melissel Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 What do you do about showers and baths in a cold bathroom? I just hate starting my day shivering in a shower, and the kids are starting to complain about freezing while taking baths. Our bathroom now is bigger than anything either of us have ever had before (though not huge--we're just used to closet-sized bathrooms!), so it takes awhile for warm steam to warm it up, especially if we're trying to keep the showers short. Any tricks that I'm unaware of? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 We don't have tricks, we just hurry. However, most people I know who keep their house cooler than 'normal' use a space heater just for their bathroom and turn it on a little bit before the first shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 You could try taking it at night before bed. That way your house has had time to heat up from all the activity ;). Seriously, neither dd nor ds will take the cold plunge in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I just take super hot showers so my body is steaming and I get dressed quickly. I also make sure we have hot tea or hot chocolate waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheWillFly Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 We use a very small space heater in the bathroom and only run it when the kids are bathing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I wouldn't put a space heater or anything in a bathroom - the idea of something electric being plugged in near water....nope. Our bathroom - the entire upstairs, actually - is always a lot colder than the main floor...we crank the heat up for the time that a person is in the shower or bath and then turn it down again after ~ and there's no chance of forgetting, because the main floor becomes a sauna when we do that. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 How about plug in before the showers to let the room get to the desired temperature and then unplugging it and removing it from same room? Then take shower:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 I also make sure we have hot tea or hot chocolate waiting. Oh, good idea!!! Or for the kids, even beforehand, so they're already warmer. Thankfully, I have no need of a space heater. We are lucky to have a heat fan, installed by the previous owners when they redid the bathroom. I can only imagine the electricity it draws, though, so we hardly use it. I guess it couldn't hurt to use it to warm the room a bit only before baths, though, right? I'd love to know how much power that thing pulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 We just installed a heat fan in our bathroom when we remodeled it, and it makes a world of difference at bathtime. I find that since we have a very small bathroom, I only have to run it for a few minutes to get the room comfortably warm. I also make sure we have a bath mat down for the kids to step on because there's not much worse than a cold tile floor in winter! (We have a wood subfloor, so it gets really cold.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I get so hot in the shower that I actually open the window in the winter. :) So, I'm not much help, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 We just installed a heat fan in our bathroom when we remodeled it, and it makes a world of difference at bathtime. I find that since we have a very small bathroom, I only have to run it for a few minutes to get the room comfortably warm. I also make sure we have a bath mat down for the kids to step on because there's not much worse than a cold tile floor in winter! (We have a wood subfloor, so it gets really cold.) Oh yes, always a nice cotton bath mat. Our tile is suuuuuper slippery. I don't know who chose that tile for the bathroom, but I don't think it was the best decision! I get so hot in the shower that I actually open the window in the winter. :) So, I'm not much help, huh? :lol: No, not really, but thanks! DH is the same way, and he loves a good steaming hot shower. The bathroom is always soaked when he's done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnieB Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 What do you do about showers and baths in a cold bathroom? I just hate starting my day shivering in a shower, and the kids are starting to complain about freezing while taking baths. Our bathroom now is bigger than anything either of us have ever had before (though not huge--we're just used to closet-sized bathrooms!), so it takes awhile for warm steam to warm it up, especially if we're trying to keep the showers short. Any tricks that I'm unaware of? TIA! Winner of the mean mom award says make the kids take their showers first so the steam has accumulated for her shower. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I just take super hot showers so my body is steaming and I get dressed quickly. I also make sure we have hot tea or hot chocolate waiting. Yep. I love the burst of coolness of the house when I step out of the bathroom after a hot shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Heated towel rack. I don't have one, but I've used them in the past and they make a huge difference coming out of the shower into a nippy room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 you keep it cold in the summer LOL....because I can't even think about winter....since I am in south Florida, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 First, I take my showers at night before hopping into bed. :-) However, I also turn up the thermostat for an hour or so in the morning to take off the chill, then turn it back down. Furthermore, I don't turn the thermostat way down at night. It's around, oh, 68-70 then; in the morning it goes down further. See, during the day, there's solar heat from the sun, and people are generally moving around and being active so that they feel warmer. OTOH, the house isn't so cold going into the night and it doesn't take as much energy to keep the temps up at a level that is more comfortable to all the sleeping, immobile bodies. And then in the morning, the house is comfortable and the heater doesn't have to work hard to bring the temps up. See? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 We have a space heater in my bathroom. I turn it on about an hour before I want to shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 twice a day I turn my thermostat up, at 7 am and 7 pm. I run it at a higher temp for about 30 minutes, then turn it back down. this gets the house rather toast for showers/getting dressed, and for baths/bedtime. Otherwise we keep the temp lower the rest of the time. I find it a good compromise of low thermostat and comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralloyd Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 We use a very small space heater in the bathroom and only run it when the kids are bathing. This is what we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Oh, good idea!!! Or for the kids, even beforehand, so they're already warmer. Thankfully, I have no need of a space heater. We are lucky to have a heat fan, installed by the previous owners when they redid the bathroom. I can only imagine the electricity it draws, though, so we hardly use it. I guess it couldn't hurt to use it to warm the room a bit only before baths, though, right? I'd love to know how much power that thing pulls. We had a heat fan in our bathroom at our previous house, and we really didn't notice any difference in our electric bill when we used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Simple. We keep the bathroom door shut so it holds the heat in. The thermostat is in the living room, it can't tell how warm the bathroom is getting. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevergiveup Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Our house is pretty leaky. We usually set the thermometer at 58 at night and 60 - 62 during the day. Now that we have only half a house and no furnace (long story), my husband broke down and bought a space heater. You aren't supposed to place them near anything combustible so it sits right smack dab in the middle of the bathroom. So, I joke that we do have central heat. Still, we only turn it on for a short while before a bath and that is it. We generally take a shower in the evening after doing something physical so we are warmed up from that and it helps. If I exercise in the morning, I am hot and sweaty from that and don't mind the cold room. A good idea is to have someone bring you a nice hot towel fresh from the dryer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezus Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 In my last house, there was no heat source at all in the bathroom, so we got a small space heater and turned it on briefly before anyone took a shower or bath. It was one of those closet-sized bathrooms and took only a few minutes to warm up. We never had any safety incidents. If you were concerned for small kids in the bathroom around the space heater, you could always move it out when not in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 We have a small towel warmer. HTH- Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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