Hi Marc going back to olden days they had heavy curtains up at the windows and door and around their beds to keep the heat in, I've also seen tents over the bed to keep the heat in over winter. I do like the sound of a house within a house .
Mark ,you go to a bedroom to climb in bed and go to sleep . Why do you need it to be so warm before you climb in. When young we had no heating at all upstairs ,so it was bedsocks and warm pyjamas. Come on !! 🤗
I bought 5 acres & a one bedroom cottage. I have opened up walls to make an open living space. The living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom are all open. There is a wood burning stove between the kitchen and living room, so it can easily heat the entire space of approx 900 SQ. Feet. I love the open feeling that gets plenty of natural day light. I live off grid with a solar generator and oil lamps. I also have rain water catchment systems that contain over 800 gallons of water which is filtered. I have no utilities costs. Growing my own food is my job. With chickens, sheep , bees & gardens I am able to provide for my food requirements easily. My local Library offers free use of computers & wifi. It is possible to live a simple life. You only have to consider all the possibilities. 🤗💖🇺🇸😁
You have to spend money on insulation for the ceiling and the walls. Old stone houses are cold. The oll-filled radiators are nice because they give off heat for a while after being switched off.
Marc, you need to install a Pompes-Chaleur (mini split heat pump) you can do it yourself at low cost. I live in the Allier and bought mine from Castorama. Very efficient and you get both heat and aircon. Install yourself and the tech comes as part of the deal to test and certify…
Also something very important that I forgot to mention, A Pompes-Chaleur system also dehumidifies as well as heating and cooling, so it will also solve your humidity issue. Probably with your small house, you might manage with one interior unit - the simplest installation, but you could also buy a multi unit so you have one exterior unit connected to two interior units. (Nice thing is that each interior unit is individually controlled so it gives you zone management) Also these units are WiFi capable so you can control them remotely. Also you only need one power supply to the exterior unit one 16amp circuit. The interior units are powered from the exterior unit and the power cable, condensate line and copper tubes all run together between the exterior and interior units. So you choose a location for the exterior unit then drill an 80cm hole through the exterior wall to run the cables and tubes to each interior unit. Many good UA-cam install videos available to see how it’s done. Ian and Julie at “Homesteading Uncontained” in the Pyrenees recently installed one in their new workshop.
Insulate the walls to help hold the heat in. You will have to build out the walls but it will be worth it in the end. Also, if you heat all day, you won't have to super heat before bed.
I agree that for the coldest part of the winter it seems to be the best idea to use the living room to sleep in . I know that as a youngster my bedroom used to have ice on the inside of the windows and a gale blowing through the gaps of the sash window. Now i like my bedroom to be cool but not cold. As your bedroom is ok for almost three quarters of the year and living on your own you have enough space to have your bed in your iving room and during the day pile it up with cushions to mke it seating area. Not sure if I've explained that properly but why have a room that is warm all day and night and yet be sleeping in a cold room
Perhaps you could sleep in the Living room for the winter as it’s much warmer then your bedroom in the summer. When you were in the garden I saw Teddy walking past on the grass. I’m sure you’ll work it out one way or another about your lovely house , take care 🐈⬛❤️❤️
What I think you need is a summer bedroom and a winter bedroom. The summer bedroom is your bedroom now, for the winter I suggest you move into your living room, you then only need to heat your living room, which is warmer anyway. A sofa bed is a good idea. Just make sure there's no fridge in the living room.
Ditch the bedroom for the winter months& sleep in the lounge. That will give you the chance to not make hasty decisions& mull over more options. Could you have solar panels& more insulation. I know it's an expensive outlay but we're finding it's saving us a fair amount of money long term.
