There are three quick and easy ways to retain heat in your home this winter (Image: Getty)
If your house still feels freezing even after turning on the radiator, then it may mean heat can escape easily, which means it will take more power and cost more money to keep warm.
Not only can having a cold cause your electricity to shoot up but it can also cause to form on your windows, which can encourage mould to grow on walls.
However, the window and door experts at have shared there are a few straightforward ways to retain so you can keep warm and cosy the rest of .
Jo Trotman, the marketing manager at The Residence Collection, said: “With the cold season upon us and heavy snow possibly on the horizon, many people are looking for ways to help insulate their homes and prevent condensation.
“While some fixes, such as a new window, are long-term fixes, there are small things you can do to help keep the cold air out and retain heat while it’s freezing outside!”
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Weather strips are a useful way to insulate your home (Image: Getty)
How to keep heat in your home this winter
Invest in some weather strips
The main reason homes cannot stay heated is if the warm air can escape through gaps in doors, windows or other openings of the home. Weather strips are a cheap and easy way to seal draughts in your home, helping to lower energy consumption and save you money on your heating bills.
One expert said: “These come in the form of compression, V-type and foam strips, which can effectively stop cold draughts.
“Window film isn’t a complete solution to draughts by itself, but it will provide a useful extra layer of thermal insulation, besides reducing the amount of heat lost through the window glass.”
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Insulated curtains are handy to regulate the temperature of your home all year round (Image: Getty)
Use insulated curtains
Insulated curtains are another way to minimise cold draughts which may be coming out of windows so your home stays consistently warm without having to have the radiator on all the time.
The thicker curtains will not only keep heat in during winter but also block it from coming inside in the summer so you can keep comfortable all year round.
The expert said: “Thermal curtains can be a useful contributor to helping keep out draughts and can be bought relatively cheaply. Usually made with three or four layers of material, they will help to create an extra barrier and layer of warmth between a window or door and your living space.”
Draught excluders come in all shapes and sizes so can look beautiful as well as being practical (Image: Getty)
Have draught excluders in cold areas of the home
A simple method to help seal cracks without having to do DIY around your home is to buy draught excluders, which are devices designed to block gaps around doors or windows.
Draught excluders prevent cold air from entering a room and also stop heat from escaping to reduce the workload on your heating system.
Draught excluders are useful and come in various forms, so they can keep your home beautifully decorated as well as being practical.
The expert said: “You can choose between heavy-duty door sweeps to fit under exterior doors, or a less dense material for inner doors. To make sure they’re working properly, make sure to accurately measure the length of your door or window and the gap between the bottom and the ground. There’s nothing worse than a draught excluder that simply doesn’t fit!”