Our Edwardian house has wooden sash and casement windows which are in reasonable shape but let in a lot of cold air. Is there a good draft excluder system I can buy or a specialist company that will put one in?
2007-03-25 09:53:33 · 14 answers · asked by John Maynard Keynes 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
My Mum bungs her windows up with plasticine - cheap enough and it works. Available in loads of colours too so you should find something to match your colour scheme!
2007-03-25 10:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by bumblecherry 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sash Window Draught Excluder
2016-11-16 17:06:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just installed all new crestline casement windows in my house. Just about all of them leaked because they were out of adjustment. I had a rep. from crestline come to see the problem. He adjusted the upper and lower hindge assemblys with a small flat wrench. this put the windows back in adjustment and they would then seal better. So if your windows and seals are in good shape this could help. I just call the window company and they sent me the tool for free to make the adjustments. Good luck.
As mentioned before adding a good fresh air intake to help stop the negative pressure of your house is a great idea.
2007-03-25 11:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by Pete R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For casement windows, if there's a gap between the surfaces which are supposed to mate up when the window is closed, a good trick is to run a bead of silicone rubber bath sealant round one surface, having first rubbed cooking oil over the other to act as a release agent. Then, close the window so the sealant is squeezed between the surfaces. Once it has set, open up again and clean off the oil. You now have a "rubber" seal to keep the draughts out.
2007-03-25 22:53:20 · answer #4 · answered by andrew f 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can first try adding window gaskets to the contact points of the sash. This may work if the windows are leaking due to age and warpage, but you will have to try a series of sizes to find the one that will both make the seal and allow the window to close securely. If this doesn't work you may have to add a secondary storm window to the inside to prevent any air infiltration.
2007-03-25 10:13:32 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop drafts coming sash casement windows
2016-01-26 23:49:02 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-29 22:35:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you wish you can go to your local DIY store and they will sell you the draft exclude by the roll and the thickness you require. It is a bit of a hassle installing it if you never did it before, but it is worthwhile. You could get a company to do it for you but this will cost you heaps. Or if you are on a low income the council will come and install it for you at no cost and supply the draught-proofing.
2007-03-27 01:50:35 · answer #8 · answered by Dr Paul D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The air entering your home thru those windows is trying to balance the negitive pressure within the house due to a gas or oil or coal burning furnace that is discharging large quantities of air in the combustion process.
Install a make up air pipe into the intake of the furnace just before the filter and GONE will be your air infiltration problems thru those windows.
Sure you can spend a bundle sealing up those windows, but that air will get in somewhere else, replace the windows with super tight ones and the air will get in thru and around your doors or another window, but it will get in to balance out the negitive pressure that is for sure. .
Only real solution is make up air pipe.
2007-03-25 11:16:05 · answer #9 · answered by James M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I work at a school which had this problem.Being a very old building we didn't want to install double glazing as it would be very expebsive to keep them in character.
We found a company called "ventrolla" who have a system that is as efficient as double glazing but is much cheaper and keeps the old windows. It was very successfull.
Try them, i think they have branches all over the country.
2007-03-28 01:30:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had our Victorian (Pine) sash and case windows draughtstripped over 14 years ago by a company called Ventrolla, I expect there will be someone near you that can do a similar job. It is very effective and also reduces sound very well.
Heres a link.....http://www.ventrolla.co.uk/sashwindowrenovation/sashwindowsealingsystem
2007-03-25 21:25:51 · answer #11 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