need any tips on draught proofing a very old window?

Question

any tips would be most welcome. temporary measure until i can afford to get a new one fitted(serious lack of funding) lol
thanks

Answer 1

Buy some of those plastic sheets that are made for just that purpose; Once you put them up , according to directions; then use a hair dryer to shrink them tight.
Putting one inside and one outside will double the amount of cold input or heat output.
Also hanging some very heavy drapes or even a heavy quilt over the window will help enormously.

Answer 2

Be careful and try this old method. Have a good look at the window and decide where the gaps are. Paint one side with Vaseline and run a bead of silicone on the other then close the window squashing the silicone onto the Vaseline and leave it for a full day. The silicone will have dried to the shape of the warped wood, the Vaseline will have prevented the silicone from adhering to the second piece of wood. Hey Presto, the gap is sealed, Jack frost will have to go next door and you will recover from the stiff neck caused by sitting in a draft. Be careful, if you bugger this up you will have the window permanently glued together... but the draft will be stopped ........

Answer 3

this is what I did when we lived in military housing---
I acquired enough velcro to go on the wall all the way around the window, approx 6 inches away from the window on all sides. I put the scratchy side of the velcro on the wall with silicone caulking (peeled right off without damaging the paint when we had to move)
I went to the fabric store & bought some heavy clear vinyl & some medium weight fabric to sew around the edges of it (not unlike the binding around a blanket) I sewed the soft side of the velcro to the fabric around the vinyl, making sure it was the same dimension as the velcro on the wall.
I gave the caulking a couple of days to cure, then attatched the vinyl to it. It worked super good & when I needed some ventilation, I just peeled back a corner.
Other than that, check out the thrift stores for heavy lined drapes

Answer 4

If the window is wood framed you can use "Seasonal Double Glazing" like a plastic sheet stuck on & heat shrunk with hair dryer (Homebase Plumbing Aisle)
If its metal framed then smooth and vaseline the opening part of the window, clean & dry (dont smooth it) the fixed part. A good bead of Silicon Sealant on the fixed part, then almost close the window, leave to set. When set, trim the excess, carefully open the window, When you close the window, you have a 'custom draught strip'.
Never tried the Silicon trick on wooden windows, but hey!!!!

Answer 5

Take the measurements of your window and surrounding frame to a DIY store such as Focus. Buy a large enough sheet of clear Perspex. Cut it to size by scoring well with a Stanley knife, then snapping it as you would a tile. Fit over the window and frame by fixing with double sided sticky pads. Focus have a DIY helpline you can call if you get stuck - 0800 436 436. Here's to a cosy winter.

Answer 6

Buy some of that plastic sheeting that you tape on the frame around the window and then use a warm or hot blow dryer to get the wrinkles out so it's easy to see through---3M makes kits for a window size or multiple windows and doors either for inside or outside use. I have some older windows that I put both on the inside and out and it makes a huge difference---no drafts or cold spots. Pretty cheap to do until you can afford new ones.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Light an incense and hold it in the burner around the window. The smoke will tell you where the leaks are. Caulk around the outside, around the inside, and add weatherstripping foam self-stick stuff where it is needed. I just couldn't live with duct tape or plastic and prefer an optically pleasurable solution to the problem.

Answer 9

There is rubber tape (thick enough to fit in the gap) with sticky side to stick to the frame of the window. I bought it once from an open market (bricklane in london) but you can get it from DIY shops. Try Homebase.

Answer 10

tape it up around the frame or get foam rubber for what you would draught proof door frames with