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General Discussion Area / Re: Energy Prices....
« on: 31 August 2021, 17:34:38 »My KWh is cheaper than both gas and electric figures you have quoted, with OctopusEnergy. But my standing charge is more expensive.
Living in a stone fronted house that cannot be insulated, it costs me £1800 pa, or £150 a month, so I need it to be the cheapest available.
I had a problem heating the living room in my ‘70’s house despite cavity wall insulation (not convinced that helped), so I insulated the outward facing internal wall with insulated plasterboard on battens. This worked brilliantly, and once fitted we didn’t notice the lost inch or so on the internal wall.
I've considered all kinds of remedies, Chris, the problem with that particular solution is that I'd have to remove the picture rail and the 1-1.5" I'd lose would bring the wall forward of the bottom of the cornice. The house is end of terrace and none of the side and rear brick walls have a cavity. Then there's the attic bedroom, baking hot in the summer (ceiling is like a radiator) and steals all the heat from downstairs in the winter.
In fact, the problem is it was built around 1920 and is a fickin money pit
Wow! I would lie awake worrying at that cost. My house, although poorly built, 5 bed detached, triple glazed and cavity walled, currently costs £67 per month gas and electric. About 12" insulation in the roof. Nice and toasty at 24' in the evening, but I'm always looking to reduce the cost. I rarely use the conservatory heating, underfloor electric and radiators, as we don't use it in the winter. Fortunately I won't be around by the time they ban gas heating, as by all accounts, heat pumps are not very good.