Unfortunately, the ceiling in the basement is concrete, so it holds the cold very well. It is nice in the Summer! :D
We will have someone come in and have a look at what can be done as a stop-gap measure in a couple weeks I hope. The plan is to put in these thin insulating bats, but they have to be drilled into the concrete, so takes some effort and, they are not the cheapest. However, +100K to heat the basement, they would be there a while....
Gingerbread turkeys?