With the onset of autumn, the question of the insulation of his own home is becoming more urgent. How to make so that you don't have to freeze? Let's give simple but effective tips.
1 Check the performance of radiators
Heating radiators need regular testing by a specialist: it may take a small service, and possibly a replacement. Please note: if the temperature of the riser and the battery surface is different, it clearly indicates a malfunction.
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2 Reflect warm
On the wall behind the battery, you can place a special material reflecting the heat (or gear the usual foil) - then the efficiency of the radiators will noticeably increase, and the house will become warmer.
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3 Think about warm floors
If for the sake of heat in the apartment you are ready for quite large-scale changes, think about the arrangement of the warm floors. Especially important for families with young children.
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4 beds of carpets
Heat the floor (and at the same time and strengthen noise insulation) can be both in the other way - putting on the floor of the carpets. And the more the darkest they will, the more heat will keep.
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In addition to carpets, they will add to the house of heat and such techniques:
5 Add textiles
However, you should not be limited to carpets: the more in the apartment of textiles, the more heat is preserved. Plaids, decorative pillows, curtains and more will come to the rescue. Bonus: Interior, filled with textiles, even visually looks much more cozy and warm.
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6 Check windows and doors
Make sure that the window and doorways do not let the cold air. When the cracks and gaps are detected, eliminate them (for example, using a mounting foam).
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7 Replace glass windows
A significant part of the heat in the apartment is lost due to outdated or incorrectly selected windows. If your glazed windows are single-chamber, perhaps it time to change them to two- or even three-chamber? Note: There are also glasses with a special spraying for greater thermal insulation.
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8 Add warm shades
Warm colors - orange, yellow and red - and their shades visually make the interior warmer. Add these tones to your own setting - and feel the difference.
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9 lit candles
The heat released by heating candles, of course, is unlikely enough to warm up the room. But the species of flame itself is firmly associated in our consciousness with warmth and comfort - and therefore, even from the tiny lit candle, you will be less cold.
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10 Purchase heaters
If you are in principle satisfied with the temperature in your apartment - and marznet only in short periods until the heating is turned on and after it is turned off, take the electrical heater and forget about the cold (modern manufacturers offer a lot of models with reduced electricity consumption, take note).
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11 glazed balcony
Heat and glazate their balcony or loggia, it will seriously increase the total temperature in the apartment.
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12 Thermal insulation apartment
If you did, it seems, everything that is possible, and in the apartment is still cold, think about the thermal insulation of the walls, gender and ceiling. This will require serious investments and large-scale repairs, but reliably solving the problem and will allow in the future to seriously save on heating (as well as cooling!) Apartments.
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