Preparing for Winter

Bargain_Bunny

Patchwork_Quilt wrote: »

Could he sleep on that side of the bed?

He won't budge, he HAS to sleep on the right side thats how its always been, saying that hes got the window on his side..

BB

David333

To put it simply: I'm cold... .

My room is freezing cold and I was wondering if anyone had any advice to warm it up. The heater is an electric one which never seems to heat the room (and is very expensive to run). The windows are only single panes but my landlord says he needs planning permission to make them double-glazed so that is unlikely to happen before the winter.

Can anyone suggest anything else? Sellotape around the windows? Some other sort of (cheap) heater? Thank you... :-)

fedupandskint

Good grief its chilly sat in the Living Room tonight. I have sock and slippers on to keep my feet warm and a thick top. I can feel a draft raging around the room - I think it is coming from the chimney

Oh no! How will I manage to keep the heating off this month? I didn't want to put it on until the middle of October (at the earliest to see if I could manage it).

The house feels a bit damp, has all my winter proofing been in vain?

winniepooh

i've heard people on this board talking about bubblewrap and windows not sure how it works but its on this thread somewhere

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=531601

hope that helps. i'm sure there will be loads of advice from the lovely people on here for you

Emstick14

We libe in a very cold old house but have slowly got used to it, it just means that you can't invite friends over for 6months of the year haha, as they wouldn't be able to cope!

We have no heating at all upstairs and sleep with the windows open as everyone gets so hot - trouble is the cold air then travels downstairs into the lounge but I can't shut bedroom doors as I need to be able to hear when my 4yr old wakes.

We also have a single block kitchen and bathroom! The kicthen has heating (night storage) so is okayish in the day but at night its blumming freezing as is the bathroom. We literally get in, wash and get straight back out!

Am definitely going to get a curtain at the back door but its catch 22 when its single block as keeping the hot air in just means more condensation and mould!!!

We have hot water bottles to warm the beds beforehand and I have a heater for DD's room but literally stick it on for an hour before she goes to bed and then its switched off.

Am open to any ideas:D

David333

winniepooh wrote: »

i've heard people on this board talking about bubblewrap and windows not sure how it works but its on this thread somewhere

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=531601

hope that helps. i'm sure there will be loads of advice from the lovely people on here for you

Hehe, thank you; I shall work my way through that check-list!

esmf73

Try simple things - like hot water bottles in bed, warm drinks, draught excluders - etc. You can also buy double glazing that you use a hairdryer to seal over the windows - its a bit like clingfilm.

Hope this helps

David333

esmf73 wrote: »

Try simple things - like hot water bottles in bed, warm drinks, draught excluders - etc. You can also buy double glazing that you use a hairdryer to seal over the windows - its a bit like clingfilm.

Hope this helps

Any idea where I would get that double glazing...? It sounds like a good, fairly simple idea... .

maryb

Emstick
Could you use a baby monitor for your 4yr old so you would know when he wakes? If he doesn't want it in his room it might still be enough to have it just outside the door

shelley_crow

Just bought DS some thick thermal slipper socks, was looking for Totes Toasties but they were really expensive so found a similar pair in poundland. He gets up quite early and doesnt put slippers on so these should keep his feet warm.