Hi Marc watched when uploaded but no time to comment. Have you thought about a sofa bed ,but a single, I sleep on one when I visited my son, and there comfy nothing wrong with them, you can use that through the winter in your main room then back into bedroom once it warms up. I love when when you start think of your house and the infamous walls, the thing is because you've made them like you have you can move them if you wish too , or if your just bored lol. Love watching Teddy outside, think he'll be all round you when gardening time arrives. Look after yourself .❤
Can't offer up any meaningful suggestions. As far as I can surmise, your house already is almost a tiny house, and you've since closed it off even more. Your winter doesn't last that long, so I'd just buy an extra blanket and call it a day! 😊
I have been thinking all along that I could do a good job making that house great but you have so many crazy ideas and determined so I have just watched and not saying anything. I think the tiny house is a good idea. I would make it a winter house and a summer house where you can use a bigger area during the summer when you do not need to heat it and a smaller better insulated area for winter. Good luck. By the way, your idea about the new kitchen is good.
Hi Marc.... Didn't get to end of video because like a few comments have stated you seem to have your own ideas..... We moved 2 years ago into an old, unlived in Spanish Casita. First thing we did was turn a small bedroom into a snug for the winter. The rest of the house is used when needed but we don't worry about heating it. We are in our 70's and cope with the cold weather quite well. You don't need heated bedroom & kitchen, and in think moving your sink into living room was a bad idea. Your house was a perfect lay out originally, very french, you've now lost that look. All you need is to make the smallest room into a snug, log or better still a pellet burner, invest in good bedding, and before you know it summer will arrive & you'll spend your time outside. I know you think your making the right decisions, but your spoiling the look of a very pretty house. It's freezing here in the mountains of Spain, but we wrap up, do our jobs &:at end of the day snuggle up in our cosy snug. Perfect .... ❤
Rent a truck, drive to Spain this summer,and buy all the insulation you can possibly afford, loads of people in France do it that way for the obvious reasons, there is nothing to do this winter but put on your big boy pants and tough it out.
I'm old lol maybe a sofa bed in the living room for the winter 🤔, so you don't have windows in your home, actually now I've said that there was one in the original kitchen , but I can't remember if and where any more were , I saw teddy in the garden with you ❤❤🖤
A Chinese diesel heater would be great. They are inexpensive (there are other brands that are much more expensive), use very little fuel, and put out dry heat so you don't have condensation like with propane gas. They are often used by long haul truck drivers, van dwellers and rv'ers. They are small, and you can fit the exhaust outside and extend it if necessary using dryer vent materials. You can also have a bi-directionnel vent that you can close off when not needed, so you can heat your bedroom at night, and close off the vent to the larger living space during the night.
A tiny house would be great. All the walls, floor & ceiling would be insulated. Good for heat or a/c. Can you buy one and have it installed on your property? Love the garden and your nature reserve. Very relaxing and calm😍. Big decision.....
I like the idea of a tiny house. You should check out Living Big in a Tiny House. It’s an excellent channel for ideas for tiny houses which need to be well designed and efficient. I’m looking forward to part 2!
Are your windows original? ... and draughty? Is it possible to fit secondary glazing panels that are removable in the warmer months? Also, i noticed someone mentioning heavy curtains for windows AND doors.... worth considering. You'll get there Mark !!
Hello! Right! Firstly this house within a house I have thought this many times in this condensation riddled bungalow ,here is the snag I lease this and cannot afford to buy the only thing can do is pull furniture away from the walls and heat and air when not to cold, and it has been freezing , building a house within a house ?insulation would be fine but space?Lf I could afford it I would rebuild a new house on your land to better speck even after all the work, can but try ..and yes I am an old subscriber!!xxx.
I've noticed that the front (Garden) side of your house gets quite warm on sunny days, you dry your laundry there and tell us the temperature which is often really warm. I was thinking perhaps you could build, from inexpensive or reclaimed materials, a small sunroom there, something large enough for you to have room to relax in and enjoy your garden view, it could be a lovely space with plants. If you built it correctly you could take advantage of the passive solar heat generated by it being built there against a South facing wall. If you'd Install a couple of double paned transom type windows high up that open into your living space on winter days when the sunroom is warm the heated air could help warm your living space. I have a cousin that did that when they had a sunroom added to the back of their old restored farmouse, their sunroon is attached to their kitchen and dining area and provides a lot of additional heat in the colder months. They live in the South East where summer temps can be very high so they have windows with shades that come down between the glass but you could accomplish virtually the same thing with interior blinds, shades or drapes. I wonder if you have considered looking into making use of solar panels, that only makes sense in climates with enough sun to justify the cost. A building method that facinates me are the earthship homes which make great use of thermal mass concepts for warmth and below ground methods for cooling. I think you're a great cantidate for a home that functions in as passively a functional manor as is possible. If you would put a sunroom on the South side of your home, increasing the thermal mass of what is currently the exterior wall and painting it a dark color would help it absorb and store a bit of heat during the day which could help keep your home warmer in the evenings. I've watched a lot of programs with both ancient and modern methods of staying warm and keeping cool. We've forgotten about and no longer use many of the sensible and effective methods people used in the past and we are ignoring some of the modern methods that make sense because we grew used to what was common and convenient. Even knowing how to make our beds properly for the differences between Winter and Summer is no longer common knowledge. Sorry to praddle on. I'm sure you'll get it all sorted out Marc, I have faith in you.
