Preparing for winter II

Confuzzled

jackieglasgow wrote: »

MissMuppet its a dehumidifier you would need. Confuzzled linked to a cheap one the other week I'm sure, let me look.


yep, here it is, I'd bookmarked it

that's the one! weird that didn't come up when i searched earlier today :eek: it's gone up, i believe it was just shy of 18 quid but that's still a decent price for a dehumidifier

Fruball

Just had a look at the link - that one only extracts 0.25l a day which actually is not a lot. I cannot remember the capacity of mine but know that the collection tank was around 2 litres - it would take about 2 days to fill in a not particularly damp area - in the conservatory it would fill up fast.

It does mean spending more, but i really don't think that one will make any difference to your damp problem,

majjak

Have problems with damp/mould here too but we did have a huge hole in the felt in the roof under the tiles last year. The water was getting in between the cavity and causing cold spots on the walls hence the mould.

Been fixed now so it will be interesting to see if it happens again this year. Otherwise I've been told to have a window open all the time (not sure how that's going to pan out if it's as cold as last year! :eek:)

Camping equipment is now in it's winter home in the loft and I've got my cupboard back for xmas pressies :T. Winter hats/gloves arrived today (ebay) and my winter coat is here (it's gorgeous ! ) Spent a bit more on it than I usually would but we need decent coats here by the coast.

Project for next week is the car box as I never managed to do it last week, as well as the charity shop trawl for a door curtain.

Then I think i'll start stocking up the cupboards. Not sure how that's going to affect my grocery challenge, I think I shall have to allow another £30 a month on top of what I usually spend.

I'd be grateful to hear what everyone else is stocking up on?

hmc

ia a dehumidifyer expensive to run does anyone know? thanks

Slinky

Sorry if its been mentioned before, haven't had time to read the whole thread.

My lovely Dad insulated the back of our wooden loft hatch. He got some thick plastic and some loft insulation, put a good layer of insulation on the back of the hatch, plastic over the top of it, and nailed some thin batons of wood around the edges of the back to grip the plastic and hold the whole lot on. Still going strong 15 years on. He also put draught insulation around the edges of the hatch for the removal part to rest on.

mineallmine

Great thread! Added lots to my list.

We had the double glazing done last winter (they gave a far better deal than was offered 6 months earlier). SO hopefully that will make a big difference.

I agree with the poster about wrapping up a fleece around you before getting into bed. tkMAXX do so lovely really thick fleeces.

Another for the list is to stock up on prescription medicines - dont want to be caught short on that kind of thing.

Great thread - keep the ideas coming!!

Confuzzled

hmc wrote: »

ia a dehumidifyer expensive to run does anyone know? thanks

i can't say for certain but my understanding is they are relatively inexpensive to run. unless you have a really damp house i wouldn't think you'd need to run it all the time either (though again i could be wrong, i haven't used one in years!) if that's the case if your electricity is cheaper at night (economy 7) you could run it all night while people are asleep then turn it off in the morning

edited to add: one needs to also offset the savings made by NOT having to have all your heat escape out open windows and the costs saved in drying clothing (they really do make a difference there, that i remember!)

Pooky

I'm glad I started getting things ready early this year as I'm feeling ultra poorly with suspected glandular fever. DH is disabled so it's down to me to get the winter prep done. Luckily we took delivery of a new tumble drier 2 weeks ago and I got all the winter duvets/blankets/spare duvets, washed and dried and ready for use. The spare duvet over the back of the sofa has been called into play alot over the past few days with all my aches and pains.

Being organised has its bonuses when illness creeps up like this.

csarina

Pooky wrote: »

I'm glad I started getting things ready early this year as I'm feeling ultra poorly with suspected glandular fever. DH is disabled so it's down to me to get the winter prep done. Luckily we took delivery of a new tumble drier 2 weeks ago and I got all the winter duvets/blankets/spare duvets, washed and dried and ready for use. The spare duvet over the back of the sofa has been called into play alot over the past few days with all my aches and pains.

Being organised has its bonuses when illness creeps up like this.

Oh Pooky you have my sympathy, I had glandualr fever when I was in my 30's, its not nice. Try to get as much rest as you can, I tried to go back to work too early and had a massive relapse, my GP was very cross with me. I often wonder if it was that which kicked off my fibromyalgia. Touch wood despite our hectic year I have been ok. It often rears its ugly head when I have been under stress. The last bad attack I had was after OH had been in hospital for a month and we still did not have a diagnosis....the stress of having him at home shot me right off.......take care......

beemuzed

Great thread - had difficulty keeping up with the previous one. Have to confess I've not yet thought about getting organised for winter, will put that on the to-do list next week (thinking about it, I mean!) Our 50's semi is not too bad, but we'd be keen to trim a few pounds off the heating bills, if possible. Keep those tips rolling in folks!