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Post by lesaulerouge on Oct 26, 2014 16:47:46 GMT -5
Thanks Paper Grace. Privacy is not an issue, we live in a small village and our house is at 90 degrees to the road with only our garden in front of it.
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Post by PaperGrace on Oct 26, 2014 20:48:22 GMT -5
On purchasing bubble wrap: I found rolls of it at the grocery and hardware stores, it was the little kind, and it was expensive and narrow. I went to the UPS store where they sell both kinds, two feet wide by however many feet you ask for. It was 50 Cents per foot of length. They also sold it in already measured 10 foot rolls for slightly more than $5 as a convenience. I feel like if I'd shopped around a little more, or ordered some from a supply company it would have been cheaper.
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Post by dairy2mama on Oct 26, 2014 21:40:40 GMT -5
Angela, stuffing polyester blend or just polyester cloth also can work. Wool is actually ideal. Perhaps stuffing it and then putting duck tape over that so the cats can't get to it.
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Post by sue5000 on Oct 26, 2014 21:51:34 GMT -5
angela, another idea is to put up one of those window kits on the inside AND on the outside- after you re-stuff and tape the gap.
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Post by angela on Oct 26, 2014 22:58:56 GMT -5
dairy2mama I did actually use some old fiberfill stuffing at some point in the project! sue5000 I know I have one of the window plastic kits in my weatherization supply box. I also have some quite thick foam weather stripping with an adhesive back. That will be useful for the gaps in the other two upstairs windows that rattle.
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Post by ctrlz on Oct 29, 2014 9:08:18 GMT -5
Another idea for drafty windows is rope caulk. It's pretty cheap and re-useable, and you should be able to get it at any hardware store (although it is not as popular as it once was.) It made a real difference on my double-hung windows last year. I finally insulated my a/c vents the other day. I have yet to put sweeps on the doors or do the windows, and this year I really need to properly insulate a couple of drafty spots in my basement. |
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Post by wifeandmum on Oct 30, 2014 4:14:13 GMT -5
On the subject of bubble wrap for windows - it's become very popular here in our cracked and twisted homes. It seems to work (along with duct tape over the cracks) it doesn't cut down on the light any more than a frosted glass window would and depending on the size of the bubbles (as above) it shouldn't cut down too much on visibility. Admittedly, our winters are touch and go as to whether we get snow so nowhere near as cold as you guys will be but the layer of trapped air in and between the bubbles (you put it bubble side to the window) acts very similar to double glazing. Be warm.   |
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