We're in the middle of very cold weather here in the Netherlands! Not a comfortable thing when you're living in a wooden cabin.
We warm up the place with a woodstove. There's a lot of wood being burned here, especially during the winter time. The only other source of heating is an electrical heater we bought and those things costs loads of electricity, so we try not to use it unless we have to.
Our windows hold single glass, which means a lot of cold gets right through. There's also plenty of small cracks inbetween the wood and windows, so that means plenty of fresh air gets in. Then, there's the other half of the cabin/shed, which isn't our living space. The two are divided by a wall and a door with big cracks.
As you can probably imagine, this means it gets cold quickly here. Last time we had a couple of cold, windy days, I gathered every curtain I could find and hung them in front of the biggest windows to keep some warmth in. It's not the prettiest sight, but it does the job.
Yesterday, I figured I should continue making our living space a bit more comfortable, so I grabbed the sticky... draught excluders(?) we had bought and went to work! First order of business was the window in the toilet room. That thing let air through everywhere and when it was windy outside, it would be windy inside!
So I opened up the window and then headed outside to add the sticky things to the sides of the window opening. That's when I ran into one of my boyfriend's dad's friends who suggested I'd use styrofoam for the bigger gaps. What a great idea! So I went back inside, cut up a piece of styrofoam and used that to close off the top of the window. The window now closes perfectly and no one is allowed to open it back up until summer, because the styrofoam will fall back out. No more draught coming from that window! Just cold through the single glass, but that can't easily (cheaply) be helped right now.
I had enought sticky stuff left, so I went to the kitchen door that leads to the other half of the cabin/shed. I figured I could use the rest of the stuff on its sides to close off the draught (or is it draft? Google translate is no help in this whatsoever and tells me it's both!). I managed to finish the entire roll of sticky stuff and the door still closes just fine, but now, there's hardly any draught coming through!
So that, my friends, is what I've been busy with yesterday. Trying to make this place a little bit more comfortable during winter time. I know it would take a lot more effort and cash to really make it comfortable temperature wise, but atleast I have a feeling I tried. We won't live here long enough to really warrant throwing too much money at it.
In other news, I still have a cold, but I'll be fine after a while. This thing just lingers too long, which is what happens for most people this year. I'll just keep taking it easy.
Have a good day!
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