It is generally thought of that the 1^st of October is the day that most people turn on their radiators ready for the winter. With bills having gone through the roof over the last few years the majority of us try to hold off using the heating as long as we can.

There isn’t many homes without central heating now, in fact, it is estimated it is as little as 7%, possibly lower.

Central heating started to take off in the 1970’s, but unless you were well-off you had limited radiators: more for heating the water. By the end of this decade, indeed going into the 1980’s it had started to be accepted as standard especially on new builds.

There’s been health benefits from this, for example, warmer homes have helped to push down winter deaths from cold or exposure. No more having to put two or three layers of clothing on to keep out a cold winter night!

Central heating has also overseen other changes such as insulation like double-glazing to keep the heat in, and larger rooms to benefit from the heat. In the days before this, people would sit in a group, in smaller rooms in front of the fire, but whereas the television has taken over as the focal point of the room there is no need for the use of body warmth! Before a lot of people would have gone to bed in attempt to keep as warm as possible, now they can stay up later.

Many changes to the average living room have also occurred: most fireplaces have been either removed or covered, polished floorboards instead of warm carpets, trendy blinds instead of heavy curtains or drapes and more open plans rooms which wouldn’t have been possible with just a pot stove to heat the vast space.

There have also been changes further afield in the house. For instance the bedroom only used for sleeping now doubles as living space especially for teenagers looking to escape into their own little worlds!

All in all these changes have brought a better way of life – unless you count that everyone being in different rooms has helped to start the disintegration of traditional family life!!!

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