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Tips on Insulating a Cold Room?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:06 pm
One room in the house I am renting is extremely cold at night. The rest of the house is pretty damn hot because I'm pumping the heat to keep that one room up to temperature for my son. I set the thermostat on 75, and the thermometer in his room reads 66.
The owner of the house told us after we moved in that the room doesn't have much insulation. He said that he tried to get some pumped in but couldn't because he would need to take off the siding of the house in order to do so.
I've thought about getting thick curtains and using those sealant tapes on the windows, but is there anything else I can do?
The owner of the house told us after we moved in that the room doesn't have much insulation. He said that he tried to get some pumped in but couldn't because he would need to take off the siding of the house in order to do so.
I've thought about getting thick curtains and using those sealant tapes on the windows, but is there anything else I can do?
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:09 pm to StringedInstruments
Cover the windows with visqueen. aka plastic
just thumbtack around the trim
just thumbtack around the trim
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:13 pm to StringedInstruments
Adjust the vents and/or ductwork in the attic to route more heat to that room.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:33 pm to StringedInstruments
Maybe you should take that room.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:36 pm to MikeBRLA
You could close some of the vents fully or partially in other rooms so that room gets more
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:39 pm to Croacka
Just feed him a bunch of McDonald's. He will get fat and his natural body temperature will be much higher.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:41 pm to StringedInstruments
Are you getting good airflow through the vent? If so, is the temperature at the vent close to the temperature of other vents in the house?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:52 pm to StringedInstruments
Throw a layer of paneling over the drywall.
Propane space heater.
Propane space heater.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:52 pm to StringedInstruments
get him an electric blanket
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:54 pm to LSU1NSEC
Electric blanket is a great idea. Also, they make some nice, safe space heaters now.
Is he sleeping with the door open? That might help.
Is he sleeping with the door open? That might help.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:56 pm to StringedInstruments
Call it's mom a whore.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:56 pm to The Third Leg
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Propane space heater.
The carbon monoxide will help him get a good night's sleep...
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:04 pm to The Third Leg
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Throw a layer of paneling over the drywall.
Or even tack some decorative blankets or kids' throws with his favorite cartoon character on the walls if you don't want to do any major work on the rental house.
Is the house raised and are the floors really cold? You could put a room size rug in to help with that.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:04 pm to StringedInstruments
Have you considered using a space heater?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:08 pm to Bmath
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Have you considered using a space heater?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:08 pm to Bmath
WTF is wrong with the OT today? His kid is sleeping in that room. 
Space heaters are the second leading cause of heating-related home fires behind fireplaces and chimneys, but account for 80 percent of heating-related home fire deaths. The leading factor in home-heating fires was a failure to clean equipment, but the leading factor in home-heating fire deaths was a heater placed too close to combustibles.
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Have you considered using a space heater?
Space heaters are the second leading cause of heating-related home fires behind fireplaces and chimneys, but account for 80 percent of heating-related home fire deaths. The leading factor in home-heating fires was a failure to clean equipment, but the leading factor in home-heating fire deaths was a heater placed too close to combustibles.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:25 pm to StringedInstruments
I wouldn't just throw random ideas at it like: add heater, use curtains, buy a rug. Maybe this will work short term, but you need to determine the problem first. Are you losing heat or not supplying enough heat? If losing it, are you losing it through the walls, ceiling, floor, or a combination of each?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:33 pm to TigerFanatic1
How big is the room? Is it drywall or paneling? Just curious because I added some of the rolled insulation in a bathroom that is at the outer wall of our house when I was doing a renovation. Stuff is cheap. Staples into place. If you have paneling it might be fairly easy to pry it loose, staple up some insulation, and hammer it back in place. Drywall would be a bigger job, but for one room it isn't that bad.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:36 pm to StringedInstruments
Get a window unit or a ductless unit for that room.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:38 pm to Shexter
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too close to combustibles.
I guess he shouldn't store the gas cans in his kids room any longer.
They make much safer space heaters that use an enclosed ceramic element. Depending on the age of his kid, it may actually be a good option. If you use common sense and make sure you don't cover it with clutter, it should be perfectly fine.
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