Preparing for Winter

witchwoopiggy

it is getting darker quicker now shutting curtains by 8 oclock all though been lucky with the sunshine here during the day, im gussing our hoilday will be cold this year as not going till end of Sep to Norfolk But on the plus side nearly crochet the blankets for in the frountroom and got loads of blankets for the bed and winceyette sheets from freecycle. The thick lined curtains are all up at all doors and windows and im all most ready on the warm clothes frount so all most looking forward to winter this year

Olliebeak

I'm pretty sure that we had a bit of frost last night .

The top of my wheelie had a distinct 'moistness' about it but it definitely wasn't rain as that makes puddles on the lid not moisture.

Had to close our curtains at 8.30 this evening too.

carlislelass

lovely sunny morning(21), dull and humid tonight.

Confuzzled

mardatha wrote: »

I must be in the only part of Britain thats cold and windy and wet then eh ?

it's not been a bad summer here til the last two weeks but aye, it is cold and windy and def very wet here now.

i've had to wear a long jumper and wooly socks the last few days in the house though when outside it's a bit hit or miss depending on the wind. the computer is in the living room and it's north facing so it's always cooler in here, twas nice when it was hot in june though

Gigervamp

There's definitely an east/west divide.

It's dark and wet here again this morning. Guess I'll be hanging the washing up indoors again. I really need to get a pair of curtains washed, but they're 90x90" and need to dry outside as I only have a small airer, but they're going to have to wait.

Also, this wet weather is not conducive to foraging! :mad:

Frugaldom

Hi guys, we've had horrible weather is southwest Scotland for the past week and I'm sure there's been a touch of groundfrost overnight. Temp indoors has been around the 16 degrees with relative humidity hitting almost 80%.

Yesterday, I followed one of the tips on here and applied bubblewrap to a window. It's an unusual window as it's a loft hatch that doubles up as a sky light, with an actual skylight in the roof above it. This morning, I cannot believe the difference in the temperature! My hall thermometer is reading 19 degrees and there's been no supplementary heat generated anywhere other than by the dehumidifier, which runs constantly because we live in a fairly damp house. I am utterly amazed at how much difference a sheet of large bubble bubblewrap can make! Better still, it was FREE bubblewrap. Thanks, again, for the tip.

Mardatha, re the weather, you must live near me! Horrible, wet, dull, high winds but today looks a bit more promising despite the really heavy frost-like dew.

blueberrypie

nykmedia wrote: »

Yesterday, I followed one of the tips on here and applied bubblewrap to a window. It's an unusual window as it's a loft hatch that doubles up as a sky light, with an actual skylight in the roof above it. This morning, I cannot believe the difference in the temperature!

I'm wondering if putting bubble-wrap up below my (plastic) conservatory roof would make any difference. The conservatory is very cold through most of the year, and if it even gave us a few extra weeks when it was usable, it would be worth it, I think. I know there would still be a lot of heat-loss through the glass walls, but maybe a layer of bubble-wrap under the roof might help? Does anyone have any thoughts on it?

Frugaldom

Blueberrypie, the only problem I saw with the bubblewrap was getting it to stick if there was a likelihood of condensation. Assuming that you don't have that problem (or can solve it), then I would give it a go. I have used the large bubble stuff, as it's what I had handy and, if it wasn't for condensation, would have tried it over our bathroom window. It's not overly expensive if you have to buy it new (about £15 + vat for a 50m roll) but I've got loads of stuff like that via Freecycle. I insulated the garden shed in polystyrene obtained free that way.

Savvy_sewing

emmwri wrote: »

My house is seriously drafty. I have been here 2 winters and still haven't caught the drafts! I have got to buy/lurk on freecycle for curtain poles and put curtains up at all windows and doors. I am going to make some draught excluders from old leggings stuffed with old socks lol. The windows in here are terrible, they are meant to be upvc double glazed but i don't know if the council have scrimped on the budget as they are terrible quality - so drafty. I have trawled the threads about draftproofing windows but I'm not keen on not opening the windows in the house as I'm worried it'll get damp etc. Does anybody completely seal up their windows for winter? And no problems with damp?

Could you use sticky back velcro around the edges of the window and the edges of some fleece, so you can just turn back when you want to open the windows? Of course thats not much use in the day time, as you cant see through it, but for the evenings when its dark and you have the lights on anyway.? Just a thought.:o

downshifter

nykmedia wrote: »

Blueberrypie, the only problem I saw with the bubblewrap was getting it to stick if there was a likelihood of condensation. Assuming that you don't have that problem (or can solve it), then I would give it a go. I have used the large bubble stuff, as it's what I had handy and, if it wasn't for condensation, would have tried it over our bathroom window. It's not overly expensive if you have to buy it new (about £15 + vat for a 50m roll) but I've got loads of stuff like that via Freecycle. I insulated the garden shed in polystyrene obtained free that way.

As Mooloo suggested in another post on here, velcro worked well, tape just came of if the window became damp. You can then peel back your bubble wrap or whatever when you want fresh air in, and easily reseal it. The only problem I then found on wooden painted windows was that in the spring I wanted to remove the velcro and paint came off. On plastic window frames this shouldn't be a problem. Anyway everything needs painting so no big deal once a year or so.