Cold Dutch Bungalow

[DARTHVADER]

My better half lives in a Dutch style bungalow built in the 30's I think?

The house is very cold, especially the front of the property where the roof line is closer to the ground floor than the back of the house.

The heating is via rads from a 22kw combi and the rads seems well sized to the rooms.

Is there any advice anyone could give on how to warm the place up, and am I correct is assuming that because of the way the roof eats into a lot of the 1st floor, owing to the way its built, that this is the reason the house is cold?

Many thanks.

 

[^woody^]

It should be possible to heat a domestic room up, and it not being 'cold'.
If the room is cold with the heating on, then the heating/radiator is not up to the job

The problem is keeping the room warm at a reasonable cost

If the heating system is adequate, and if there are no excessive draughts , then the only option is to insulate

 

[JohnD]

what is Dutch about it? clogs, windmill, canal?

is it a chalet bungalow?

what depth is the existing roof insulation? Does it have gaps? a well-insulated roof is much better insulation than a wall.

does it have cavity walls that could be filled?

what is the floor construction?

 

[DARTHVADER]

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The rad is single but is sizable (think its 1600 x 700) to the front room where its coldest the room being around 15' x 12' at a guess. I have thought about installing a double rad of the same size to see if that helps?

I have also thought about roof insulation, and cavity wall insulation too. Not sure on the construction type i.e the floor construction etc but it is double glazed, excluding the wooden front door which is now well fitted with the weather board now on the correct way and also with ali draught strips down the outside.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[JohnD]

you can easily lose 2kW of heat through an UNinsulated room ceiling on a cold night, so it will never come up to temperature.