Thank you Hanna for taking the time to write. I like your ideas, obviously I am very limited by funds but you have given me many ideas. I did think once that I could replace some of the workshop roof with glass, that would create a 'solar power station' But the sun is supwer strong here in summer, I would probably burn the house down :-)
You might also like building a greenhouse around some of or even all of the house. I watched a UA-cam in which they built their house inside a huge greenhouse so also extended their living area "outdoors". This particular house was built in Norway.
Away from the coast France can be very cold but it’s not as wet as England soI prefer that cold, kills the bugs. Get a small wood stove and learn how to fit it, but a carbon monoxide detector.
For one awful moment I thought you were thinking of moving. When we first got married a million years ago, we would wake in the morning to icicles on the blanket under our chin . Mum came to stay and bought us a fan heater. It was brilliant getting dressed in front of it. Do you have an electric blanket ? I saw Teddy running on your grass. ❤ He looked happy and free. Like you ❤ you can do whatever you like. Better to be cold than in L. A. 😱
Hello There Marc and Teddy Hope you are Both well , Great video and Great that you have many options , i was watching some old news on youtube and there was a lady who had a house and her husband put 2 caravans inside used one to cook in and one to sleep in , He took the window out to put them in or one in ,other might of been in a garage , so you could get a folding caravan which would be a smaller hole to put it in , just an idea ,yes i know a silly one LOL x , Teddy looked Happy in His garden x well All looking God keep up your Great work , Take care Both 🐈⬛🌴👍👍👍👍👍
It’s interesting to see how you’ve improved the house and property over time. I don’t live in a cold climate, but I use a small electric space heater and an electric blanket to stay warm and avoid having to heat up the whole house.
I think I’ve seen you change the kitchen 3 times, or at least it seems like three. I would have kept the wood stove, it would have heated up your home nicely. ( lol you just said about not putting in a stove. )
How about buying a wreck of caravan for winter and a buddy heater. 🤣🤣, Mark, it all boils down to earning more money to pay to keep warm if need be. This smacks of having too much time on your hands because you can’t be out doing your lovely garden. I wish I could think of some other solution for you but everything takes either initial financial outlay or continuous finances. You’ll work it out. Good luck and continue being you.💕🌈💕
How about an electric blanket for your bedroom? We had no central heating when I was younger and an electric blanket was a life saver. ( sorry I was a misery the other day) 😂😂
Hi Marc. I have a couple of questions.Why don't you sleep in the living room for now and why don't you register as auto-entrepreneur so you could earn 150-200€ per day gardening? In the meantime, great to see Teddy being more independent and on a positive note, this cold which we also have down South too is killing all the dormant mosquitos... 👍
I am a big fan but IMHO you are doing it all wrong. I’ve lived in Greece as I’ve said before and they live with very similar conditions to you. You keep making smaller and smaller rooms all of which need heating individually - by expensive electricity that stops as soon as you turn the heater off. You are not building up any thermal warmth in the brick walls! All you need to do is install a wood burner in your main room, perhaps taking the chimney out the wall rather than the ceiling/roof. Then open up the kitchen a bit, and open the door to your hallway / bedroom and the woodburner will heat the whole damn house. It heats up really quick, is a dry heat so dries out the damp and your clothes and you can bank it up and it will burn slowly all night so will still be warm in the morning. So painful watching you suffer needlessly!
