Draughts
- open the curtains wide on sunny days to let the sunshine warm up you house for free
- once it goes dark, shutting the curtains will act as insulation, trapping warm air inside your house. Thick curtains or adding a lining to existing curtains will reduce heat loss through your windows
- draught excluders at the bottom of doors and self-adhesive rubber seals around door frames will stop some draughts and stop heat escaping
- other sources of draughts could be - windows, doors (keyhole, letterbox, gaps around edges and bottom), chimneys, floor and skirting boards, loft hatches, where pipe work enters your home, cracks, old extractor fan
- keep internal doors closed to rooms you don't use, or to make one room really cozy
Do not block up air vents, extractor fans, trickle vents in your windows or chimneys where there are stoves or open fires.