Rachel Khoo’s tips: keeping warm when temperatures drop
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Hello Rachel
You should be warm enough in a modern flat!
I heard recently that in Sweden the building regs have been upgraded so all new homes must be ‘passive homes’, or close to that. Not sure exactly. I think they are great, especially when they have the ventilation system and heat exchanger.
Otherwise, more insulation!
When I had a new gas boiler installed, I didn’t need a water tank which in my house was in a corner of an upstairs bedroom, so I removed it. That left a corner with no floorboards exposed, so I lifted the whole lot and installed 100mm of Kingspan under them, which happened to be above my kitchen and dining room. This had the effect of making those two rooms much warmer. After a lot of screwing and grunting I laid new boards. There was also no plasterboard in the exposed corner and the existing stuff had not been skimmed so the effect was ugly; I took it all out and when the roof joists were exposed I installed 50mm Kingspan before fixing new over the whole ceiling. Now I have a much bigger and much warmer bedroom. I never knew I could do that stuff!
One other suggestion; two hot water bottles are better than one!
To stay warm during the winter, be sure to curl up with a good book every now and then and watch a good movie back from the 50’s with a good friend by your side. Oh! And be sure to splurge on a good comfy blanket–or crochet your own!
I love to keep warm with a steaming mug of either home made tomato soup or a home made hot chocolate yummy