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When the outside temperature drops, keeping a house warm can be difficult and expensive. If you’re trying to make your home warmer or save on heating bills in the winter, try these tips. They will help you stay as warm as possible until the cold weather goes away.
Increase the efficiency of your home
How efficient is your home? If your home is not very energy efficient, try adding more insulation or replacing windows with more energy efficient models. Both of these can help keep the heat in the house. Make sure your roof is in good shape so the heat doesn’t dissipate faster while you look for ways to upgrade your home. Check out www.tittlebrothers.com for help in making your home more efficient.
Use lots of blankets inside
While the goal may be to keep the entire house warm, keeping blankets around the house for everyone can help everyone stay warm. Try wool blankets or other thick, heavy blankets that add warmth. Adding extra layers of clothing can also help.
Bake some cookies
You can heat up the kitchen by switching on the oven. If you’re ready to bake, don’t close the oven door completely when you’re done. Instead, just leave it a little cracked so the heat can be drawn into the room and the kitchen area warmed up. Always be careful when there are small children or pets in the house.
Move the heat where it is needed
Most houses with full heating have vents in every room. Close these ventilation slots in rooms that are not in use so that they are not heated. While you want to make sure the room doesn’t get cold enough for the pipes to freeze, by closing the ventilation slots you can concentrate the heat in the parts of the house that you are using.
Open the curtains to let the light in
Sunlight can help heat a home. So open the curtains during the day to let in as much light as possible. Remember to make sure your windows are energy efficient and to seal the edges to prevent heat from escaping through them. During the warmest parts of the day, this can add quite a bit of warmth to the interior of the home.
Install underfloor heating
If new floors are planned, consider the options for Underfloor heating. The heat rises, so the floors in a house are usually the coldest parts. Underfloor heating can make floors much warmer, which means the whole house can stay warmer without the heating system having to work as hard. There are many different floor options that work well with underfloor heating and can be used throughout the home.
Add rugs on hardwood or tile floors
As mentioned earlier, the floors can be the coldest part of the house. About 10% of the heat loss in a house is actually due to uninsulated floors, which means the floors will be very cold throughout the day. To counteract this, install carpets on hardwood or tile floors when underfloor heating is not an option. The carpets prevent heat loss by insulating the floor a little and can help make your feet feel warmer than on cold floors.
Don’t wait for the weather to get cold, and look for ways to keep your home warm. First, check your insulation and the energy efficiency of your home, then check out the other tips to help you keep the home warmer all winter.