I agree Eileen, My renovation budget has £20 a week since the beginning so it is not a huge money pit, but things do take a long time to get sorted :-)
Too bad you do not like your renovations! I hate a bunch of little chopped up spaces. I love the original floor plan!!!!!! There are tons of websites, magazines, books, and stores to look at about kitchens. Perhaps having more insulation and getting some expert advice about heating. would help you. It certainly is your big topic. Or just decide for the cheap to wear warm clothes and stop caring about your cold house since you do not want to spend money for heat. I know you want your channel to grow and I want that for you too but this is all getting so boring. What do you do for fun? That would be great to hear!
I think Marc thought all the little rooms would mean he could heat just the rooms he used. I believe that heating one room alone would work, if one only lived in that room. Every time he opens a door the cold rushes in and dilutes the warmth, leaving both rooms cold. He would be warmer with no internal walls. He should have taken note from the old Frenchman who lived there for many years, with no insulation, damp ingress and a draughty chimney.😊
Hi Marc going back to olden days they had heavy curtains up at the windows and door and around their beds to keep the heat in, I've also seen tents over the bed to keep the heat in over winter. I do like the sound of a house within a house .
Watch French Farm House Diaries. Budo & Tracey make their own 'fuel blocks'. Budo made the gadget himself. How to get free enery tutorial on UA-cam.
Mark ,you go to a bedroom to climb in bed and go to sleep . Why do you need it to be so warm before you climb in. When young we had no heating at all upstairs ,so it was bedsocks and warm pyjamas. Come on !! 🤗
I bought 5 acres & a one bedroom cottage. I have opened up walls to make an open living space. The living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom are all open. There is a wood burning stove between the kitchen and living room, so it can easily heat the entire space of approx 900 SQ. Feet. I love the open feeling that gets plenty of natural day light. I live off grid with a solar generator and oil lamps. I also have rain water catchment systems that contain over 800 gallons of water which is filtered. I have no utilities costs. Growing my own food is my job. With chickens, sheep , bees & gardens I am able to provide for my food requirements easily. My local Library offers free use of computers & wifi. It is possible to live a simple life. You only have to consider all the possibilities. 🤗💖🇺🇸😁
Your home sounds idyllic... Have you thought about starting a UA-cam channel it would be great to see what you have done :-)
Have you looked at underfloor heating apparently it is 30% cheaper to run. 😊
You have to spend money on insulation for the ceiling and the walls. Old stone houses are cold. The oll-filled radiators are nice because they give off heat for a while after being switched off.
Marc, you need to install a Pompes-Chaleur (mini split heat pump) you can do it yourself at low cost. I live in the Allier and bought mine from Castorama. Very efficient and you get both heat and aircon. Install yourself and the tech comes as part of the deal to test and certify…
Also something very important that I forgot to mention, A Pompes-Chaleur system also dehumidifies as well as heating and cooling, so it will also solve your humidity issue. Probably with your small house, you might manage with one interior unit - the simplest installation, but you could also buy a multi unit so you have one exterior unit connected to two interior units. (Nice thing is that each interior unit is individually controlled so it gives you zone management) Also these units are WiFi capable so you can control them remotely. Also you only need one power supply to the exterior unit one 16amp circuit. The interior units are powered from the exterior unit and the power cable, condensate line and copper tubes all run together between the exterior and interior units. So you choose a location for the exterior unit then drill an 80cm hole through the exterior wall to run the cables and tubes to each interior unit. Many good UA-cam install videos available to see how it’s done. Ian and Julie at “Homesteading Uncontained” in the Pyrenees recently installed one in their new workshop.
Insulate the walls to help hold the heat in. You will have to build out the walls but it will be worth it in the end. Also, if you heat all day, you won't have to super heat before bed.
