keep back bedroom warm?

peachyprice

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

the fire is on yes, the landing door is open so the heat can rise up.

Leave her door open so that the warmth can actually get in there. By shutting her door you're keeping her in the cold and the warmth from the fire on the landing.

If her room is that much colder than the rest of the house it really isn't fair to make her sleep in there while the rest of you are relatively warm. The sensible thing to do until you either put the heating on or get her another form of heat would to either move her into your room with you or in with her sister. It's all very well saying you want them to have their own rooms, but at the moment it's not practical.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

notanewuser wrote: »

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

Yes but your making out like she's in her room shivering away whilst we're all toasty and warm, and that's not the case. SHE isn't complain/waking and the fact that her hands are cold is not an indication of whether she is warm or not. the whole of her body is warm, apart from her hands. Most children's hands are cold at night - especially when they don't keep them under the covers. For all I know all the rooms are the same temperature upstairs, I only have a thermometer in her room (its built into the monitor) so that's what i'm going off. It automatically emits a beeping noise when the room gets too cold - it hasn't gone off. Its because I can "see" the temperature and it isn't what i'm used to seeing.

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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.

Long story - technically no I don't own the house as its still going through courts but I will soon. I had a new roof put on in the summer and had loft insulation, was told there was no cavity though.


With the heaters - because her room is small its unlikely I could block them off so she couldn't touch them. I don't think she would but id rather try and include something in the walls before putting a heater in

peachyprice wrote: »

Leave her door open so that the warmth can actually get in there. By shutting her door you're keeping her in the cold and the warmth from the fire on the landing.

If her room is that much colder than the rest of the house it really isn't fair to make her sleep in there while the rest of you are relatively warm. The sensible thing to do until you either put the heating on or get her another form of heat would to either move her into your room with you or in with her sister. It's all very well saying you want them to have their own rooms, but at the moment it's not practical.

No sorry - I meant the landing door (from the living room to the stairs) so the heat can go up.


I'm trying to get another form of heat now - and like I've said, she isn't complaining, its because I can see the temp. If it did get to the point where she was cold, or I thought she would be (bad weather for example) then yes, she would bunk with her sister but I don't want that to be the permanent solution if its as simple as putting something on the outside walls if that makes sense

notanewuser

There is external insulation you can have but I think you have to own the house.

7roland8

Hi, my back room is cold too.

I lined the curtains with two Ikea fleece blankets.

Also covered the window in that clinging type stuff that goes taut and is taped up for winter months, only cost about a fiver.

Cut a cheap duvet under sheet and possibly a fleece blanked on the top.

Keep door open in the day.

Hot water bottles.

Have a fan or electric fire on for half he before she goes to bed, when she is in another room of course.

Bed socks.

Once in bed with a good quilt she should be fine.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

notanewuser wrote: »

There is external insulation you can have but I think you have to own the house.

That's what I was wondering - I should own the house soon so I can start sorting things out, as it's quite late now to be doing it, its something I need to work towards for next winter.


I'm off to sleep now - Thanks everyone for the replies

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

7roland8 wrote: »

Hi, my back room is cold too.

I lined the curtains with two Ikea fleece blankets.

Also covered the window in that clinging type stuff that goes taut and is taped up for winter months, only cost about a fiver.

Cut a cheap duvet under sheet and possibly a fleece blanked on the top.

Keep door open in the day.

Hot water bottles.

Have a fan or electric fire on for half he before she goes to bed, when she is in another room of course.

Bed socks.

Once in bed with a good quilt she should be fine.

Her curtains are already lined but I think I'll see about adding an extra layer (cant hurt) - Clingy stuff? not heard of it? Do fleece sheets underneath work (I'm sure there's some in a cupboard somewhere) - I've just ordered some of those microwaveable teddy things for her, but now worrying they wont be delivered as the couriers are swamped with Christmas apparently

booter

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

Her curtains are already lined but I think I'll see about adding an extra layer (cant hurt) - Clingy stuff? not heard of it? Do fleece sheets underneath work (I'm sure there's some in a cupboard somewhere) - I've just ordered some of those microwaveable teddy things for her, but now worrying they wont be delivered as the couriers are swamped with Christmas apparently

The clingy stuff I believe is a form of secondary double glazing - sort of like clingfilm across the windows. Never tried it myself, so don't know if it works.
I find fleece underblankets do help, also a spare duvet under that. I don't know why - it just feels warmer
My sis had the same problem when she moved into a house with dodgy central heating (before she could afford a new system). She worked nights, so I (the babysitter ) was the concerned one - my niece would regularly kick off her duvet. And although she was warm (and usually slept soundly, so she couldn't have been too cold!) her hands would be like blocks of ice. Disconcerting if she did wake up in the middle of the night (for a drink/toilet) as she'd wake me by placing her hands either side of my face :eek: Anyway, my idea was to put socks on her hands, underneath her pj top so she wouldn't lose them in the night. (The cuffs of the pj top held the socks in place). Obviously we had to co-ordinate socks with pjs :cool:No more cold hands (and midnight shocks for me!)
Sorry, I do ramble a bit sometimes (memories ) - so, how about fleecy onesie/pjs, with possibly a hood? And gloves/mitts/socks!

FWIW, I'd probably get the heating checked out too - maybe the radiators need bleeding? Do you have thermostatic valves on the radiators? If so, can you turn the others down, but hers up? How about a fleece blanket on top of the duvet and tucked in?

Try not to worry too much - it's probably much healthier to sleep in a cooler rather than warmer room

moneyistooshorttomention

notanewuser wrote: »

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.

I would imagine power points and light switches would have to be adjusted accordingly as well.

notanewuser

booter wrote: »

Sorry, I do ramble a bit sometimes (memories ) - so, how about fleecy onesie/pjs, with possibly a hood? And gloves/mitts/socks!

You should never put a child to bed with a hood on. Very dangerous.

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Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

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)

Doing the house up, rather than your small daughters health and comfort !!! Her room is far far too cold. It needs to be minimum 16 at night. You need the heat on to warm the fabric of the building, instead of kidding yourself because she is not complaining. You suggest that you can afford it but don`t use the heating.

Too late this year, except for quick fix temporary solutions

Bubble wrap over the windows, large wall hangings on the outside walls, cardboard on the floor, surely you have done this already