Improving warmth in an old house.

[Adamxck]

Loft insulation is pretty good. Looks like the previous owners made use of the government backed free loft insulation grant thing a few years ago. Its a good thickness.

Currently using a mixture of oil rads on timers and some other electrical heaters that are eating my money like Ive never seen. Obviously I'm going to swap the poor ones out for more efficient ones.

I guess I just have to eat the higher energy costs for now until my ultra economical new house is built.

A fort would be awesome, though at present a little impractical. I also dont know what sort of insulation I need for the new house yet and knowing me I'll buy the wrong one.

There is a hint of self build caravanning about so I will use this experience and preparation for the cardboard thin walls, albeit it a smaller area to heat.

[AW10]

Electric heaters are all pretty much 100% efficient - not sure buying different ones will save much of anything. Thicker fleeces and woolly socks!?

[CorradoTDI]

Look at where you are loosing the heat...

Drafty windows can be sorted by either masking tape or sealant... big thick curtains make a huge difference too!

Pipe lagging also cheap / can be then removed and re-used...

Any scope to fit a wood burner at all?

[Bill]

Look on Gumtree and eBay for curtains, you can get some bargains and wont lose much on resale.

[TooMany2cvs]

CorradoTDI said:

Any scope to fit a wood burner at all?

This is not a bad thought - if you're ripping the old house down, then it shouldn't be too big a job to lob a temporary flue out the wall and up.

But unless you're going to be buying the burner for the new place anyway, it seems a bit overkill compared to just living with higher electricity bills...