Was such fun watching Teddy pop up and down in your garden when you started the chat! :) :) :)
I agree that for the coldest part of the winter it seems to be the best idea to use the living room to sleep in . I know that as a youngster my bedroom used to have ice on the inside of the windows and a gale blowing through the gaps of the sash window. Now i like my bedroom to be cool but not cold. As your bedroom is ok for almost three quarters of the year and living on your own you have enough space to have your bed in your iving room and during the day pile it up with cushions to mke it seating area. Not sure if I've explained that properly but why have a room that is warm all day and night and yet be sleeping in a cold room
Perhaps you could sleep in the Living room for the winter as it’s much warmer then your bedroom in the summer. When you were in the garden I saw Teddy walking past on the grass. I’m sure you’ll work it out one way or another about your lovely house , take care 🐈⬛❤️❤️
What I think you need is a summer bedroom and a winter bedroom. The summer bedroom is your bedroom now, for the winter I suggest you move into your living room, you then only need to heat your living room, which is warmer anyway. A sofa bed is a good idea. Just make sure there's no fridge in the living room.
Came to say exactly the same thing!😂
I think you are right. There are three things I couldn't sleep near, The fridge freezer, the kitchen dustbin and the oven. :-)
Ditch the bedroom for the winter months& sleep in the lounge. That will give you the chance to not make hasty decisions& mull over more options. Could you have solar panels& more insulation. I know it's an expensive outlay but we're finding it's saving us a fair amount of money long term.
Yes ,I agree sleep in the lounge during the coldest months of the year.Then you are only heating one space.
Hi Marc watched when uploaded but no time to comment. Have you thought about a sofa bed ,but a single, I sleep on one when I visited my son, and there comfy nothing wrong with them, you can use that through the winter in your main room then back into bedroom once it warms up. I love when when you start think of your house and the infamous walls, the thing is because you've made them like you have you can move them if you wish too , or if your just bored lol. Love watching Teddy outside, think he'll be all round you when gardening time arrives. Look after yourself .❤
Can't offer up any meaningful suggestions. As far as I can surmise, your house already is almost a tiny house, and you've since closed it off even more.
Your winter doesn't last that long, so I'd just buy an extra blanket and call it a day! 😊
Insulate the outside wall then render it.will keep the house warm in winter and cool in summer.
You have to be careful with ventilation there. A lot of retro fit cladding can cause condensation.
I have been thinking all along that I could do a good job making that house great but you have so many crazy ideas and determined so I have just watched and not saying anything. I think the tiny house is a good idea. I would make it a winter house and a summer house where you can use a bigger area during the summer when you do not need to heat it and a smaller better insulated area for winter. Good luck. By the way, your idea about the new kitchen is good.
Yes I think many of us don’t comment because there’s no point!
Hi Marc.... Didn't get to end of video because like a few comments have stated you seem to have your own ideas..... We moved 2 years ago into an old, unlived in Spanish Casita. First thing we did was turn a small bedroom into a snug for the winter. The rest of the house is used when needed but we don't worry about heating it. We are in our 70's and cope with the cold weather quite well. You don't need heated bedroom & kitchen, and in think moving your sink into living room was a bad idea. Your house was a perfect lay out originally, very french, you've now lost that look. All you need is to make the smallest room into a snug, log or better still a pellet burner, invest in good bedding, and before you know it summer will arrive & you'll spend your time outside. I know you think your making the right decisions, but your spoiling the look of a very pretty house. It's freezing here in the mountains of Spain, but we wrap up, do our jobs &:at end of the day snuggle up in our cosy snug. Perfect .... ❤
Some fine kem trails there. A couple of interesting videos are the dimming and what in the world are they spraying.
Rent a truck, drive to Spain this summer,and buy all the insulation you can possibly afford, loads of people in France do it that way for the obvious reasons, there is nothing to do this winter but put on your big boy pants and tough it out.
I'm old lol maybe a sofa bed in the living room for the winter 🤔, so you don't have windows in your home, actually now I've said that there was one in the original kitchen , but I can't remember if and where any more were , I saw teddy in the garden with you ❤❤🖤
Or a Murphy bed
A Chinese diesel heater would be great. They are inexpensive (there are other brands that are much more expensive), use very little fuel, and put out dry heat so you don't have condensation like with propane gas. They are often used by long haul truck drivers, van dwellers and rv'ers. They are small, and you can fit the exhaust outside and extend it if necessary using dryer vent materials. You can also have a bi-directionnel vent that you can close off when not needed, so you can heat your bedroom at night, and close off the vent to the larger living space during the night.
