keep back bedroom warm?

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

Having recently moved into a bigger house, my girls finally have their own rooms. Unfortunately I didn't plan very well and my youngest ended up with the small back room (well I figured the eldest needed more space) but the little ones room has 2 outside walls and her room is so so cold - even with the heating on (which is costing me a fortune at the moment)

Tonight I've not put the heating on (LO is asleep in bed, eldest at my parents) and I'm Sat downstairs with coal fire lit. LO's room is 14 degrees. I know this will drop to around 9 degrees through the night.

I need to be better prepared. How can I heat her room / keep it at temperature

We have double glazing and her door is shut. She has lined curtains (blinds aren't up yet though!) Her bed is on the wall furest away from the window. She has a duvet and a blanket on, as well as a onesie. When you walk I'm her room there's a blast of cold air!

Any suggestions? Thanks!

theoretica

Is she complaining? How little is she? My room growing up was pretty chilly and often had ice on the windows. A hot water bottle (but not if she is too young), a thick rug for getting up and tomorrow's clothes near the bed for the morning. Before central heating this would have been usual.

longforgotten

When I was little it was a case of just chucking another coat on top of the bed clothes !


Times moved on now I'd buy an electric heater with temperature control then you'd have peace of mind that the room will not be too cold. Why should she miss out on the 'comfort' the other children are having.....


Failing that perhaps she should sleep in with her sisters when its really cold.

Fruball

I would leave her door open so the air circulates from the rest of thehouse and it shouldn't get so cold.

What have you got up at the window? Canadian window quilts sound like they would help in her room. Even some fleece at the window would help heat loss.

Can you replace the radiator for a larger one? Usually doesn't cost an awful lot but not a cheap fix.

My 8 year old daughters have electric blankets on their beds which are turned off when they get in. They absolutely love them! No good for younger ones though.

notanewuser

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

Tonight I've not put the heating on (LO is asleep in bed, eldest at my parents) and I'm Sat downstairs with coal fire lit. LO's room is 14 degrees. I know this will drop to around 9 degrees through the night.

Turn your heating on and leave it on. Set the thermostat for the temp you want. Then let your house warm up. You're basuvally trying to melt a block of ice by wafting a match over it for a few seconds at a time. Insulate as well as you can but ultimately what do you expect if you don't have the heating on? I wouldn't leave my DD in a cold room like that all night.

Or, move her to her sister's room.

notanewuser

Fruball wrote: »

Can you replace the radiator for a larger one? Usually doesn't cost an awful lot but not a cheap fix.

Not much point if the heating isn't even on!!!

Mojisola

More of a long term solution - our bathroom has three outside walls and was always cold but since we lined the walls with insulation boards, it's very snug.

notanewuser

Did you sort this out OP?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/67082518#Comment_67082518

Are the radiators upstairs working? Are they heating up?

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

notanewuser wrote: »

Turn your heating on and leave it on. Set the thermostat for the temp you want. Then let your house warm up. You're basuvally trying to melt a block of ice by wafting a match over it for a few seconds at a time. Insulate as well as you can but ultimately what do you expect if you don't have the heating on? I wouldn't leave my DD in a cold room like that all night.

Or, move her to her sister's room.

Its all good and well saying turn the heating on and leave it on but when the bills have jumped up with moving etc its not practical to leave the heating on all night. Even with the heating on full blast the room will not get higher than 16 degrees.


I don't want to move her into her sisters room for a quarter of the year, I want to find ways of heating the room with practical solutions. I've also got walk in wardrobes that have the same issue as DD's room. Its more to do with the 2 outside walls than anything else

notanewuser wrote: »

Did you sort this out OP?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/67082518#Comment_67082518

Are the radiators upstairs working? Are they heating up?

Kind of! I'm still having to go into eldest daughters room to fiddle with the boiler though but I have rang and asked them to come and show me because its just not working when i've tried. I set it to go "off" at 9am when we had all left the house and come back on at 4pm (an hour before we are home) - My mum checked the radiators mid day and they were on! It kept loosing pressure at one point but they came out (unfortunately this was when I was at work so they weren't able to show me how to work it) and they had left something loose which was causing it to lose pressure. Fixed now - just cant set the timer

Mojisola wrote: »

More of a long term solution - our bathroom has three outside walls and was always cold but since we lined the walls with insulation boards, it's very snug.

Was this expensive to do?

notanewuser

You're not spending on rent or mortgage. Surely in the short term keeping your daughter warm can be a priority?

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

theoretica wrote: »

Is she complaining? How little is she? My room growing up was pretty chilly and often had ice on the windows. A hot water bottle (but not if she is too young), a thick rug for getting up and tomorrow's clothes near the bed for the morning. Before central heating this would have been usual.

She's 3, and no she isn't complaining / waking in the night but her hands are cold to touch when shes asleep (Shes a terrible duvet thrower!) - I just don't like seeing the baby monitor showing a "low" temperature.


We used to live in a mid terrace so with next doors heat it used to be 21+ degrees and we hardly needed the heating on. We're in a semi now

longforgotten wrote: »

When I was little it was a case of just chucking another coat on top of the bed clothes !

Times moved on now I'd buy an electric heater with temperature control then you'd have peace of mind that the room will not be too cold. Why should she miss out on the 'comfort' the other children are having.....

Failing that perhaps she should sleep in with her sisters when its really cold.

She isn't "missing out" - like I said ^^ she isn't complaining / waking in the night. Don't get me wrong, we aren't living on the breadline, but just because we can put the heating on does that always mean we should? She isn't "layered" up as much as she could be - I remember going to bed with gloves on when we was little and we didn't have central heating either. The bills have jumped up, until we're settled I don't know how much spare cash I have so until I can figure it out, I'm trying to make savings where I can for now

Fruball wrote: »

I would leave her door open so the air circulates from the rest of thehouse and it shouldn't get so cold.

What have you got up at the window? Canadian window quilts sound like they would help in her room. Even some fleece at the window would help heat loss.

Can you replace the radiator for a larger one? Usually doesn't cost an awful lot but not a cheap fix.

My 8 year old daughters have electric blankets on their beds which are turned off when they get in. They absolutely love them! No good for younger ones though.

At the moment there's just her lined curtains - I've got thick blinds to put up but I've not had time to do it between kids / work / moving. She's really not old enough for a leccy blanket though


I'm in two minds about getting her a better duvet - I got a woollen one ages ago so thinking of getting both the girls one too