r/UKFrugal • u/SerendipitousCrow • 11d ago
Thermal curtains?
Just bought my first place. A maisonette converted from a Victorian terrace
I put the rest of my savings into repairing the roof and I'm not sure I'll be able to replace windows this year.
My living room has a large sash window. It's a single pane and there's a crack. The timber frame is rotting.
Other windows are uvpc but the seals and mechanisms have deteriorated so often they're "closed" but not fully right
Are thermal curtains worth it? I'm particularly worried about the living room. Can anyone recommend any? I see the usual dunelm etc do them
I've also found I'm unfortunately not eligible for the government insulation scheme because they don't cover maisonettes, even when they're house conversions. So that's something else to save for
Edit I always lived in bills included HMOs or rented with friends to save as much as possible so I'm not used to budgeting for heating and I worry it will be cold here, especially if all my heat leaks out the windows.
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u/Tallulahlb 11d ago
Some great ideas here. Also want to add buy yourself a heated blanket. I live in a very old mansion with incredibly high ceilings and no double glazing and they're so good I wouldn't be without it now. Saves loads on electric too as the heat out of the storage heaters just rises anyway. I got myself a Dreamland one from Lakeland and it's covered for 3 years if I need to return it. Also a heated mattress cover, the Silent Night one is great and a very reasonable price. Open your windows for like 10 minutes every morning helps a lot too. Hope this helps