3 home design choices that were increasing my heating bills

As the temperature drops, thoughts again turn to ways to reduce our heating bills.

There are plenty of energy-saving tips available; however, I didn’t realise that some of my interior design decisions were reducing the efficiency of my radiators and, as a result, raising my bills.

‘Anything that blocks or traps the heat from a radiator will make your heating system work harder and less efficiently. In some cases, you could be using up to 20% more energy just for the room to reach the same temperature, which will have a huge impact on how much it costs to heat your home,’ says Ryan Willdig, heating expert from Heatforce.