5 Ways To Keep Your House Warm and Cosy

Think About Your Radiators

You want to make sure your radiators are all working correctly, this includes making sure they have been bled well and no air trapped in them. If you’re not sure how then take a look at this guide here for bleeding your radiators. This makes sure they are fully filled with water, which can heat efficiently and to its best.

Make sure the radiators have a shiny reflective backing against the wall, this will allow the heat to bounce off the wall and back into the room, rather than being soaked into the wall and lost.

If you have large furniture like u shaped sofas, make sure you keep furniture away from radiators, if you can don’t be tempted to push the radiator up against the radiator. This just allows all the heat to soak into the sofa, and not into the room. Allow the hot heat to reach into the room more easily. This is going to instantly keep your house warm and cosy. Choose Feature Radiators in your home to make a statement, you can then make them part of the decor and look nice in the room as well.

Look After Your Boiler

The best way to make sure your central heating is working efficiently is to keep on top of your boiler servicing, each year. Pop it in your diary a month before it’s due, and get them booked in. If you’re worried about the cost, pop aside money every month for this, so when the year comes around you’ve already got 12 monthly payments for it to be paid.

If your boiler is old, it might be worth looking into a new boiler installation. Spending out on the extra money now to save money monthly, a warm and cosy home and a safe boiler could be worth it. An efficient boiler will save you money and keep you warm while giving you peace of mind that you won’t suddenly have to cope with cold water or a freezing home. Bbright offers a smarter way to heat your home, with next-day installation and instant quotes available.

Think About Your Curtains

Windows and doors are one of the biggest areas to lose heat out of. Heating will go through the glass much easier than the walls, and you can lose so much. Curtains are great at locking the warm air in and the cold air. When choosing your curtains look for thicker fabric, and also add a thermal lining to them. If you have your curtains made to order, then you can usually pick from blackout lining or thermal lining.

I also start shutting mine as the evening starts getting colder, not as it’s getting darker. This way when the temperature is dropping outside, you lock out the cold before it gets in the house, and keep your house warm and cosy.

But also think of the opposite way too, when the sun is shining and the warm air is coming through then let the light into the room. The back of our house is pretty much south-facing and with our big glass doors, it allows a lot of sunshine through. It is always the warmest room of the house, but it’s the largest and only has one radiator. This is free heat to keep your house warm and cosy.

Thermostats In Rooms

I don’t like all my rooms to be the same temperature, my bedroom has to be much cooler than any other room, I like a cool bedroom and also when my husband is working night shifts and sleeping. He doesn’t want the heat of the daytime heating in the bedroom. So install thermostats on the radiators, these can be smart home ones to work alongside your heating system as well, meaning you can easily control the temperature for this room. Digital ones can be set on timers, and schedules and only give you heat when you want it.

Draft Excluders

You might think of these as old fashioned, but they’re really handy. If you have a gap under the door or notice a breeze coming in from somewhere, pick up a draft excluder to run along the gap. Stops the cold air coming in, and warm air that you’ve paid for going out. You could even get one shaped like a sausage dog!