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Old 11-15-2013, 10:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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help insulating my sandstone home?solid walls-suggestions needed please

The burd and I have been in this house for just over a year and the heating/insulation could do with some work.

I'm looking for any experiences/advice/suggestions you may have as to how to improve the heat retention in the house

House Description

Walls
Mid Terrace (brick wall in hall between us and 1 neighbour, sandstone wall in front room/kitchen between us and other neighbour)

Front/Rear walls solid Sandstone, approx 20-24" thick

All Walls lined with Plaster


Windows
House is fully Double Glazed

Floors
Front Room- solid wood Floor
Hall- Tiled
Bathroom- Tiled
Kitchen- Tiled

Downstairs has a "crawl space" of approx 3ft underneath it with access

Master Bedroom- Carpeted on floorboards
2nd Bedroom- Carpeted on floorboards
Upstairs has space under of approx 350mm to ceilings of downstairs

Loft
No access apparent-think it's been sealed over-unknown if insulated
2x storage cupboards in the eaves in master bedroom- potential access point

Current Heating system

18yr Old Combi Boiler (holds pressure ok)
timer system separate
NO remote/room Thermostat
Front room and Hall have "neo-classic" radiators (like old church Rads)
Bathroom/kitchen and both bedrooms have double panel Radiators with thermostats on each one


Current heating is set to run for 2hrs in the morning and 2hrs late afternoon.

house starts to get chilly approx 60-90mins after the heating switches off.

We also have big discrepancies in heat throughout the house- Warmest to coldest..
Small Bedroom
Kitchen
Living Room
Master Bedroom
Hall
Bathroom


over to you for suggestions/ideas/ingenious solutions

thanks

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