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Mumsnetters living in bloody FREEZING houses - come and rant here

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InnerBlonde · 09/01/2009 12:04

Rant, rant, rant! Argh. Oldish house (bungalow). Tokenistic cavity infill insulation. Old boiler. Concrete slab floor. Massive windows. Inadequately sized radiators. Not an option to keep the heating on all the time - financially and environmentally. The thermostat in the hall yesterday read 12 degrees Celsius. That is chiiilly when you're doing sitting still, computery kind of stuff.

I am just fed up with feeling so cold in my own home. It's become so cold it's interfering with getting things done. Strong hibernation urges kicking in!

Not really sure what can be done about it though. I'm on my own, money isn't in copious supply, it isn't a great time to move house - but I have made a resolution not to feel this cold in my own home again next winter. So any tips for achieving that?! Aside from the obvious wear-five-layers-and-stick-a-hot-water-bottle-up-your-jumper (which I'm doing now) advice.

Even if not, come and have a moan. Out-cold me if you can!

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Twinklemegan · 01/02/2009 01:10

Huge huge sympathies, especially for anyone in a rented house. We were there last winter - 9 degrees in our bedroom it was. One old storage heater on in the hall and we ran up a massive bill.

We were heading for the same this winter in our new house. It's still not warm by any stretch of the imagination, but we have new storage heater in our sitting room and it's gone from an average of 12 degrees in there to 16 degrees and it's wonderful! The warmest room in the house!

Aefondkiss · 01/02/2009 01:52

another frozen bungalow here, soooo draughty, dh has put masking tape on one of the doors tonight, electric storage heating, which we don't use except when temps drop well below freezing.

We are a bit obsessed with how cold it gets in our house, bathroom has been as low as 2 degrees (that I have noticed), kitchen can be lower in extreme cold, hovers between 7 - 10 degrees on average (the pantry gets very cold, acts as a second fridge/sometimes freezer)... the kitchen is north facing, no heating, so only warm-ish when the oven/cooker is on.

on the plus side I always have hands that are the right temperature for making pastry... it is draughty but dry.. we do have double glazing and well it will soon be slightly warmer with spring and summer coming! we have a wood burning stove which makes it just about okay.

I don't really like central heating but sometimes it would be nice!

solo · 01/02/2009 01:54

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KerryMumbles · 01/02/2009 02:08

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CuddlyKelpie · 01/02/2009 02:19

I found some stuff at b&q which sorts out my single glazed window draghts - Stormguard Window Insullation kit, Shrink Film, but I have not seen it there for a while. Might just be mine.

You apply it to your windows then blow with the hair dryer til it is taught and it really makes a noticable difference. I would really advise washing the frames then wiping with nail varnish remover before applying the double sided tape. The windows have to be really dry first too.

Removing it doesn't take the paint off either.

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hth

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