I used to chalk up feeling cold in my lake home to the fact that I’m not exactly accustomed to this type of winter.
So I tended to just be cold or turn up the thermostat.
However, the heating bills would have been through the roof if we had let the gas furnace run the way we wanted to, then all of us moved further north a few years ago in order to be nearer to our parents as they get older. Both sets of parents are within 30 to 45 minutes from where we live. And they are at the age that they need some help. All of us lucked out and found a lovely older home. It had been newly renovated when it comes to the home office and the HVAC component among other aspects. But the home is still an older structure and it didn’t really dawn on me that this might be the reason for the heating concerns. A friend loaned me an instant learn temperature gun to find the heating leak. It took me a while however I finally found it. There was a window on the first floor that had no insulation at all. It’s appreciate whomever put in that window just threw it in. And it wasn’t all that long ago because the previous owner had all the windows upgraded with double pane windows. Now that I have that window all sealed up, I am hoping for some reprieve from the high cost of the heating. The gas furnace should run a lot less this year in order to make our lake home cozy warm.