More than ever in the UK, fuel bills now resemble school fees and so, despite the bitter cold, few of us can afford full-on 24-hour heating. But, driven by desperation, I’ve been researching the matter and have discovered several ways of surviving this miserable weather. Forget about replacement double glazing: it looks nasty and it doesn’t pay for itself until you are over 100. But if you don’t mind living in a house that shrieks ‘credit crunch’ to visitors, there are ways of keeping the cold out and the bills down.
First attend to your windows: attach cling film with double-sided tape (try your local DIY shop) to your window frames. Apply a hair dryer to get it taut as a drum. It lasts one winter. Of course, if you need to escape in the event of a fire you will be broiled alive by yards of burning plastic, but then life isn’t without risks.
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