Comments on: Prepare Your Home for Winter

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:16:02 +0000

The plastic window insulation kits can be mounted inside or outside the windows. The strips stick to the frame. The film is not shrinkable, you just stretch it tight and pushing the rails into the channels tightens it a little more.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:12:40 +0000

I see this is a late post but I wanted to add an idea about window film. I got some kits a few years ago, at Walmart I think. They have small strips of pliable plastic channels with stick-on mounting . Then there are corresponding strips that pop into the channels with the window film between the two. I installed them on all windows, using clear vinyl plastic as the film. I had tried some inexpensive film, but it was not very clear.

The channels and film can be mounted on the inside
The strips come in packages of about 10 36″ strips. The vinyl is also 36″ wide. So for any windows 3 ft wide or less, these work great.

I see these items with much larger vinyl or at least clear plastic at http://www.improvementscatalog.com. Search on “plastic window insulation”.

I did not have screens in my older apartment, so in the summer I removed the film (which I saved and reused for 4 winters) and replaced it with screening material. This worked on the outside of casement or sliding windows.

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Andrew — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:15:03 +0000

Another idea that I did not see listed is to invest in a heated mattress pad. We got ours for around $70 last fall and have been able to keep the heat even lower at night when we use the heated pad. They are very energy efficient make the bed nice and cozy on the coldest winter nights.

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