Preparing for winter IV

gayle1

boys jackets sorted replaced one pair of boys trainers and got hubby new work shoes then noticed wellys need replaced why oh why is it one after the other on the plus side hols in six weeks

moments_of_sanity

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

We were given a whole mature silver birch tree last week, the guy had even sawn it into manageable sized blocks for us so He Who Knows is gradually splitting them to go into the woodstore to season for burning next year. I reckon we've about 4 years worth of logs in store now and we won't need to buy in any extra this year to top us up, good stuff eh?

That must be a lovely feeling Mrs Lurcherwalker

moments_of_sanity

I have been looking for new to me, heavy tapestry type curtains so that I can replace my living and dining room ones but they are so expensive, it seems you can expect to pay upwards of £100 :eek:

More research needed me thinks!

Snorkypants

Hi,


Hope you don't mid me joining in? I lurked in this thread last autumn and got tons of ideas for winter preps. I did a lot of stuff that made a big difference to us last winter - we were able to have the heating on less so our gas bill went down but we were still warmer overall.


My winter prep this year has the goal of getting our electricity bill down in similar style. I want to buy LED bulbs for all our spotlights - we currently have halogen bulbs in them which use a lot of electricity. I want the new bulbs in before the nights start drawing in as that is when OH and DSS will start forgetting to turn lights off.


But the bulbs are expensive so it will be done in stages - first the kitchen and downstairs loo. Then, the diner bit of the kitchen and hall. I'm not sure if they are suitable for bathrooms so I need to find that out.


Thanks for all the ideas!

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That really works GREENBEE, this was a friend of a friend who mentioned to her taking down the big tree and said I don't suppose you know anyone with a log burner do you? - dear Sue said well, I just happen to have this friend....... We've been lucky in that we're the first port of call if a tree falls or needs taking down and we always ask if we can have timber from building sites if all they're going to do is burn it. So, we have oak roof timber offcuts from a big 8 bedroom house that was built in one of the lanes, half the old decking from the village pub as they were renewing and a dear old lady gave us her old wooden shed which is chopped as kindling, let it be known you need it and you'll recieve wood aplenty!!!

moments_of_sanity

Snorkypants wrote: »

Hi,


Hope you don't mid me joining in? I lurked in this thread last autumn and got tons of ideas for winter preps. I did a lot of stuff that made a big difference to us last winter - we were able to have the heating on less so our gas bill went down but we were still warmer overall.


My winter prep this year has the goal of getting our electricity bill down in similar style. I want to buy LED bulbs for all our spotlights - we currently have halogen bulbs in them which use a lot of electricity. I want the new bulbs in before the nights start drawing in as that is when OH and DSS will start forgetting to turn lights off.


But the bulbs are expensive so it will be done in stages - first the kitchen and downstairs loo. Then, the diner bit of the kitchen and hall. I'm not sure if they are suitable for bathrooms so I need to find that out.


Thanks for all the ideas!

The more the merrier Snorkypants (love the name btw).

I have energy saving in my living room and dining room, are the LED bulbs more efficient than them? Interested to know as if they are I will start saving up for them

Snorkypants

moments_of_sanity wrote: »

The more the merrier Snorkypants (love the name btw).

I have energy saving in my living room and dining room, are the LED bulbs more efficient than them? Interested to know as if they are I will start saving up for them

My cat is called Snorky but that name was already taken!


The LED bulbs are for the little spotlights that are set into the ceiling...not sure I'm explaining that too well... We have them in most rooms with halogen bulbs and the bulbs are expensive, blow after very little time and use a lot of electricity.


But I read that even taking into account the expense of the LED bulbs, it's worth replacing working halogen bulbs because you save so much electricity. So that's my next project.


If you have regular lights then I think energy saving is best, I think I'm right in saying the LED light bulbs are still new and not great yet. We have energy saving bulbs in the rooms with normal lights (bedrooms and living room) and I don't plan to change those.

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I forgot to say I got the Zebra child a really nice plush COT BLANKET with an appliqued 'doggy' on it from Aldi this morning to go in his new cot to use here and it was only £4.99. It should keep him toasty warm on winter visits to Oma and Opa.

parsniphead

I have lurked on this thread for a long time now and have always enjoyed reading through all the ideas. It's getting to the point in the year when I'm starting to think about the colder weather coming. I love all the seasons, especially the autumn but really feel the cold.

I had a dream last night where I was in the local town. It was dark, raining heavily with sleet mixed in and I was freezing. When I woke up I was dithering, covered in goosebumps. Blimey the temperature had dropped a lot over night.

So its time to look back on this thread and start planning for the colder months, especially as I live in a Victorian terrace with single glazing.

Looking forward to all the tips.

Ali

moments_of_sanity

All onesie's have now been washed and aired and going to wash our bed throw tomorrow.

Living and dining room curtains now washed and back up, going to try and find 'new to us' ones as I want slightly heavier curtains if I can get any reasonable priced.

Gas fire will be serviced in the next couple of weeks and then we will almost be sorted. Eldest DD is off to Uni in September and until I know what her accommodation is like, I can't really plan on what things she will need in terms of keeping warm etc.