and heating my up stairs neighbours house they always boast that they really don't need to heat there rooms how do i keep the heat in my flat
2007-10-30 00:47:48 · 12 answers · asked by Mea 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Get the ceilings papered with a special foiled back insulating paper then just paint over it as normal. Otherwise turn all your heaters and radiators upside down so the heat will travel down.lol
2007-10-30 01:00:51 · answer #1 · answered by trickytrev 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Heat rises but we use a ceiling fan to recirculate. Make sure that you have insulated and stop all the air leaks around the windows and outlets. Good wall to wall carpeting will insulate your floors enough that the heat will remain. When I was younger, I lived in a second floor apt and rarely had to even turn on my heat. The first floor and the third floor residents did a good job of heating my in between home.
2007-10-30 00:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by Diane M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heat rises, so the upstairs neighbors benefit from your heat. The only way to prevent this would be to insulate the ceiling of your flat. As this would be expensive, and might also violate your lease, it is almost a no-considerable thing to do.
2007-10-30 00:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last time I checked, hot air (heat) RISES. I have photographs of hot air balloons to prove it. Obviously you meant "ceiling" when you said floor.
A good ceiling fan, to "push" the warm air down, will help - if you're allowed to install one. If not, you could make a stand about 5 or 6 feet tall and place a box fan on it with its air intake side towards the ceiling.
2007-10-30 01:01:42 · answer #4 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's going to happen no matter what you do because heat naturally rises, it is the law of nature, but, you can buy a ceiling fan and push the warm air back down and recirculate it. Nothing will fix the problem completely.
2007-10-30 00:54:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
swap flats with them as heat rises or when u get a new one makes sure ur upstairs
2007-10-30 00:57:45 · answer #6 · answered by bec 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cardboard,with a carpet on top,my good russian friend taught me about cardboardbox it keeps you much warmer than without i live on maui,i cant keep the cool air in!!!
2007-10-30 00:54:00 · answer #7 · answered by wishalot101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can insulate under your carpet/floorboards so the heat stays with you.
2007-10-30 00:52:05 · answer #8 · answered by potnoodle99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't turn the heating on. They'll then turn theirs on and you can use that.
2007-10-30 00:50:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
insulate
2007-10-30 00:50:42 · answer #10 · answered by lil pit cat 71 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