keep back bedroom warm?

Mojisola

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

Was this expensive to do?

It was done as part of a much bigger job so wasn't priced separately.

Google 'Celotex' to see the type of stuff.

In the meantime, I'd get a MaxMin thermometer in the room to see how low the temp is getting at night.

There's a lot of us on here of the age where we used to get up in the morning to find frost on the inside of our bedroom windows and we survived.:)

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

notanewuser wrote: »

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

After this month no I wont be your right. Unfortunately though I am spending money on solicitors and paying back the money I've borrowed for doing the house up. As I've said ^^ I don't want to automatically get in to the habit of chucking the heating on when I think its cold (bear in mind, DD isn't feeling the cold as she isn't waking up etc)


I wonder whether I had put "I'm skint, we cant afford to put the heating on - its either that or food, any suggestions" whether I'd still be getting the "just turn it on" responses

notanewuser

Put it this way, there is no way I'd be sitting cosy with a coal fire and wool duvet while my child slept with freezing hands. I'd set up camp for all of us on the living room floor while it got sorted if necessary!

(We were without central heating for a week 3 weeks ago. That was the back up plan. In the end we slept together in 1 bed in our warmest pjs and socks with hot water bottles and 2 thick duvets.)

notanewuser

Adding insulation boards you'll need to replaster and redecorate over the top. And if the radiator is on one of those walls it'll have to come off and be refitted.

smeeth

I remember when I was a child, I had a freezing cold little box room as a bedroom, with 2 external walls & single glazing, no central heating.

We had polystyrene boards on all the walls, then wallpaper over that, it made it a lot warmer.

Also a small electric heater on a timer, so it came on before I went to bed, but then wasn't hot when I was in the room.

I would recommend a higher tog duvet, although you say she throws it off so it might not help. What sort of clothes is she sleeping in?

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

notanewuser wrote: »

Put it this way, there is no way I'd be sitting cosy with a coal fire and wool dubet while my child slept with freezing hands. Is set up camp for all of us on the living room floor while it got sorted if necessary!

(We were without central heating for a week 3 weeks ago. That was the back up plan. In the end we slept together in 1 bed in our warmest pjs and socks with hot water bottles and 2 thick duvets.

oh for goodness sake - the fire is on yes, the landing door is open so the heat can rise up. The reason the fire is on is because I have a ton of coal that was here when I moved in. Why wouldn't I use this FREE way of trying to heat the house before piling money to the gas company? Yes she has cold hands, read the next bit where it says I've checked her and she's warm and that the reason this is bothering ME (not my child) is because I can see the temperature on the baby monitor and it isn't as high as what it used to be in the old house.


Yes I have a wool blanket, that wasn't needed in the old house for the children but was needed for me as I felt the cold more (have no thyroid) - the kids didn't need a blanket at the old house as their rooms were warm enough for them. We've lived here for 2 weeks, its not as if I've left her for a month before going "oh I'll try and make her warmer" - And no, she's not able to have the blanket I have on my bed because its too high a tog for her - the weight alone would make it difficult for her to move and I was always told its more dangerous for a child to be too warm than too cold but they do "childrens" ones so i'm looking into it, along with the helpful suggestions fromMojisola and another MSE'er

notanewuser

I'm going off what you've said, that's all.

JIL

Sorry I cant tell if you own the property or not, often the utility companies do offers for free cavity wall insulation and loft insulation. you can sometimes even get a free voucher as well. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/free-cavity-loft-insulation?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=hiya&utm_term=09-Dec-14-lt&utm_campaign=utilities&utm_content=8#700

Lots of information on the MSE email this week on energy efficient cash up for grabs.

We had cavity wall insulation and it made a big difference to the walls it was like wrapping the walls in a blanket.

we also used some MDF panelling half way up, where the bed was against the wall. That also made a big difference it was so much warmer to the touch.

What about an oil filled radiator?

I am not sure a bigger radiator would help, these days modern radiators are fixed according to the space they heat. We have a really small one in the kitchen/diner and its so much more effective than the ones that are older in the upstairs bedrooms.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

smeeth wrote: »

I remember when I was a child, I had a freezing cold little box room as a bedroom, with 2 external walls & single glazing, no central heating.

We had polystyrene boards on all the walls, then wallpaper over that, it made it a lot warmer.

Also a small electric heater on a timer, so it came on before I went to bed, but then wasn't hot when I was in the room.

I would recommend a higher tog duvet, although you say she throws it off so it might not help. What sort of clothes is she sleeping in?

She does throw them off but I'm hoping she'll grow out of it - I used to put her in a baby sleeping bag when she was little to stop her from doing it but she hated it!


Both girls have "winter" jammies on (fleece onsie things) - again - she isn't cold otherwise she wouldn't be asleep its just the sight of the temperature that's promping the thread.

Mojisola

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

Both girls have "winter" jammies on (fleece onsie things) - again - she isn't cold otherwise she wouldn't be asleep its just the sight of the temperature that's promping the thread.

If she isn't complaining of being cold, I wouldn't worry.

You'll be able to make changes as time goes by that will make the room more comfortable but it's not an emergency from the sound of it.

If we do have some really cold snaps over the winter, have a plan in place such as going in with her sister or in your room.