How to heat my living room?

[Deep]

I'm getting a bit of work done in my house and am moving on to the living room next.

I've currently got a double radiator which is marked on the layout, however because my house is a single brick with no insulation it gets bloody cold in that room. It's also not helped that a sofa blocks the radiator.

I've used the online calculators and I need about 8000 BTUs to comfortably heat up the room.

http://i.imgur.com/ijtwEnN.jpg

On the left wall is where all my media is, so I can't put a radiator on that one unfortunately.
I'm thinking about putting 3 radiators linked under the bay window, it's quite difficult to get a angled radiator.

The other thought which I'm not that keen on is to put a double radiator under the middle section of the bay window and then another smaller radiator opposite on the internal wall. I hate this idea as soon as your open the door you'll see the radiator in front of you.

So lads any ideas?

 

[Mr.E.]

Triple panel radiator ? http://www.screwfix.com/c/heating-plumbing/central-heating-radiators/cat830988#category=cat7590002

 

[mickyflinn]

Radiator Curving for Bay Windows

http://www.radiatorfactory.net/curved-radiators-from-the-uk-s-specialist-s.html

 

[pepp77]

yeah looks like you need this - http://www.radiatorfactory.net/rt4-bay-window-radiator-angled.html

 

[Deep]

Thanks for the suggestions but I actually managed to find a double radiator that should just about fit across the bay

http://www.screwfix.com/p/barlo-typ...or-white-600-x-1400mm/88638?_requestid=354105

I looked at the angled radiators but even a 2m x 600cm still doesn't have the BTUs that I require.

I'd never purchase a house without cavity walls again I think

 

[eviled]

internally insulate the walls if your doing the room up anyway

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

internally insulate the walls if your doing the room up anyway

This, I battened out with CLS and stuffed insulation in before boarding my whole house.

 

[andicole0]

Single brick and no insulation, how old is the house? Can't you a get grant to insulate?
Andi.

 

[FurryLemon]

Looks to be a small terraced house, so has a chimney?

I'd put in a log burner.

 

[Deep]

Looks to be a small terraced house, so has a chimney?

I'd put in a log burner.

It had chimney breasts but the flues were all been removed before I bought the house, I've taken the breast out now as well.

internally insulate the walls if your doing the room up anyway

This, I battened out with CLS and stuffed insulation in before boarding my whole house.

I genuinely didn't even think of this until recently, if I had I would have done it but at least I know for next time.

Single brick and no insulation, how old is the house? Can't you a get grant to insulate?
Andi.

The house is coming up to 90 years old I think, I've applied for a grant will chase them up to see the status of it.
Fingers crossed they pay some of the cost for the external rendering.

 

[Entai]

How about

https://www.aircondirect.co.uk/p/88...ce=ACadwords&gclid=CLzpu7SU4NQCFegp0wod6nsGbw

Heat pump to keep warm and also air con to keep cool on the days you need that all in one solution

Loose all the radiators and gain space in your room at the same time

 

[a1ex2001]

The house is coming up to 90 years old I think, I've applied for a grant will chase them up to see the status of it.
Fingers crossed they pay some of the cost for the external rendering.

It won't be a single brick external wall it will be two!

Replace the existing radiator with a bigger one and also put same small single panel radiators under the window. The radiators in the bay will reduce the feel of cold air falling off the windows. Id the house double glazed and what is under neath the floor?

 

[Deep]

It won't be a single brick external wall it will be two!

Replace the existing radiator with a bigger one and also put same small single panel radiators under the window. The radiators in the bay will reduce the feel of cold air falling off the windows. Id the house double glazed and what is under neath the floor?

I'll have to measure how deep it is, but I know it's not that deep. I guess double brick does make more sense.

I wanted to keep the number of radiators in the room down, so hopefully the one I've purchased should heat the room up very nicely.
The current one is completely covered by the sofa and is only a single, so wasn't actually heating the room up that much.

I'm picking the one up from Screwfix today, that'll be pushing out a lot of heat so it should suffice

 

[a1ex2001]

I'll have to measure how deep it is, but I know it's not that deep. I guess double brick does make more sense.

I wanted to keep the number of radiators in the room down, so hopefully the one I've purchased should heat the room up very nicely.
The current one is completely covered by the sofa and is only a single, so wasn't actually heating the room up that much.

I'm picking the one up from Screwfix today, that'll be pushing out a lot of heat so it should suffice

You didn't say if it was double glazed or what's under the floor two potentially massive heat loss areas.

With a solid brick house it is also worth considering something like storm guard it seals the bricks and stops them absorbing moisture so you don't waste tons of energy/heat drying them out all the time.

 

[Deep]

You didn't say if it was double glazed or what's under the floor two potentially massive heat loss areas.

With a solid brick house it is also worth considering something like storm guard it seals the bricks and stops them absorbing moisture so you don't waste tons of energy/heat drying them out all the time.

I've got double glazing and under the floor is wooden flooring.

I haven't heard of storm guard, but I'll investigate it and see what it provides.

 

[a1ex2001]

I've got double glazing and under the floor is wooden flooring.

I haven't heard of storm guard, but I'll investigate it and see what it provides.

Is it a suspended floor or a solid floor?

 

[Deep]

Is it a suspended floor or a solid floor?

Solid