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my thoughts:
- if easy to access, yes loft insulation makes a big difference to overall heat efficiency - the most heat is lost out the top (bit like you wearing a hat in winter), and you may find that if it's not got much that it's skimped especially near the eaves resulting in cold edges.
- position of heating makes a big difference. our radiators are all on inner walls, which is pretty awful and just results in permanent draughts and 'layering' of heat (I tend to sit on the floor, where the cold air is, the hot air all collects near ceiling). makes a big difference to get some kind of heat source, even a small one, and have it right by (below and next to) the coldest wall, or any window. this will help with mixing the air more evenly and stopping the coldest air just sinking off the cold surfaces onto the floor. also will help to warm that cold wall/window and reduce condensation.
- I find opening bathroom window while showering a good thing. plenty of warm water vapour gets out that way. just close the bathroom door if the window's open and don't leave it open too long after.
- dehumidifier in the space where you dry clothes helps.
- I used to be quite averse to heating, but there is a sort of threshold beyond which the house just functions better, once the fabric of the house is warm enough it just all feels more comfy and less damp. not to do with the temperature of the air so much as the temperature of the solid bits of the house, if that makes sense. you also feel more comfortable at that point because you don't lose so much radiant heat from your person to the walls etc.
- if easy to access, yes loft insulation makes a big difference to overall heat efficiency - the most heat is lost out the top (bit like you wearing a hat in winter), and you may find that if it's not got much that it's skimped especially near the eaves resulting in cold edges.
hoefla
Cheers. Guys.
I'm not sure how I'll square having the heating on with my heating adverse other half, but I'll try :S
We have also let our washing build up over xmas, so I think a double whammy of non-stop washing over the last few days plus bitter cold can't have helped.
We've also been living in the back room while doing our sitting room.
Just a couple more Qs;
It has made me realise that if we do any major work / extensions in the future to think very carefully about placement of things like ventilation / rads.