Preparing for winter II

beedeedee

midnightraven3 wrote: »

you can get several things
you can get a foam strip type thing on a roll, thats self adhesive
and you can get the same but it has a plastic coating and a little lip on it
(PLEASE someone more technical than me say what its called)


the only brush type affair i can think of is like the ones on the bottoms of doors

Any idea where you've seen this stuff please -it sounds just the biz...!

crumblepie

beedeedee wrote: »

Any idea where you've seen this stuff please -it sounds just the biz...!

I've seen it in wilkinsons. Long rolls of draught excluder strip thing (technical description) that go around a door.

link hopefully

Phoolgrrrl

We got brown sticky foam tape stuff to put round the doors in B and Q last year. They had a section of 'draft excluders' this time last year. Really improved the heat. We have an open fire sometimes so was a bit drafty.

Is there anything you can get like this for keyholes? Or should I just stuff them with paper and put tape over? All our internal doors have keyholes.

Bobbykins

Phoolgrrl, if your doors have those metal bits around the handle/lock (I think they're called "finger plates"), then what I find the easiest thing is to just whack a fridge magnet over the key hole - not the most elegant of solutions maybe but certainly works.

HTH

Bobby

NualaBuala

lutzi1 wrote: »

I save the ends of my candles during the year, they can be quite substantial on some candles, then I melt them (using other old candles placed under an oven grid) into small baked bean and tuna tins and put several wicks into them ( you can buy candles wicks cheaply online). I then put these into pretty containers or a terracotta pot and burn them. They give off a surprising amount of heat and can really help to keep the chill off a room as well a looking cheerful, which is warming in itself.

Obviously just put them where pets and kids can't get at them, and always heat up the wax v gently and slowly - the above method does this, or you can put the tins in a pan of water on the stove at a very low heat.

HTH.

Thanks,:T I have lots of candle ends. I was going to melt or grate the wax to use in HM firelighters (shredded bills stuffed in toilet roll tubes). But I might have a go at this.

Phoolgrrrl wrote: »

We got brown sticky foam tape stuff to put round the doors in B and Q last year. They had a section of 'draft excluders' this time last year. Really improved the heat. We have an open fire sometimes so was a bit drafty.

Is there anything you can get like this for keyholes? Or should I just stuff them with paper and put tape over? All our internal doors have keyholes.

I know some folks have mentioned using fridge magnets to stick on keyholes to cover them. Or would blue tack/plasticine work? Paper and tape is probably cheaper though.

Edit: oops, crosspost with Bobbykins!

shaz_mum_of__2

bobbykins -pine cones dribbled with wax make good firelighters too

my oil lamp arrived today from fleabay just need some lamp oil now , bought 2 new smake alarms too all this proposed candle and oilburning has got me overcautious.

Confuzzled

crumblepie wrote: »

I've seen it in wilkinsons. Long rolls of draught excluder strip thing (technical description) that go around a door.

link hopefully

i used this some time ago, works well for small cracks (maybe you can find them in different widths now) you could also use this on windows with small gaps but the really important thing to remember is to wash and dry the area before applying it, if it's dirty or wet the strip will come off in no time

pagangirl

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Is there anything you can get like this for keyholes? Or should I just stuff them with paper and put tape over? All our internal doors have keyholes.[/QUOTE]

Hi - someone mentioned earlier on last thread - using bubblewrap over keyholes to keep draught out. Will be giving it a go here soon ! HTH

MissMuppet

Just found this thread, think I'll be keeping a close eye on it... My flat (ground floor) gets very cold in the winter, it's not had the chance to warm up in the summer this year because of the rubbish weather. I've just had to wipe damp off the walls in the hallway already which can't be a good sign... first time it's come up so not sure why. Had some flooding issues in the kitchen the last few months, so maybe that's why. I put my winter duvet and fleece back on my bed about a month ago, can't believe the temperature at this time of year.

Thanks for all the tips...

Fruball

MissMuppet wrote: »

Just found this thread, think I'll be keeping a close eye on it... My flat (ground floor) gets very cold in the winter, it's not had the chance to warm up in the summer this year because of the rubbish weather. I've just had to wipe damp off the walls in the hallway already which can't be a good sign... first time it's come up so not sure why. Had some flooding issues in the kitchen the last few months, so maybe that's why. I put my winter duvet and fleece back on my bed about a month ago, can't believe the temperature at this time of year.

Thanks for all the tips...

It sounds like it would be really worth your while getting a de-humidifier... esp if you are already experiencing damp. They make the room much warmer too. I was shocked at how much water collects in mine which is in my wardrobe in winter.

This is a fab thread isn't it - I love it here Somehow this thread makes me feel winter isn't the miserable, cold, damp, horrible time of year that it is :rotfl: