Keeping one room warm

garybarlowsbeard

I started working from home in May and our house is freezing all the time (high ceilings, no cavities to insulate...not sure why else) and already is getting cold - I'm wearing market trader gloves to type! When it gets really cold I'll wrap up warmer and wear the gloves but anyone get ideas on what's the best - cheapest - way to keep the room I work in - upstairs bedroom - reasonably warm?

Cheers
GBB

-taff

insulate it as much a spossible, lots of thick curtains, wallpaper, rugs/carpet on floor, keep the door shut and check around the skirting boards for drafts.

paddyrg

Are you in the North? Still short sleeves in the SouthWest but cooling down...

Can you make a hot water bottle and keep it with you whilst typing? Sitting sedentary may be compounding things, a few star jumps now and again may help?! I know what it's like with high ceilings etc., though in winter - sometimes I work from the kitchen so baking keeps the room warm in between work!

garybarlowsbeard

Eccentric but I like it! Do sometimes do 20 press ups and a few squats after each bit of work, maybe that's the answer. Tokyo 2020 here I come (I will be 41 but there has to be something for a guy who can do 20 press ups right?)

Yorkie1

LOTS (!!) of ideas in this thread from the Old Style board:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4202003

gmgmgm

Very cheapest- wrap yourself in an electric blanket! And plenty of warm clothes.

Try to heat the minimum area i.e. yourself or your hands. Typing becomes much harder as it gets colder e.g. 12 degrees.

Electric fans are expensive to run for heating a large area, but for point heating they are hard to beat.

evoke

A small fan heater under your desk or beside your desk works very well. I work from home too and my central heating is off during the day. I just keep my office in my house warm with a small fan heater set to a lowish temperature. It's a bit noisy when it kicks in though. The impact to my electricity bills is negligible (compared to having the central heating on and using gas!).