Thinking of selling due to heat

Staying in yhr Canaries over the winter is a great idea. I've had a place there for over 10 years and since retiring spend at least 6 weeks there Dec/Jan. I suffer ftom SAD so we carefully watch our schengen allowance and get cheap flights over from Sept to May when its cold and dreary i the UK. We are considering getting g residencia as its a much more relaxed way to live and the winters definitely are better for our health. Arthritis is much more bearable when there. Hope you manage to come to a solution that works.

I have a ceiling fan in my bedroom which is perfect for me, I know a lot of people say they are no good and just move hot air about but for me it’s a cooling breeze, also what a retracting sun canopy (think ones like you use to get in front of shops to keep the window in the shade

We installed 4 air con units after that summer when houses were bursting into flame. Game changer. Even if you get it in one room only you can pretty much live in there as someone else has said.

A difficult one but do what you have to for you and your husband.
I’m in Lancashire it’s very hot. Lived down south and it was too much!

Before you move, rather invest in an evaporative air cooler with freezer packs, most are under £100 from Amazon. Then, once things cool down a bit, you can just park it (or them) in a cupboard till next summer. Remember to close the windows in the room to keep the heat out.

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Do you drive or can you download the Uber app? If there’s a green space near you with some shade and ideally a nice cafe, can you & dd go there 3-4 times a week? It’d cheer you both up to get out and he can walk then enjoy a cuppa

I'm in Cumbria (Westmorland) it's 22C at 1.15 pm and very pleasant, but 20 miles south (Morecambe) its heading for 30 or so I'm told.
My son has a portable Air Con unit which he likes but says its heavy on electricity.
Although the sale of a house in London will enable you to buy a very expensive home up here, you should think very carefully about leaving friends and family, the grass isn't always greener.
(says me, a dyed in the wool northerner)

I also live in London and it is 32C here. As *Rosie#smawe~ said, we have weeks and months of cold and rain and certainly not the hot weather for any length of time.

Why not sit out this heatwave and when the T is back to normal, have a look at individual air cons. Many on here are using them. I know zilch about them because my house, although modern, is usually cold so at present I have the kitchen door open and no fan on.

I think you may regret moving away from family and possibly hitting hot weather in your new abode.

I read 9C is on the cards soon!!!

Thanks MT62. The idea of a metal pergola was on my ,it’d to discuss with the builder arriving today to repair pointing, house maintenance is never ending

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I’m north west. My kitchen has huge glass doors snd velux windows. The extension was done 12 years ago. This is the first summer when the heat inside reached 35. I’ve two fans and cool
Mats for the dogs
I’ve got quotes coming for an awning of some kind to give shade where the patio doors are
I sympathise Falling Star, many of us are in the elderly at risk category / I can no
Longer function in high temps

What about a metal pergola that you can crank open the roof, or keep it closed?

My friend bought an air conditioning unit that she says keeps most of the house cool (five bedrooms).
You probably are feeling a bit desperate with the extreme temperatures but see how you feel when it goes cooler. It's a big decision to move from your family and all you know.
I hope you can resolve this without having to move. We don't know if the north will get hotter over time.
Get some advice on keeping your home cool. 💐

FallingStar
This heat is not going to be confined to the southeast for many more years. Sooner rather than later it’s going to the same where you want to move to.

I totally sympathise, how much is air conditioning? The cost of moving is probably much much more,

OP I totally sympathise with how you must be feeling right now, but even with a heatwave in June,July and August, there’s a heck of a lot more of the year when more moderate London temperatures can be seen as a positive.
Think back, if you can, to the dreary days and weeks of rain early this year. I also think moving away from family is a no-no both in your present situation as your DH’s carer and with respect to your DD.
Moving is horrendously expensive and stressful plus it can easily take up to a year.
Are you up to that? Making friends at our age can be very hard and life can be lonely.
Invest in some good fans, maybe heat reflective film and it will soon pass.

Thanks for kind replies.
Always helps.
💐

Oh Fallingstar, I really do sympathise its so hard (I have done this) being a full time carer at the best of times and I don't imagine how I would have coped with these extreme heatwaves.
I think it would be worth finding out if there is any type of funding avaliable for medical/home adaptations that could help. Hope you are both OK

If you truly want to move from London then maybe not quite as far as (beautiful) Lancashire would work better.

Don’t be too hasty but maybe consider coastal towns in Norfolk or Lincolnshire,
Or anywhere you fancy.

Just don’t do anything in haste.

Take care

I moved to the north west from the black country. Not far from the sea. It was 37.1 ° in my kitchen the last heat wave and 32° in my living room with curtains shut and tower fan on full . In Lincolnshire visiting family its 30° with fan on .

Fallingstar

Are you serious?

Read Nannynoodles and take heed.
I presume you are elderly? Moving house is traumatic and depressing and moving so far even more so. What if one of you dies and the other is left alone. Chaging Doctors, Hospitals etc. It really isn't worth it.

And what if your daughter needs her Mum and Dad? And what if she needs you?

It can still be still hot in the North (I'm told by friends there that it is) but winters can be bitterly cold and you are more likely to be killed from the cold than the heat.

The legal costs, furniture transportation etc incurred by a move would easy cover the cost of a couple of free-standing a/c units - one for your bedroom and one for your living-room.

(After an operation when I was too ill - and unsafe - to walk, the Physiotherapist recommended that every couple hours I did a few flights of stairs (has a half-landing). This I did starting with one up and one down each time to eight six months later. This helped my breathing and my stamina and my thigh muscles. I didn't miss walking but later I got some by shopping in a large AIR-CONDITIONED supermarket (aren't they all now?) with the support and reassurance of the trolley and my husband at my side. We didn't always buy anything!!)
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I remember when we lived in NYC in the 1970s summers there were unbearable and many would head for the hills. Just wondering where on earth people head to over here.

Of course we don’t want to move at our ages but worry that our summers especially in London are getting hotter. We have no garden but a small conservatory next to the yard which we thought was a great idea many years ago, now it is a sauna even with the blinds down. I imagine the sales of conservatories had gone down. One good reason why you don’t see them in hotter countries.

Fallingstar, I don’t have portable aircon myself, but I think it is pretty effective. The other issue is that although it may not be as hot on average in Lancashire as it is in London, there are heatwaves there too, so you could potentially move and still struggle with the heat, unfortunately. I guess it comes down to whether you do really ultimately want to move, or not.

I’m north west. My kitchen has huge glass doors snd velux windows. The extension was done 12 years ago. This is the first summer when the heat inside reached 35. I’ve two fans and cool
Mats for the dogs
I’ve got quotes coming for an awning of some kind to give shade where the patio doors are
I sympathise Falling Star, many of us are in the elderly at risk category / I can no
Longer function in high temps

It does sound miserable, coping with extreme heat. As others suggest, portable AC units might help and you could get a garden sail to cover your yard. I’m sure a handyman could help install one. Sorry for the big river link, but this is the type of thing. www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=garden+sail&tag=gransnetforum-21

I’ve just been reading advice from an A&E doctor who says we should alter our routines in extreme weather, which includes tempering out exercise, to avoid overheating. It’s understandable that your Dh wants to get out and about but sometimes we have to accept that temporarily, it’s not the best choice.

I hope you feel more comfortable soon.

Thanks for all replies.❤️