Hi lovelies,

If you feel as though your home is always cold, then you will know how frustrating this can be. You may feel as though you are spending a small fortune on your energy bills and that you are also having to have a set of blankets on-hand at all times. This isn’t comfortable to say the least, and the solution starts with you getting to the root of the problem.

You have Cold Air Leaking In
If you feel as though there is a draft in the room, then this is because there is cold air leaking into your home. You need to try and seal your home where possible. If you want to do this then go around and clean any gaps, cracks or spaces around the windows and doors. You then need to cover them with acrylic or even some polyurethane caulk from cutmyplastic.co.uk. When you have done this, it is then time to install some weather stripping. This will seal any gaps that you have in your exterior doorway. If during the day, you see some sunshine passing in through the side of your door then you absolutely need to have some weather stripping put in. Your old one has failed, and this is probably the root cause of the issues you are having. A door sweep will also help you out here, as it slides under the door and it stops as much air from getting through. If your doors and windows are old then replace them by investing in some impact windows.

Your Heating Doesn’t Cover your Entire Home
If you have a home that is two-storeys, then there is a high chance that a single heating and cooling system won’t cut it. You need to have two units so that you can control both areas of your home. What is ideal and what is realistic are very different things. If you were to have two heating systems then sure, this would boost your comfort overall but at the same time it would boost your cost as well. This might not factor in very well with your long-term budget.

Your Home Needs More Insulation
Insulation will have a huge impact on your home. It’s vital that you try and do everything you can to keep your attic space well insulated. Your attic insulation strength will have an R value. This will range from 2.0 to 8.0 for every inch of insulation you have. The higher the R value, the better the insulation, Fiberglass has an R value of 3-4, and spray foam can be as high as 8.

Your Filter is Bad
Air filters do not last forever to say the least. They need changing every now and again so you have to make sure that you stay on top of this if you can. The filters will not be able to do their job properly if they are clogged, so it may be that your heating system is not able to push the hot air through your filters properly. Changing the filters is the best way for you to stop this from becoming an issue.