Hi all!
looking for advice on what would be the best way to keep the heat inside our house, I feel like I’m heating more the outside world at present !
so it’s a 1930 house , allegedly it has cavity walls but i don’t know how to tell that . It was on the home report . We have only been here 2 years and I know for sure that the insulation is poor because it just won’t keep the temperature I set it at . Can easily drop down to 12 if the heating is off . And if I were to set the thermostat at saying 18 it’ll be on pretty much all the time as it reaches 18 and within 20 minutes it goes down to 17.8 so it switches on again ..and so on .
So far we have had a new roof done , boarded the loft and added insulation there . I got all the windows hinges changed so they all seal properly now . They are double glazed . We bought a brand new boiler last year.
I think the kitchen is a big culprit : the floor is always freezing and there was a sort of cool breeze from under the kitchen cupboards . I have put a sealer all along and it’s better but reality is that cold air is still right behind them , the inside of the cupboards are freezing too in winter . We also have 3 sets of windows and a large window / door so I feel like it’s half a conservatory almost.
i really don’t know where that breeze comes from . Would it be for the suspended floor ? How do you go about sorting it out ( is it even duable?)
its a semi so not all wall are external but still ..
I heard about cavity wall insulation but also read a lot of people complaining of damp problems afterwards ..
thanks everyone xx