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Preparing for Winter V
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PipneyJane wrote: »My betting is that there is no insulation between the ceiling of the porch and the floor of your son’s room. Can you lift a floorboard to check? Also check for drafts within the void and coming up from the floor. If you have a thermometer, lie it on the floor and check the temperature first thing in the morning.*
A quick fix would be to line the ceiling of the porch with insulated plasterboard. A better fix would be to do that AND insulate under the floor in your son’s room.
HTH
- Pip
* I’ve spent the last three winters working in an ancient portacabin that didn’t have insulation under the floor. Even with the heating at full blast, the floor was icy, never getting above fridge temperature. (A colleague measured it with a thermometer. It averaged 3C.)
I am so sorry I have only just seem your reply. I imagine it is to do with the insulation because our room is beside his (but not above the porch) and even with our windows open it isn't as cold as his room. I don't know about pulling up his floorboards but will definitely look into having something done to the open porch. Ideally i'd love it to be enclosed but until we can save for that (alongside everything else!) that will have to wait and we will try fixing up the ceiling somehow. Thank you x2 adults and 3 children DD (14), DD (12) & DS (10) :smileyhea and 2 mental beagles.
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Novice_investor101 wrote: »I buy my antihistamines once a year from Amzn - £8 for 12 months worth of certirizine hydrochloride. The high street shops charge a fortune for them.Please put out food and water for the birds and hedgehogs0
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Yes i agree, if you love your garden it is strange when you cant get out there as much and i expect we are all thinking about plans for next spring already.
I do like when Autumn arrives so you can cosy up inside with the fire on but this year I am going to get some new lights for my garden and also I have a firebowl that i am yet to use but i think this would be nice to enjoy in some warmer evenings.0 -
It’s dull and rainy here, but not cold so I’m airing my flat out while I can.
It’s my day off so I’m having a lovely afternoon crocheting my eldest and his girlfriend a throw for their first home together.
Lovely warming food tonight, I’ve made spicy pork burgers for tea with a tin of rice pud for afters.
Keep safe all you guys with flood warnings.
Cuddles
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mummyg, cardboard helps keep floors warm, we have done that before now, layers of cardboard on the floor0
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It might seem like a strange way to prepare for winter but like others who enjoy getting outside I like to make the most of Autumn by visiting gardens and just soaking in the colours and atmosphere. There's something really heart warming about it. Even the journey there and back!
We had a fabulous time on Monday visiting Barnsdale (Geoff Hamilton's gardens which used to be used for Gardener's World) Sorry if that sounds like an advert but the smiling friendly staff really lifted my spirits!The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
Thanks to everyone who contributes to this wonderful forum. I'm very grateful for the guidance and friendliness that I always receive from you.
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rain every day, the whole week ahead, drat I have a pile of washing. I am going to have to use my tumbler drier but I suppose that is what I bought it for, back up so I don`t put damp air into the house. The first test of winter for me0
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Yes my washing is piling up and after looking at the forecast I also decided to just bite the bullet and use the dryer. Mine is a condenser type, it warms up the kitchen nicely on a cold winters morning. :rotfl:
I know some people think tumble dryers are wasteful but I really can't stand washing hanging round the house.......just one of my little quirks.
I also have one of those old fashioned spin dryers so I use that first to get rid of excess water. I do find my automatic washing machine leaves clothes feeling really wet, so using the spin dryer really helps. It gets rid of a surprising amount of water, especially from towels, so really reduces drying time.0 -
I used to love those old fashioned spin dryers. At one point before having a washing machine I used to wash my bed linen and towels in the bath and it saved my bacon ! I think the trick now is to pick a washing machine which has a very fast/rapid spin cycle as an optional extra. Our Hotpoint has one. If I have a few soiled items I can quickly wash them by hand and then if necessary put them on a high/fast spin cycle which helps get the laundry cleared quickly.0
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I had to get a 9kg machine in order to get the 1600 spin speed, all the 7kg machines were max of 1400. I gave my white knight spiiner away last week, to a dd, it is neat and very efficient. I don`t begrudge getting a bigger capacity machine, it weighs the contents anyway and it means I can wash a duvet0
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