12 Top tips for staying winter
1. Feet up thinking
round ten per cent of heat loss in an average home comes from the ground floor, and the Energy Saving Trust estimates that you can save £70 a year on energy bills if you insulate the ground floor of a detached house. If you have wooden floorboards, use a flexible silicon-based filler to block small gaps between boards and pop a rug down to prevent draughts. Carpets? Choose an insulating layer such as fibreboard underlay under your floor covering. If you have access below your floorboards and
