Cold Kitchen

Robdav

Robdav

Robdav

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Hi all,

OK so we moved in to our new house 2 weeks ago. One of the very first things we noticed was that the Kitchen was colder than the rest of the house. In the morning it was freezing in there!

So after some investigation it looks like the lower parts of the wall, behind the lower cabinets, are simply bare walls that have had a lick of paint applied and little else. The top half of the wall is plastered but when you look at the bottom you can see the outline of some of the bricks!

For reference the house was built in 1955.

We are intending on extending the house next year but until then is there anything that can be done to improve the insulation?

btw, I'm a complete noob when it comes to this kind of thing.
 
thanks chaps.

OK so the house is supposed to have had cavity wall insulation done by the previous owner so perhaps there is no more milage going down that route then.

as for the radiator, well the previous owner had the bright idea to put in a bathroom heater towel rail installed instread of a propper rad. I'll look to get that changed out as soon as possible.

don't suppose it's possible to use loft insulation stuff behind the cabinets to reduce the cold until we get the extension done?
 
thanks all, going to go down the replacement rad route and go from there :)

turns out the towel rad is pushing out 1000 btu whereby the btu requirement for the room is just over 1500!
 
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