As the weather outside starts to cool down, many people are wondering what they can do keep their houses warm without overspending on their energy bill. Having a heater in your house is a great way to keep the house warm, but it can be easy to overuse it, thus overpaying on your gas bill. Luckily, there are some simple things that you can do to keep your house warm without cranking up your heater. Here are some tips.

1. Put Rugs On The Floors

If you have hardwood, tile, or laminate flooring throughout the house, you should consider putting down rugs in the winter. Hard flooring is great at circulating air, which means that it won't insulate your house as well. In the summer this is ideal because it will keep the house cool, but in the winter it can cause all of the heat to escape the house, making it so that you have to pump the heater all day just to keep the house comfortable. Insulating the house by putting down rugs and adding pictures and tapestries to the wall can greatly impact how warm your house is.

2. Close The Doors To Unused Rooms

When your heater is going it will try to evenly heat the entire house. This means that if you have every door in the house open, the heater will pump until every room is comfortable. If you have rooms that you don't use daily, such as a guest room, or if you have a room that you like to keep cool, such as a storage room or exercise room, you should close the vent and keep the door shut. By doing this you minimize the amount of square footage that the heater has to heat, thus saving you money and making it easier to keep your house warm.

3. Use The Sun As A Natural Heater

During the day you should open your drapes and blinds to let as much sunlight in as possible. The sun will not only heat the outdoors, it will also heat your house. The sunlight is free, gas is not. For this reason, open every window in the house during the warmest part of the day, then at night close the windows or drapes. This will keep the heat in when it is dark and cold outside.

By doing these simple things, you can keep your house warm.