The Heat Annoyingly Never Reached My Living Room – One Surprising HVAC Pro Tip Evened the Temperature in Minutes

Character peachy pink kitchen viewed through internal black Crittal doors. There is a marble island table with wooden backless bar stools in view. In the background, there is a splashback tiled stove area and built-in pink, and glass front brown cabinets.

I live in a very old, poorly insulated home, which is a nightmare to heat. This is only made worse by the fact that the radiators are so spread apart that there are several cold spots, especially in my open-plan living room, which always leaves me shivering.

Tired of having to wear six layers indoors every winter, I finally turned to HVAC professionals for the fix. Their suggestion? Improving airflow – the very opposite of what I had been trying to keep heat in.