Preparing for Winter

Wee_Pilsbury

winniepooh wrote: »

I must be thick I cant find them on the website

Oh let me see, I think I just typed in "insulation" and it came up after a few other items like loft insulation.

missychrissy

cheerfulness4 wrote: »

Same here - we've still got the cool fan going at night. Seems that some of the north is still getting it nice.

Actually, pouring with rain this morning so the windows are staying closed and I'm debating whether to pop fluffy socks on. Heating won't be going on till end of Nov again, tho.

i thought I did quite well keeping my heating off until end of October last year. How on earth did you manage til end of November? Do you have an alternative heat source like a fire? I'm gonna get my inset gas fire in the lounge taken out, a fireplace built and a woodburning stove installed next year that I can hopefully use with the free wood I come across when I walk my dog. However, til then I don't think I can last til end of Nov.

Well done!:T

shaz_mum_of__2

newlywed wrote: »

we've still got the thin summer duvet on - no heating either. Just not as many windows open.

Us too

The brush strip things i think wilkinson sell them too.

Can anyone recommend a dehumidifier for a bedroom (quiet) i managed last year with damp traps from poundland but would prefer a permanant solution

Chrisblue1962

Hi, had a quicl look on Screwfix Direct, their prices look quite cheap too...

helyg

Never mind preparing for winter, it feels like winter here! Wind and rain and pretty darned miserable! Daughter has requested a cardi over her top tomorrow to go to nursery school as she was cold there today, and summer PJs have all been put away and replaced with warmer ones. Also have a streaming cold already and am drinking a Lemsip. Brrrrr!

happytails

Hi

Taken me a while to read this thread but its brilliant!

So far preparing for winter, i bought DD (6months) a fleece all in one, a new winter coat, a fleece throw and made her some fleece pants.

We just got the keys to our first house today (proper house situ, we rented before and are at my parents at the mo). WE move in in ten days and ive already informed OH that i want thick lined curtains over every window (some are single glazed!), its apparent the gas fires DONT work, not sure on the central heating system as it has been drained. Already spotted a faulty window, there is a nice big gap down the unit how i didnt notice that when i was looking around

IT does have an old immersion heater and cupboard so i know where ill be drying my things in winter :rotfl:

How id love a proper wood burning stove, one can dream :rolleyes:

WHat sort of curtains are best, obviously lined, but am i best with a heavy velvet type? Also would lining it further with fleece help any?

Sarah x

Bargain_Bunny

Im sat here dressed in fleece, and drinking a hot chocolate!!! My hands have been cold most of the day ..Have got a couple of home made casseroles to go in the freezer later and have even bought a few treats as they are half price/offer in sains to put away for xmax :0

BB

andan

After the second time the heating has gone on today, against my protests, i decided i needed to come on over to this thread. Unfortunately i live in a shared house and my partner and the student insist on having the heating on.

Slightly worried as we did so much last year to cut down on gas and elec, so not sure what we can do differently this year, especially with them insisting on us having the heating on now. It feels like a slippery slope to be on.

I kept meaning to do it last year, but i may try putting foil behind the radiators, i really can't think of much else to do. We currently rent and so can't really do anything about loft cavity or the single glazing.

I will be reading people's ideas with interest though.

Olliebeak

I noticed that quite a few have mentioned HUGE gaps under their front doors - I gather this is to allow 'clearance' for fitted carpets up to the door, otherwise you would have to lifte the door off it's hinges, trim a bit off the bottom and then re-hang again. Very difficult to do for the average householder but simple for builders.

In my case, I have vinyl floor covering immediately inside the front door which means that the gap left by builders doesn't get 'filled' by a carpet - same happens when you have laminate flooring fitted.

kayjay1809

I am so sorry, I have a confession to make I put my heating on for an hour this morning as our house was absolutely freezing, we struggled to sleep last night due to both being so cold! I live 'up north' so I think winter has arrived earlier than anywhere else

Today I'm going to dig out the inbetween duvet, take off the summer one and add a blanket for tonight, order the coal for the wood burner and follow this thread to prepare for winter (although I can be forgiven for thinking winter doesn't usually arrive in September!)