“You may be thinking about lighting a fire this winter to cut down on bills, but an open fire is horrendously inefficient and won’t get close to making your home comfortable,” he says. If you have an open fire, block it up, says Paul Testa, director of HEM Architects and retrofitting expert for the London Homebuilding & Renovating Show. A thick floor-to-ceiling curtain over the front door will also prevent heat loss (try eBay). “Check whether the draught sealing around your front door needs replacing and, if the wind is whistling through the keyhole, add a keyhole cover.” For a range of energy-saving products, try. Suhr also urges homeowners to sort out draughty hallways. Clear your gutters and gullies of leaves and blockages.” “Heat is lost more quickly through a damp wall than a dry one, so stand outside your home on a rainy day and check that water is discharging properly from gutters and downpipes, and not running down the walls. Double or secondary glazing is a must, but you should also check your gutters, suggests chartered building surveyor Marianne Suhr, author of Old House Eco Handbook.
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