Insulation would be my go to…I don’t remember you insulating the house.
A tiny house would be great. All the walls, floor & ceiling would be insulated. Good for heat or a/c. Can you buy one and have it installed on your property? Love the garden and your nature reserve. Very relaxing and calm😍. Big decision.....
I like the idea of a tiny house. You should check out Living Big in a Tiny House. It’s an excellent channel for ideas for tiny houses which need to be well designed and efficient. I’m looking forward to part 2!
Are your windows original? ... and draughty? Is it possible to fit secondary glazing panels that are removable in the warmer months? Also, i noticed someone mentioning heavy curtains for windows AND doors.... worth considering. You'll get there Mark !!
Secondary glazing and more insulation or as you suggest, a tiny house within the framework. Electrcity is expensive of course but you know that.
Hello! Right! Firstly this house within a house I have thought this many times in this condensation riddled bungalow ,here is the snag I lease this and cannot afford to buy the only thing can do is pull furniture away from the walls and heat and air when not to cold, and it has been freezing , building a house within a house ?insulation would be fine but space?Lf I could afford it I would rebuild a new house on your land to better speck even after all the work, can but try ..and yes I am an old subscriber!!xxx.
I've noticed that the front (Garden) side of your house gets quite warm on sunny days, you dry your laundry there and tell us the temperature which is often really warm. I was thinking perhaps you could build, from inexpensive or reclaimed materials, a small sunroom there, something large enough for you to have room to relax in and enjoy your garden view, it could be a lovely space with plants. If you built it correctly you could take advantage of the passive solar heat generated by it being built there against a South facing wall. If you'd Install a couple of double paned transom type windows high up that open into your living space on winter days when the sunroom is warm the heated air could help warm your living space. I have a cousin that did that when they had a sunroom added to the back of their old restored farmouse, their sunroon is attached to their kitchen and dining area and provides a lot of additional heat in the colder months. They live in the South East where summer temps can be very high so they have windows with shades that come down between the glass but you could accomplish virtually the same thing with interior blinds, shades or drapes. I wonder if you have considered looking into making use of solar panels, that only makes sense in climates with enough sun to justify the cost. A building method that facinates me are the earthship homes which make great use of thermal mass concepts for warmth and below ground methods for cooling. I think you're a great cantidate for a home that functions in as passively a functional manor as is possible. If you would put a sunroom on the South side of your home, increasing the thermal mass of what is currently the exterior wall and painting it a dark color would help it absorb and store a bit of heat during the day which could help keep your home warmer in the evenings. I've watched a lot of programs with both ancient and modern methods of staying warm and keeping cool. We've forgotten about and no longer use many of the sensible and effective methods people used in the past and we are ignoring some of the modern methods that make sense because we grew used to what was common and convenient. Even knowing how to make our beds properly for the differences between Winter and Summer is no longer common knowledge. Sorry to praddle on. I'm sure you'll get it all sorted out Marc, I have faith in you.
Thank you Hanna for taking the time to write. I like your ideas, obviously I am very limited by funds but you have given me many ideas. I did think once that I could replace some of the workshop roof with glass, that would create a 'solar power station' But the sun is supwer strong here in summer, I would probably burn the house down :-)
You might also like building a greenhouse around some of or even all of the house. I watched a UA-cam in which they built their house inside a huge greenhouse so also extended their living area "outdoors". This particular house was built in Norway.
Away from the coast France can be very cold but it’s not as wet as England soI prefer that cold, kills the bugs.
Get a small wood stove and learn how to fit it, but a carbon monoxide detector.
