How do i make a downstairs bathroom at the back of the house warmer

Ste16204648
by Ste16204648
we have a downstairs bath room at the back of the house (the house is over 100 years old) it has a concrete floor. the roof and wall are insulated. But its like walking in to a fridge.
Any ideas how to make it warmer.
It has a heater, but to make it use-able the heater has to be on 24/7. which is very expensive

  12 answers
  • How about installing heated flooring?

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Feb 13, 2018

    Do you have anything but concrete on the floor

  • Nancy Turner Nancy Turner on Feb 13, 2018

    Cover the floor with rugs, if your feet are warm, the rest of you may feel warmer.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Feb 13, 2018

    Why not insulate the floor and overboard.......

  • Patricia Probasco Patricia Probasco on Feb 13, 2018

    Could you put cooper tubing on the concrete floor and add more concrete. I'm not sure how it's done, but I lived in an apartment in the midwest, where it was the only heating. Hot water or air ran thur the tubing.


  • SandyG SandyG on Feb 13, 2018

    Have you considered an overhead ceiling fan/heater? Do you have room for a baseboard heater? Short of covering up the concrete floor or tearing out the concrete, some type of accessory heat is an easy DIY option. Also, throw rugs will help some.

  • NC Landlady NC Landlady on Feb 13, 2018

    You could try a space heater with a thermostat. OR.. install a heat lamp light fixture. http://www.bathroomheater.org/bathroom-heat-lamps.html


  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Feb 14, 2018

    I would suggest using a carpet to help reduce the cold

  • Michelle Bellin Michelle Bellin on Feb 14, 2018

    She said clearly a space heater has to be on 24/7 and it’s very expensive. And she’s absolutely right. You do NOT want to walk into a freezing cold bathroom and have to then wait for the space heater to heat the room AKA toilet seat or bath/shower floor. It’s also $1 an hour. 24hrs is $24 per day x 30. Been there done that. I wouldn’t give advice that I wouldn’t take myself.

  • AuntQueenie AuntQueenie on Feb 14, 2018

    if you can put siding on the exterior of the room without it looking weird, even if it is over brick that wild help. But I think it is the concrete floor that is the main culprit. You might check into the cost of having cork flooring installed, and or check into putting in heated flooring. If there is a window involved, make sure it is as insulated as you can get. Leave the door going into that bathroom open at all times. That will help keep it from becoming a fridge, at least a little.

  • AuntQueenie AuntQueenie on Feb 14, 2018

    oh and a ceiling heat/vent system would be nice too. My parents have one and it has a safety timer switch.

  • SEAN TUOHY SEAN TUOHY on Feb 22, 2020

    if you don't have damp proof contact on rising cavity block work would this make a 9'x6' room cold?