What's the best way to keep heat in / keep cold out? The storm panels are closed, and I'm just looking for something temporary I can use just for the cold months. Some rooms have radiator fin under them, some don't.
-- Cold in New England
2007-02-12 13:43:53 · 7 answers · asked by xwdguy 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
The cheapest fastest solution is to get those plastic interior storm coverings. They are a roll of thin plastic film that comes with tape. You cover the entire window on the inside and then snugly tape them up. Then you take a hair dryer and blow heat on them until they shrink into a very tight clear covering. You take them off and discard them in the springtime. You can do each window in a few minutes and they are as cheap as you can get for that function.
2007-02-12 15:53:28 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taping a sheet of visqueen over the inside of the window frame will help, but won't be pretty. I'm assuming you have single-pane glass? If you don't need the light from the windows, you can also stuff rags, newspapers, styrofoam, etc into the void between the glass and the plastic. Again, it's not pretty, but it should be effective.
2016-03-29 04:13:56 · answer #2 · answered by Chelsea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lowe's and Home Depot sell this plastic sheet (just ask one of the employees to bring you to the weatherizing supplies) that kind of acts like shrink wrap for your windows. You tack it up and then use a blow dryer to shrink it around the edges. That has worked in the past for me. I would also check around the trim outside and try to fill in any gaps with silicone caulk. yet another suggestion is to hang heavy drapes or curtains and keep them closed when the sun isn't shining in that particular window.
2007-02-12 13:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by tashley235 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Over the years I've tried all kinds of things, from insulated draperies to caulk, to insulation strips or stuffing insulation between the openings, to plastic over the windows, to a piece of box, to painters tape between doors or on the door that leads outside, to pinning up quilts on the windows, to a wool blanket on the window. They all work separately or in conjunction with each other (more than one idea at a time). Good luck.
2007-02-12 15:58:59 · answer #4 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roll up a towel and put it between the storm window and the inside sash. Apply felt weatherstripping where the two sahes meet (top and bottom windows). Hang blankets in front of windows (that's why drapes were invented).
2007-02-12 13:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
winterazation caulk around all window panes and you can put window insulation in where the close.put up storm windows.and caulk them. Put in ANDERSON to pane windows, last is a little expensive.Virginia has a program called Virginia Winterazation
that winterizes houses and is furnished by state and government
check to see if there are any such organizations in you area.
2007-02-12 19:04:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thermal drapes help
2007-02-12 13:51:30 · answer #7 · answered by Nora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