Sleeping with the windows open

Certainly ground floor windows yogin. And apparently, there were 4 burglaries reported on that one night.

Grany

OMG! Chewbacca what a scary story, so I'm right to keep my windows firmly closed. My son used to sleep with the patio doors open and no padlock on our garden gate [orders of upstairs neighbour] Bought a fan for my son, so patio doors now closed and locked, also bought a padlock for garden gate, telling 'him upstairs' it would only be on from 10pm-6am, so no interfering with his access. Sleep a lot better now

Funny

Gabrielle, yes plantation shutters are very adjustable, mine are

I only had my bedroom window open a crack and the crows started screeching at around 5, very loud as they flew overhead, must have woken everybody up

Teacheranne

A downside to the plantation shutters I had fitted a few months ago is that with the window open at night when they are shut, no breeze can get through. During the day I leave the slats open to allow the breeze through but I live in a bungalow and sleep in the front room so don’t want to sleep in full view of anyone coming to my front door! Luckily the bedroom does not get any direct sunlight owing to the steep overhand of the roof so it’s the coolest room in the house but I am having to use my fan more.

So far, I’ve been able to sleep as normal wearing a nightie with no covers on.

I'm a bit confused? Surely plantation shutters are adjustable according to where the light is coming from? Angled back to shield brightest light angled forward to allow light but maintain privacy. I have very large slatted Venetians that act as shutters, I can flip any combo closed either way to block light shafts but let air in, are your shutters fixed?

It’s a lot more bearable today in sunny leeds

A word of warning about leaving your downstairs windows open: Yersterday morning, a neighbour posted on our local Facebook page, that he had been sat watching athletics on his tv in the early hours of the morning. He had no lights on and the living room windows were open. When the tv programme finished, he turned it off and sat in the dark just enjoying a bit of cool breeze coming in before he went up to bed. As he sat there, a man suddenly appeared at the open window, pulled the window open wider, and started to climb in. The neighbour silently waited until the intruder was half way in and then said, very calmly, "Why didn't you knock, I'd have opened the door!" The intruder shouted abuse, scrambled back out and ran off. But as the neighbour ran to the door to see where the intruder had gone, he heard him shouting "RUN!!!" and saw 2 others, all dressed in dark clothing, running away. Obviously a gang of thieves, just looking for houses with open windows and easy access. Police were informed and said that several burglaries had already been reported.

I have windows open 24/7 even in depths of winter.

Not enjoying having the windows wide open as we have a vile new neighbour who is constantly on his mobile. He is a disc jockey so is used to shouting so everyone knows his business. In between conversations clearing his throat and spitting out it is truly sickening.

My dog thinks he's a very scary dog, especially when the postman comes, but in fact he's a cute little fluff ball

I sleep downstairs and am afraid of intruders so I keep the main fire escape window shut. If I had a really scary dog I'd keep it open at night.

Before I moved, my upstairs windows stayed open all year round. I've just moved to a ground floor garden flat. I won't sleep with the windows open for fear of burglaries. I heard of a women having someone climb through her open bedroom window, stepping on her whilst she slept!!!

We are staying in a lodge just now, and I've been reluctant to sleep with the bedroom window open because of insects and generalised unease about a ground floor window being open. Last night it was so hot that I flung it open wide, however, and was just nodding off when the heavens opened and I had to wake up properly to get up and close it ?

During hot weather I always shut my windows and draw the curtains. I use a fan at night. My house is always pleasantly cool due to keeping the heat out.

No windows open normally. However we keep curtains and windows shut during the day to keep out the heat. Then about 8pm fling open all windows and internal doors for a few hours then close the lot before bed. Too close to the main road I'd never sleep for the noise.

The noise from the dawn chorus wakes me up , yes it’s been horrendous trying to sleep especially with health issues too. You’re lucky you can sleep without being disturbed

My bedroom windows are open all year round, rain sun wind and snow. Downstairs in the house is the coolest, and if you have a loft with windows open the windows in the hot weather as heat rises. BE CAREFUL with the cardboard & tinfoil on windows as it has to be on the OUTSIDE of the windiw, otherwise it will reflect the heat onto your actual glass window and can crack/ implode glass..otherwise it does work. I bought a £3 net from B & M for round my window in hot weather to keep insects out in hot weather.

I always have to have bedroom windows open at night, even in the depths of winter. It’s the main reason why I could never live in a bungalow, or a ground floor flat.

my windows and veranda door are open all day, but i can't leave open at night, i stay just off a main road that has access to motorway and the clyde tunnel, we have emergency service vehicles with sirens blaring every night, because there is no other traffic it sounds even louder.

My windows are open all year, unless it’s really raining hard- they’re veluxes.

Slept with a big fan on all night last night. It reminded me of a recent holiday in Tuscany, where we bought said fan from the supermarket, in desperation.

Greyknitter I have been keeping windows closed and curtains drawn, as advised, but. bedrooms are downstairs, face north and shaded by tall trees so they are beautifully cool.

Flip side of that is the upstairs rooms, kitchen, living room etc are really hot. Walking upstairs there is a point halfway up where the hot air really hits. I have to remind myself that in the winter all that is an advantage

I think the advice I heard was to keep your windows shut and curtains closed during the hottest part of the day to keep the cool air in. We have air con in our bedroom which we use when it is very hot, so def don’t keep the windows open when that is on overnight. When I walked today, to the dentist, there was a real split between those with every window open and those with curtains drawn and windows closed. Def feels cooler in than out when we come in from outside.

Magrithea

Doodledog

There was a man on Any Answers yesterday talking about putting tinfoil and cardboard on his windows to insulate the house. He was cut off for promoting some business or other, but the gist seemed to be that you put tinfoil on to reflect the heat and cardboard behind it to block the light.

I can't say I've tried that myself - I've got the windows open though

You could damage double glazed windows doing this!

He was probably cut off for promoting his replacement double glazing business )

House next to bus stop, bus often sits there for 20 minutes, so no open windows 6am to 11pm