A tip for Keeping the house cool

Lizbethann55 it does work. The evaporation of the water from the towels reduces the air temperature.

When i lived overseas 4 degrees was normal. I would air the house as soon as we got up, then after breakfast at 7a.m i would close the windows and shutters. before dinner at 6p.m i would turn the fans on in the children's bedrooms. If it was really hot i would fill the bath with cold water and place buckets of cold water in the bedrooms. Even filling a sink with cold water helps.

Our last house had a loft conversion done by previous people, but open at top of small stairs, and i just used it for storage as it was fully insulated and absolutely boiling up there! When i had to go up to sort out/ditch the clutter prior to moving i was completely sweltering, and had to do it in 'cool-down' breaks

ventilation should be built into all floors of every house, it was the first thing my husband added to our loft after we moved to our family home. He was a structural engineer and knew what he was doing. Air tight areas are bad for houses (and people)

My goodness this thread is interesting. I am reading about wet sheets and fans and my heating has been on for the last three days. I have also had to have the lights on from about 7.30 at night as it is too dark to read.