Comments on: Wood You? http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/wood-you/ From the edge of Zone 1 to the middle of nowhere... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: disgruntled http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/wood-you/#comment-11855 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:25:17 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3367#comment-11855 double glazing of any sort would be stupendous in the cottage. Unfortunately we rent, so it’s up to our landlords. Given the way the UK rental market works, it’s unlikely they’ll do it unless out of the goodness of their hearts although we live in hope…

we do have thermal blinds in the bathroom that make the ice more rather than less likely because they trap the really cold air against the window.

]]> By: Bob http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/wood-you/#comment-11854 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:17:58 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3367#comment-11854 Would the suggestions of some sort of “thermo-pane” arrangement in the bathroom be too far out of line? Those double paned windows can work wonders for keeping frost away.
I just realised I’ve used a term that you may see as complete gibberish. “Thermo-pane” refers to double glazed windows that have a vacuum between the two sheets of glass. (it could possibly be a trade name)
They’re “de rigueur” in most parts of Canada, and in some of the more modern places here in Vienna. Thankfully that includes our flat.

]]> By: disgruntled http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/wood-you/#comment-11838 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:38:29 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3367#comment-11838 The windows ice up well before the pipework does… and we’ve no thermostat so trying to set the heating automatically is a bit tricky…

]]> By: Dom http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/wood-you/#comment-11831 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:05:57 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3367#comment-11831 I would argue that the heating should possibly go on before it gets cold enough for ice to form inside the house.

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