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heating the living room

  • 13-04-2014 7:29am
    #1
    moonfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭


    Im living in a two bed that is open too the stairs up to the landing.The problem i have is when I try to heat the living room all the heat goes up into the landing .Is there anyway around this issue i was think maybe of try to get a door on the stairs or maybe a rad put on the landing.
    Has anyone come across this before ?


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  • #2
    scudo2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,008 ✭✭✭scudo2


    moonfish wrote: »
    Im living in a two bed that is open too the stairs up to the landing.The problem i have is when I try to heat the living room all the heat goes up into the landing .Is there anyway around this issue i was think maybe of try to get a door on the stairs or maybe a rad put on the landing.
    Has anyone come across this before ?
    Hot air rises. So rad on landing will off set that.
    Door would also help and draft profing escaping heat but be carefully as you also need ventilation to rooms, including upstairs ones.


  • #3
    moonfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭moonfish


    yeah ventilation on the landing will be an issue as there is no windows there. I'll probably look into getting a door on the stairs had a curtain there before and even though it looked awful it seemed to help some what


  • #4
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,051 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    I had a similar problem with open stairs up to my converted attic - all heat went straight up to the attic which I suspect isn't properly insulated (conversion done when I bought the house). Because of the layout, putting a door in wasn't really an option.

    I stuck a curtain rail in the opening, and bought a good amount of thermal curtain lining and made a curtain out of it - it can easily be taken off in summer, and makes a fair difference (not perfect, but miles better than it was) in the winter when I have the heating on.

    Cheap and cheerful but fairly effective. Maybe you could rig something up on your landing/stairs.

    ETA - whoops, you beat me to it! Maybe get someone to make an attractive curtain double-lined with the thermal stuff?


  • #5
    moonfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭moonfish


    yeah could be a good idea might get something specifically made would look better


  • #6
    scudo2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,008 ✭✭✭scudo2


    moonfish wrote: »
    Im living in a two bed that is open too the stairs up to the landing.The problem i have is when I try to heat the living room all the heat goes up into the landing .Is there anyway around this issue i was think maybe of try to get a door on the stairs or maybe a rad put on the landing.
    Has anyone come across this before ?

    Or put the sofa and TV on the landing !!


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  • #7
    moonfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭moonfish


    I though about that alright but i wouldnt be far enough away from my 70 inch 3d tv to see it properly :rolleyes:


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