How do you keep your house warm?
By penny64
@penny64 (1106)
Australia
April 26, 2008 7:06am CST
We have an open plan, two storey house. It is lovely in summer, but in winter it gets very cold. We don't have central heating, as it isn't worth installing it for our short winter. Instead we use heaters, but despite the fact that we have insulation, all the heat goes upstairs. Has anyone ever had the same problem, or does anyone have any ideas about keeping the heat in and downstairs?
3 responses
@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
27 Apr 08
In my house this is the grestest disagreement between me and my wife. She likes the cold and I like the heat. Though there may be a way I dont see how without closing the second story off completely. In your circumstances, I would keep the room I spend the most time in warm, and perhaps the bathroom. When you go to bed, you have covers to keep you warm. If the room you spend the most time in is the one with the stairs, perhaps you could make one room into a den or something if it has a door to it. According to how your stairs are set up you may could put a thick curtain up to close it off. We do this in the hallway when we want to just keep the living room warm.
Hope this helps.
@penny64 (1106)
• Australia
27 Apr 08
That does help, thank you. The whole bottom floor is one room, so putting some sort of curtain across the stairs would definitely work. Now, how to get my family to keep it closed ... sigh ...
I really like the design of open plan living, but it's not very sensible when it comes to comfort in winter.
Thanks again for the suggestion!
BTW, my husband and I are the exact opposite. I like the heat and he likes the cold.
@kescuadro (57)
• Philippines
26 Apr 08
You can make your house warmer by putting up thick curtains or drapes that doesn't only prevent the cold from bouncing off the walls but also makes your house more homey.
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@zhongmingyunky (379)
• China
26 Apr 08
If you have a house big enough,you can add a stove.
If you think it is not worth the installation.
You can in you first floor windows posted a warm paper,the first heat can reduce the loss,the second can block the cold outside!
