A Dry House; A Happy You

The heat loss of a building has a significant effect of the Energy Assessment and performance of a building, this is reflected in the Energy Performance Certificate that a building is rated with. In fact, only using the heating when you need it is actually better for your bank account overall, as you’re saving energy. Your home is constantly losing heat and energy to the world outside, so when you keep the heating on all day, you’re losing energy all day too. If you only heat your house when necessary, then you’re losing the minimal amount of heat. You’re not likely to need your heating on when your curled up under a duvet while your sleeping, or when you know you’re going to be out of the house. Try timing your heating so that it’s warm when you wake up or come home. In fact not heating your house through the winter or colder months can cause real issues for buildings, especially if it has been heated previously, flooded or has a lack of ventilation or has damp problems. When the temperature drops, cold air outdoors, can increase the problems with condensation in the home. That could mean damp walls as water vapour condenses on them, which will not only increase heat loss, but could also cause structural or cosmetic damage that will have a cost attached to them.The weather in the UK maybe not extreme but it is cold and wet rather than what other northern regions experience of cold and dry. There is no place like home and feeling cold in your castle is made even worse by rain on the outside and damp on the inside. Condensation which can actually be really problematic and have health effects. It is caused by excessive moisture and differing temperatures between the outside and in. Mould needs good humidity to thrive and storing open containers of fluids in rooms with heating on will cause higher then normal moisture from evaporation. Black mould growth and mould problems are something that is found in excessively damp homes and needs to be eradicated for the occupants to remain healthy. One of the best solutions to condensation is to heat up your home. Central heating is a perfect way to heat your home and stop fluctuating temperatures that cause condensation.