Preparing for winter IV

grandmasam

Thought I was up together in my preps...now have a small [haha] disaster.Old gas fire removed by the gas man, to find the 'hole' full of rubble and no fire bricks. :eek:
Where do I start? Chris, the gas man, said I need to have this sorted before the new, energy efficient one can be installed.
Curtains all fleece lined,boiler serviced and rads bled.Fleecy throw ready to curl up with in the evening ,if Rosie my hound doesn't grab it first.:rotfl: Outdoor gear sorted and new wellys bought.
Had exterior insulation done [ 1880's house] so that will make a difference, just got the pantry and meds to go through now.
What to do about he dratted fire place hole thing??
I follow this thread and thanks for the useful info everyone.
Caz

System

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449841/UK-weather-Blizzards-frost-weekend-forecast-Britain-set-colder-St-Petersburg.html

its on its way apparently !

SuiDreams

They were saying this morning that its going to be a lot colder from today onwards think we are expecting a high of 12 and a low of 4 here today, so will peobably need the heating a bit tonight/tomorrow morning. Better hurry up with my winter prep.

System

ive been putting off putting radfleck behind my radiators but i think its time to get a move on , its just been sitting there for ages !

SuiDreams

CHRISSYG wrote: »

ive been putting off putting radfleck behind my radiators but i think its time to get a move on , its just been sitting there for ages !

I've got some sat at home to do as well. Maybe I should try doing 1 radiator a night after work this week, then finish off at the weekend.

pigpen

CHRISSYG wrote: »

ive been putting off putting radfleck behind my radiators but i think its time to get a move on , its just been sitting there for ages !

and mine for the boys room has been in a box for the last 3 years... :o:o:o:o

System

SuiDreams wrote: »

I've got some sat at home to do as well. Maybe I should try doing 1 radiator a night after work this week, then finish off at the weekend.

thats my plan i did try doing it at the weekend but every time i put it on the floor the dog sat on it he was in such a awkward mood!

XSpender

DH and I are full of cold so ended up putting the heating on for a bit last night and this morning. We are also just about out of paracetamol and lems1p (or the cheapy alternatives;)) so will have to get some more of these in.

It feels much cooler in the NE today or it might just be me:o

SuiDreams

CHRISSYG wrote: »

thats my plan i did try doing it at the weekend but every time i put it on the floor the dog sat on it he was in such a awkward mood!

Sounds like what happens in my house when I'm trying to do the christmas wrapping.

SuiDreams

XSpender wrote: »

DH and I are full of cold so ended up putting the heating on for a bit last night and this morning. We are also just about out of paracetamol and lems1p (or the cheapy alternatives;)) so will have to get some more of these in.

It feels much cooler in the NE today or it might just be me:o

No just you but it did get up to 19 yesterday, so its a noticable change, we mus have had a lot of sun while I was at work yesterday as the house felt really warm when I got home and it was still warm this morning (luckily). Not looking forward to tonights low overnight temps