tile, laminate and wood floors with wool rugs and carpeting it will keep it warmer.
Use electric blanket in bed and heated throw whenever you are sitting about.
Wear heated electric oodie about house.
A small fan heater given a short blast can take the chill off when getting undressed.

If it's currently cold where you are, them keeping curtains closed all day might help, it that's feasible.

14 for a bedroom isnt bad tbh. I dont heat the bedroom at all. For optimum sleeping its cold room, warm bed

If you cant afford to heat the house, heat the person

Tescos this week have chargeable battery Oodie type things that heat for up to four hours. Lidl have heated over blankets, under blankets and heated wearables

Ive a huge detached house in the middle of a field and my heating costs would possibly put a dent in the national debt - well it feels like it

We wear base layers and thermals and layers. When I get in from work mid morning and Ive done what needs to be done and Im sitting feeling cold, the dressing gown goes on over my layers and I have a sofa blanket until its time to crank the heating up a notch

You can buy wraps for the window, and its worth putting on backing curtains to existing curtains, for cheapness and speed you can pin fleeces to the backs

Plug all gaps under doors

Keeps doors to rooms closed

Put rugs on uncarpeted floors

Look to see if you qualify for any grants for insulating your house further

Our loft is ram jammed with fibreglass insulation. When we moved in, our house was freezing but lots of loft insulation, new carpets, rugs, windows and thick curtains and it's made a real difference.

My upstairs is always warmer than my downstairs what does your loft insulation look like?

How much insulation do you have? Loft, cavity wall, underfloor, solid wall? Definitely worth looking into and there may be grants available. Underfloor was relatively cheap and can prevent up to 25% heat loss.

Our bedroom is usually around 15c, which doesn't feel cold to me. If heating is on, it's set to 18c, so gets to around 19c on downstairs digital thermometers.