tbourner Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Edited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Hot air rises....so the upstairs will heat up first..and heat the stat up earlier than you want. You'd be better off with the stat right behind the door in the lounge on the right hand wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 This week the stat has been set to 22, and we have a thermometer underneath the stat that reads 16 pretty much all the time!!! Last week it was a bit warmer outside and the temp on the thermometer was reading 21-22 the same as the stat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I've been laying 170mm insulation ontop of the thin layer of rockwool that was in the loft already (bungalow remember so a big loft space). It's made a noticable difference to the coldest room (which was the one that had the leak)... In total my insulation in the loft is 20+cm's thick...and as I bought it from B&Q instead of 81sqM costing £300 it cost £150 as it was on offer....might still be...your loft won't be so vast. Next I'm getting the cavity wall insulation done...this will make another improvemtent...I want to get to the point where I don't use the heating for most of the year. This reduces my bills and the strain on the boiler, hopefully helping it live longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 This week the stat has been set to 22, and we have a thermometer underneath the stat that reads 16 pretty much all the time!!! Last week it was a bit warmer outside and the temp on the thermometer was reading 21-22 the same as the stat. If your heating system isn't powerful enough it's understandable that it can't heat things up when it's cold, my old system was like this. BUT, it did nearly cope with the extra insulation in the roof in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Nice big summer job for me then!!! Was planning to board out the loft anyway so I can get some more wool while I do that. Need to find out about wall insulation as well - especially the outside wall (end of terrace). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Nice big summer job for me then!!! Was planning to board out the loft anyway so I can get some more wool while I do that. Need to find out about wall insulation as well - especially the outside wall (end of terrace). Do it now for 3 reasons. 1) It's hot sweaty work even in winter (trust me I did it over Xmas)...and had to keep stopping as I was dripping in sweat. 2) You'll have better things to do in the summer 3) You'll start to make some money back on the insulation...as it will be cold through Feb and March.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Need to put some timbers up there though before I board it over, and I don't fancy cutting a hole in the spare room ceiling - so it's roof tile removal unfortunately - which I don't fancy doing in winter!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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