Why is my place always so cold.

[holden j caufield]

I'm in Southern California, so it's been pretty coldish at night but now it's ~75 and it's 62 inside. It's built around 1970, has insulated windows. The floors in the kitchen and bathroom are tile, the living room is wood. I put the thermostat to 70 and if I turn it off it dips to 65ish.

 

[LTC8K6]

Open the windows...

Your thermostat or thermometer is probably off.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

theres no love in that house

 

[Saint Nick]

Poltergeist.

 

[mshan]

Do you have a slab foundation, vs. basement or crawl space?

If so, if everything is not carpeted (essentially insulated), maybe heat is getting pulled out of house into cold ground at night. Then insulation keeps warm air from entering house during day.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Nothing warms up a home like a wife preparing meals on a stove. And carpets

 

[holden j caufield]

slab foundation

 

[DanTMWTMP]

I changed to a new door and changed all windows to my place. That normalized the temps somewhat. I used to get high 50s/low 60's inside on the coldest nights (San Diego, where it sometimes dips to the low 40s, or high 30s on the coldest winter nights). Now it never goes below 65 degrees w/ no heater on.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Slabs are essentially rock - passes the heat downward to the ground and the cold has to even out.

Carpeting will help; tile will make it worse

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Furniture as well as something tells me that home is empty and your alone. Sun get some sun shining into it. A big sliding glass door where the sun at its hotest during the day is also a good idea

 

[herrjimbo]

Furniture as well as something tells me that home is empty and your alone. Sun get some sun shining into it. A big sliding glass door where the sun at its hotest during the day is also a good idea

well, if you turn it on to 70 and it drops to 60ish when you turn it off,

don't turn it off.

 

[dan4patriots]

 

[conehead433]

Do you have an attic? might want to check your insulation for open spots and that kind of stuff. You could also add additional insulation without breaking the bank. It will help retain heat in the winter and cool in the summer.

 

[GrumpyMan]

Have you noticed any Demon like creatures attacking you or your family that pop in and out of the walls? Also perhaps the door is ajar.

 

[dud]

The OPs question is priceless ... of course, we're all civil engineers here. We should know exactly why the OPs house is "cold". Some of the answers given are hilarious and appropriate for such a question.