Ask the Readers | Window Weather-Stripping

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I did a search in your web site and didn’t see something on this. I’m in search of frugal suggestions on climate stripping my home windows. My home is barely ~20 years outdated however I’m in New Hampshire and it’s chilly! I can really feel drafts from them and we’ve got large propane payments.

There are such a lot of choices when googling and I’m having bother determining the best options, particularly as I would like most pure gentle in the course of the day for my houseplants. I even have loads of huge home windows to cowl, and the product value can fluctuate lots. I believed perhaps your readers would have suggestions for me?

Ummm…apologies to the expensive reader who despatched this query in. I can not for the lifetime of me discover the identify that goes with this query! Hopefully they’re an individual who reads right here recurrently to allow them to catch the recommendation you all will give.

dining room with four windows

I’ve by no means lived in a home with home windows even 20 years outdated, so I’ve a severe lack of expertise with weather-stripping home windows.

living room curtains hung higher

My first thought was that whether or not (ha!) you do weather-stripping or not, it is likely to be sensible to get some thermal curtains. Clearly, you wouldn’t need to shut them in the course of the day, however not less than at evening you can have a severe quantity of insulation over the home windows.

And because it’s coldest at evening, the curtains would possibly make a giant distinction.

my lounge curtains are fairly clearly not insulated

That’s the extent of my recommendation on this matter, so I’ll give up typing right here and can open it as much as readers. I’m optimistic there are many folks in the neighborhood right here who’ve handled drafty home windows!