Old houses are known for many things – their character, charming imperfections and original features to name but a few – but being warm is not one of them.
As the owner of an Edwardian cottage, winters are all about telling the kids to ‘layer up’, insisting everyone closes doors as they enter and exit a room and asking my husband throughout the day ‘is the heating even on?’ In short, it is a cold house (even in summer).
One of the main reasons for the glacial temperatures in our house is heat loss – its inability to retain heat – and there are several key areas where the warmth we try so to hard to generate escapes. I spoke to the experts…
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