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Prepare for the Cold,  beat the Chill

Beat the Freeze                             Hot Floors UK Ltd

Follow these tips to keep you and your family warm and well in extremely cold weather. 
To keep warm and well during periods of cold weather:
  • Keep curtains drawn and doors closed to block out draughts.
  • Have regular hot drinks and at least one hot meal a day if possible. Eating regularly helps keep energy levels up during winter. 
  • Wear several light layers of warm clothes (rather than one chunky layer). 
  • Keep as active as possible.
  • Wrap up warm if you need to go outside on cold days.

Keep your home at the recommended temperature of 18 to 21°C (64 to 70°F). If you can’t heat all the rooms you use, heat the living room during the day and the bedroom just before you go to sleep.

Icy conditions
Icy pavements and roads can very slippery. Take extra care if you go out and wear boots or shoes with good grip on the soles. The Met Office advises putting grit or cat litter on paths and driveways to lessen the risk of slipping. It adds that you should wait until the roads have been gritted if you're travelling by car. The Highways Agency offers useful advice on travelling in snow and freezing conditions.

Bear in mind that black ice on pavements or roads might not be clearly visible, and that compacted snow may turn to ice and become slippery.

 
Check the Met Office weather forecast

Look out for others
Check up on friends, relatives and neighbours who may be more vulnerable to cold weather. Cold weather is especially dangerous for older people or people with serious illnesses, so check up on them if you can.  

People with heart or respiratory (breathing) problems may have worse symptoms during a cold spell and for several days after temperatures return to normal.

      

 

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Heating

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WarmFloors - Suppliers of quality electric underfloor heating with online underfloor heating shop.

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Rayburn Heatranger
The Rayburn Heatranger Series combines neatness with great cooking and heating ability.

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We sell bathroom, plumbing and heating products.

Screwfix Direct
Everything for the Trade....Next Day.
A top site for DIY tools and supplies. Order online and let the delivery service take the strain. Excellent prices and a good choice of products.

Insulation

www.rooflinesolutions.com
From the moment you place an order roofline solutions will make every effort to ensure your installation is completed with the minimum of fuss and inconvenience. We believe in keeping the customer informed of progress at all times. We even inform your neighbours should we need to.

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Kingspan Insulation Ltd.The world's leading manufacturer of CFC/HCFC-free rigid phenolic
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Fireplaces

www.elitefireplaces.co.uk 
All Elite fire surrounds are carved in Britain from the finest solid British stone. As each block of stone used to produce fireplaces will be subtly different from any other, you will have the pleasure in knowing that any surround you select will be truly unique.

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Mayfair Marble is the UK's leading manufacturer and retailer of natural marble fireplaces.

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 The Stoves Company was formed in 1920. Their aim was, and always has been, to produce high quality, hard working and technically advanced products.

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Most of the fireplaces you see on this site are original creative designs © Walter S. Arnold and are not to be reproduced without permission. 

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 Fireplaces offers tips and advice for homeowners who are seeking to install a new fireplace. Fireplaces is also designed to assist homeowners who currently have a fireplace and a thinking about upgrading or who would like to learn more about how to care for their fireplace.

Fireplace Screens & Accessories

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Victorian Fireplaces is a small family run business which started trading fifteen years ago. We began in a very small way. In fact, I was personally making the fireplace mantels in a small workshop at the bottom of our garden and selling the completed fireplace sets at antique fairs up and down the country.
 
 

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