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Cold walls

  • 24-02-2018 9:02am
    #1
    Hermy
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    The room where my computer is set up is in a north facing corner of the house and the walls are cold to touch. I don't want to move the desk and I'm only renting so I'm looking for a simple solution.

    I was thinking of buying a couple of 8x4 sheets of polystyrene or similar and sticking them to the wall to act as a barrier. Is that the thing to do?

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  • #2
    listermint
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    Putting a heater in the room would be the thing to do.


  • #3
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,488 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    There's central heating and a big stove in the house - heat isn't a problem.

    It's just that sitting next to a cold wall for any length of time one feels the cold rather than the warm.

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  • #4
    Tenigate
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    Hermy wrote: »
    I was thinking of buying a couple of 8x4 sheets of polystyrene or similar and sticking them to the wall to act as a barrier. Is that the thing to do?

    Put a halogen heater facing you in front of the wall.


  • #5
    Youngpies
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    Hermy wrote: »
    There's central heating and a big stove in the house - heat isn't a problem.

    It's just that sitting next to a cold wall for any length of time one feels the cold rather than the warm.
    Hi Hermy, 
    You're right to be thinking about trying to fix the insulation rather than adding more heat. Foam insulation sheeting from the likes of kingspan would be an effective method in this instance but, as you are in a rental, polystyrene or even cardboard built up in layers would also work well at a much cheaper cost to you.


  • #6
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,488 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    Youngpies wrote: »
    Hi Hermy, 
    You're right to be thinking about trying to fix the insulation rather than adding more heat. Foam insulation sheeting from the likes of kingspan would be an effective method in this instance but, as you are in a rental, polystyrene or even cardboard built up in layers would also work well at a much cheaper cost to you.

    Thanks Youngpies.

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  • #7
    Tenigate
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    Youngpies wrote: »
    but, as you are in a rental, polystyrene or even cardboard built up in layers would also work well at a much cheaper cost to you.

    Sounds like a firehazard


  • #8
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,218 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    You could treat it like a cold window and put a curtain up across it hanging from a friction-fit pole. :pac:


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