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Originally Posted by superbiatch
Thanks for simplifying that, seems i'm pretty much up the creek with a big leccy bill 
Time to invest in a new coat me thinks  |
OC you could think different if your really worryed about the cost over the winter, the old tricks work just as well today, that being keeping the cold air out and the hotter air in as much as possible by, double backing your curtains and fixing offcuts of old carpet to the door gaps at the bottom.
you can even go out an buy cheap temp winter double glazing kits for your windows and fitting these as extra thermal barriers in the cold times of year.
http://www.diyplas.co.uk/double_glaz...insulation.asp
http://www.diyplas.co.uk/Category.as...3&subcatid=176
http://www.diyplas.co.uk/Product.asp...3&subcatid=371
stopping the cold air coming in means less heat loss and so cheaper electric bills all round.
theres also nice cheap and easy stickyback draft excluders for placing around door frames on a long roll you could use to help keep out the cold.
you could even put up kite mark approved
insulating ceiling tiles above a shallow false ceiling to help keep the heat in if you cant get/have access to the rafters/loft etc if your in the place for a long time.
its also a good idea to have a backup or at least an extra heat source, i like using those cheap oil filled electric stand alone radiators,they dont get very warm, but if you put one behind the wall side of your bed , the heat travels through the bed over time and its nice and warm there and in the room when you need/want it for instance.