Draughty Windows and Door - Double Glazed

JoJoArmani

Oh please help!

(I have read around but I'm a bit confused by everything I've read)

Our house was built in 2007 and we are the first occupiers. Most of the rooms are not too bad, but the living room (town house so it's on 1st floor) is really draughtly and it is freezing today. I think the problem is the patio doors - the cold seems to come from them and across the whole floor making the room very cold.

Our bedroom directly above is also usually very cold and a complete contrast to the other rooms when you walk in.

I have taken to pushing the curtains over the window sill, to keep the draught out and warm air in from the radiators beneath the windows, in mine and 1 other bed room. The other bed room is not too bad as it is small and heats up. Where as ours is bigger and stays cool.

Now I have read it may be the door needs adjusting or that there is a lack of wall insulation. How can I tell? And do the windows upstairs also need adjusting? (You can see the draught when it is windy as the curtains move)

Thanks for any advice

Jo, in her ice box living room!

JoJoArmani

oh and you can hear everything out side from the living room and bedroom. In our old house after we double glazed we wouldn't have know if there was a hurricane out side - here we can easily hear a conversation outside.

Tr1pp

regarding your windows - it sounds like the gap between the window and the seal may be due to the closing hinges being worn out. I have the same issue with two of my upstairs windows - one is very clearly worn as it there is wobble in the actual window when closing it.

you will have to get someone to come out and replace the hinges (not too expensive) this should fix the gap in the seal.

regarding the door - are these sliding patio doors or hinged doors? hinged doors can be adjusted - I dont know about how to adjust sliding doors.

If your house was built in 2007 then I would be very surprised if your heating problems were due to lack of insulation as the building will have conformed to building regs at the time.

do you have central heating or storage heaters?

JoJoArmani

thanks for replying!

Hinged patio doors - we have the same in the kitchen but they seem to be ok.

And central heating.

To be honest we don't open the windows that often (I know my mother in law is always on to me about not opening the windows to air the house lol) - but then I think most of the fittings in the house are shoddy so it wouldn't suprise me if they are worn out already.