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Fair enough :-) Thanks for the assistance and advise.

Using the wooden painted stair bannister at the bottom of the stairs: Infrared laser: 20.2c Infrared thermal: 19.9c Temp around the window at the top of the stairs seem to be 1 to 2c lower in the mornings and late nights, this maybe causing the draft problems? I can't judge with...

I have been able to borrow a thermal laser thermometer to measure the wall(s) and using a digital thermal thermometer for the air. I took the following readings, I wont win any science awards as I am restricted by work and family for getting measurements. 06/03/11 - 19:40 Inside Wall: 20C...

Measuring front and back walls shows 12", the heating is on as normal. Will report back asap. Thanks.

Hi wavetrain, thanks for the advice I didn't think to do that. At the moment I only have a fridge thermometer which is not ideal, I will pick one up either today or tomorrow, then take the readings and advise. Please bear with me :-).

Hi poddys, I would be interested to know how you get on with the covers, I read the ground air bricks are to allow air into the supprted timbers to air the void underfloor, have you noticed any difference blocking he downstairs vents?

Quite a harsh response I think, I have chosen to omit his health problems. To clarity, the wall is cold all day and night, his room is cold all day and night, he is warm under the covers but the air and room is cold. I would like to get to the root cause of the chill.

Hi, my family and I live in a nice semi detached house built approx 1935, we moved in Oct last year just in time for the bad winter. We have found the hall/stairway wall to be really really cold to the touch most of the time, putting the heating on helps a little but it takes a long time to have...