For one awful moment I thought you were thinking of moving. When we first got married a million years ago, we would wake in the morning to icicles on the blanket under our chin . Mum came to stay and bought us a fan heater. It was brilliant getting dressed in front of it. Do you have an electric blanket ? I saw Teddy running on your grass. ❤ He looked happy and free. Like you ❤ you can do whatever you like. Better to be cold than in L. A. 😱
I do have an electric blanket, I love it... I am always thinking of moving 🙂
Hello There Marc and Teddy Hope you are Both well , Great video and Great that you have many options , i was watching some old news on youtube and there was a lady who had a house and her husband put 2 caravans inside used one to cook in and one to sleep in , He took the window out to put them in or one in ,other might of been in a garage , so you could get a folding caravan which would be a smaller hole to put it in , just an idea ,yes i know a silly one LOL x , Teddy looked Happy in His garden x well All looking God keep up your Great work , Take care Both 🐈⬛🌴👍👍👍👍👍
It’s interesting to see how you’ve improved the house and property over time. I don’t live in a cold climate, but I use a small electric space heater and an electric blanket to stay warm and avoid having to heat up the whole house.
I think I’ve seen you change the kitchen 3 times, or at least it seems like three. I would have kept the wood stove, it would have heated up your home nicely. ( lol you just said about not putting in a stove. )
Take a deep breath every now and again! And realise that sometimes consulting an expert can reward you!
How about buying a wreck of caravan for winter and a buddy heater. 🤣🤣, Mark, it all boils down to earning more money to pay to keep warm if need be. This smacks of having too much time on your hands because you can’t be out doing your lovely garden. I wish I could think of some other solution for you but everything takes either initial financial outlay or continuous finances. You’ll work it out. Good luck and continue being you.💕🌈💕
Keep warm. 😊
Do you have REALLY good insulation just above those ceilings ? In other words, on your upstairs/attic floors ?
I have 300mm / 12 inches of insulation on the upstairs floor :-)
Hi Mark just wondering if you might be able to yous the stove outside in a summer evening
It was always my plan to have an outdoor kitchen :-)
How about an electric blanket for your bedroom? We had no central heating when I was younger and an electric blanket was a life saver. ( sorry I was a misery the other day) 😂😂
It's all good Edna :-) I have an electric blanket but I think there is still a very cold draft coming down the chimney.
Since you aren't using the chimney, insert a bladder to seal it off.
Hi Marc. I have a couple of questions.Why don't you sleep in the living room for now and why don't you register as auto-entrepreneur so you could earn 150-200€ per day gardening?
In the meantime, great to see Teddy being more independent and on a positive note, this cold which we also have down South too is killing all the dormant mosquitos... 👍
I am a big fan but IMHO you are doing it all wrong. I’ve lived in Greece as I’ve said before and they live with very similar conditions to you. You keep making smaller and smaller rooms all of which need heating individually - by expensive electricity that stops as soon as you turn the heater off. You are not building up any thermal warmth in the brick walls! All you need to do is install a wood burner in your main room, perhaps taking the chimney out the wall rather than the ceiling/roof. Then open up the kitchen a bit, and open the door to your hallway / bedroom and the woodburner will heat the whole damn house. It heats up really quick, is a dry heat so dries out the damp and your clothes and you can bank it up and it will burn slowly all night so will still be warm in the morning. So painful watching you suffer needlessly!
When you start to spend to much money on a car or motor bike you get rid of it. Why should a house/home be any different ?
I agree Eileen, My renovation budget has £20 a week since the beginning so it is not a huge money pit, but things do take a long time to get sorted :-)
If you do what are doing need time insulation in the walls and double glazed windows so it going to be expensive but long time good 😊😊😊
Too bad you do not like your renovations! I hate a bunch of little chopped up spaces. I love the original floor plan!!!!!! There are tons of websites, magazines, books, and stores to look at about kitchens. Perhaps having more insulation and getting some expert advice about heating. would help you. It certainly is your big topic. Or just decide for the cheap to wear warm clothes and stop caring about your cold house since you do not want to spend money for heat. I know you want your channel to grow and I want that for you too but this is all getting so boring. What do you do for fun? That would be great to hear!
I'm old lol 66 to be quite honest ❤ x
To many walls
I think Marc thought all the little rooms would mean he could heat just the rooms he used. I believe that heating one room alone would work, if one only lived in that room. Every time he opens a door the cold rushes in and dilutes the warmth, leaving both rooms cold. He would be warmer with no internal walls. He should have taken note from the old Frenchman who lived there for many years, with no insulation, damp ingress and a draughty chimney.😊
think i'll wait n' see what you surprise us with lol i like surprises 🚫🪚🛠🚧🏡👷