DD's bedroom too hot in summer, too cold in winter

[Everhopeful]

DH can't believe it, but I used to use it as my office and I know she isn't telling porkies (might be slightly wussy though).

Everything I find on the net that might help is for conservatories - this is an attic bedroom, with a perfectly good roof (had it done when we got the conversion). It's a nice big room and I could see it being great when she wants to play music or have friends over, which she has done. DD won't sleep in there though, so it's becoming a stately-home scale dressing room and she sleeps in the spare. Trouble is, I get really, really hot at night, so often go in the spare myself, so this is driving me nuts. Besides, the spare is good for Mum-in-law as right next to the bathroom and she's not very nimble.

Please - any ideas? I've got Velux blinds on the windows, plus I made curtains to go in front of those, but after that I'm baffled.

You can get film to stick on windows to reduce the amount of heat coming in, like this. I'm not sure how effective it is though. We looked into it when we had an offer in on a house with a south facing bedroom, but we didn't get the house so never got chance to try it out!

That's an idea - thanks Hefner. Not much window space though, so I'm not sure it will do more than help a little (but every little helps, as they say).

Any other ideas?

Maybe better insulation under the floor would stop heat rising from the rest of the house?

Given it is too hot in summer and cold in winter suggests the roof is not insulated enough ie letting sun baking roof temperature in and not holding house heat in adequately in winter. We haven't got a room in the attic but do have polysterene type boards fixed to the roof timbers effectively lining the attic. It would mean making the outer wall thicker and is not a quick or cheap option I would imagine.

Nemno, I thought we had those too but will check. You're right, it won't be an easy fix and that the facts support your theory. DH will Not Be Pleased. There must be some insulation there though, as we don't lose snow all that fast, which I would expect we would if there wasn't any.

Hefner, I paid for good underlay, but the carpet is fairly old now (c10 yrs) and tatty - DD hates it, but I'm short of cash and I know she wants a hard floor anyway. I wouldn't mind too much if I thought we could insulate enough for sound! I'll look into that.

Keep 'em coming, I need all the help I can get!!

Looks like it hasn't been insulated properly

I agree with those who say investigate and up grade roof insulation if you can afford to.

Ah well, we're definitely not moving from the insulation: looks like the builders didn't do the job we thought they had. I need to argue with DH more, since he kept telling me it was all in my head...!

everybody

yep sounds like insulation to me too - if she wants a hard floor could you not replace the carpet with a wood effect vinyl? warmer and softer to walk on, shouldn't make it noisy downstairs but would give her the look she wants, then a rug or two would help keep it warmer. In summer I would get a cheap portable air con unit - we got one last year for about £40 and it worked really well, no idea where hubby got it from mind. Winter wise until you can do something about it then I would get some fleecy underblankets and hot water bottle things, used to work in the olden days.