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Thank you so much, Ley! All of this is helpful.
We have wall to wall carpeting throughout most of the house. Some years ago I tore the carpeting out of the kids' bathroom, kitchen, washroom and front hall (imagine--carpeting in a kids' bathroom--what an AWFUL idea!). We put down tile instead, and I have area carpets in some of those places. But the living room is still carpeted. The hearth of my fireplace is raised, and I usually keep the glass doors of the screen closed--not that it helps a lot.
Texas homes are simply not built to hold heat. Our home is all one story, sprawling over the property--not as energy efficient in winter as a multi-story home would be. But this does make sense in summer, when the temps can be over 100 degrees F for weeks at a time. It is definitely cooler then to have a house which hugs the ground.
Another problem I could address, of course, are the drafts we get under doors. Together with the flue, these probably accoount for a good deal of our heat loss.
Ley, thank you again, and tell your DH thank you as well.
And tell him I am praying for him, and for both of you.
Thanks!
I have plans! My youngest daughter is coming to visit for three days and I plan on basking in her warmth because the weather promises to be brrrr cold. But that's ok. We'll be together. We might bundle up Saturday morning and go garage sale-ing and on Saturday night we're having a buffet style get together with other family and friends, and then on Sunday I get to sit next to her and hear her beautiful voice in church.
I genuinely hope everyone here has as wonderful a weekend as I know I'm going to, and that's followed up with prayer for all of you!
Yes, Diana
the 'back-boiler' so-called
because it sits at the back of a hearth
is a cast iron boiler [tank] with feed and outlet pipework
that goes to an insulated storage tank
Here, in Britain we have 'smoke control'
It is, against the law, to burn wood or coal
in distinct areas...
Housing, built since a certain date, are built to specifications
that do not include a chimney flue, or even a fireplace
since your original post,
'draughtproofing and insulation' have come to the fore
as primary factors to your cold conditions
With these 'sorted and out of the way'
you could 'limit the expense'
that you will eventually have-to, extend to
Larger rooms, are notoriously HARD TO HEAT [expensive]
Perhaps,
following draught-exclusion measures
you could consider heating a smaller cosier room ... A DEN [?]
with infra red lamps/heaters... instantly perceivable warmth
so, avoiding 'more-expensive' whole house heating and insulation
Where, in-Summer...
these procedures will become redundant
and the house will be stiflingly hot
alternatively... move to a more-temperate area [?]
Anyone here in Britain, with solid fuel ranges and fireplaces
could soon find themselves with a mountain of expense
to convert to gas or elctric fueled heating systems
Rising Gas Costs...
pose a different order of problems for-users as-is
Where I live, it is illegal to burn garden waste
where, the only legitimate disposal process
is to mulch and inter it, as compost
Even Farmers have to turn-in their waste
[after harvesting]
Firework-Night 'bonfires' are, just a memory [?]
'GOING GREEN'
will soon become GOING BLUE -WITH COLD
dave
Yes, Diana
the 'back-boiler' so-called
because it sits at the back of a hearth
is a cast iron boiler [tank] with feed and outlet pipework
that goes to an insulated storage tank
Here, in Britain we have 'smoke control'
It is, against the law, to burn wood or coal
in distinct areas...
Housing, built since a certain date, are built to specifications
that do not include a chimney flue, or even a fireplace
since your original post,
'draughtproofing and insulation' have come to the fore
as primary factors to your cold conditions
With these 'sorted and out of the way'
you could 'limit the expense'
that you will eventually have-to, extend to
Larger rooms, are notoriously HARD TO HEAT [expensive]
Perhaps,
following draught-exclusion measures
you could consider heating a smaller cosier room ... A DEN [?]
with infra red lamps/heaters... instantly perceivable warmth
so, avoiding 'more-expensive' whole house heating and insulation
Where, in-Summer...
these procedures will become redundant
and the house will be stiflingly hot
alternatively... move to a more-temperate area [?]
Anyone here in Britain, with solid fuel ranges and fireplaces
could soon find themselves with a mountain of expense
to convert to gas or elctric fueled heating systems
Rising Gas Costs...
pose a different order of problems for-users as-is
Where I live, it is illegal to burn garden waste
where, the only legitimate disposal process
is to mulch and inter it, as compost
Even Farmers have to turn-in their waste
[after harvesting]
Firework-Night 'bonfires' are, just a memory [?]
'GOING GREEN'
will soon become GOING BLUE -WITH COLD
dave
Hi Ariel,
It sounds as if your home would benefit from draugh excluders on your doors like this one:
http://www.scottsofstow.co.uk/Search.aspx?term=draught+excluders&language=en-GB
Blessings
Ley
Ariel said:
