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