Winterizing Windows?

You can buy the plastic window kits made by 3M,Frost King and others at Home Depot and hardware stores. The tape has adhesive on both sides. Place tape around window, apply plastic sheet and use a hair dryer to remove wrinkles. Come the spring the tape will peel off and not remove paint. Or you can use silicone. That is a product that is used to make gaskets and should peel off in the spring.

Della

January 5, 20092 found this helpful

I heard that you can use bubble wrap, instead of the plastic that they sell. Several people said it really worked well, and they recommend the larger bubbles.

I'm going to try it! I have double paned windows, but I'm sure I have leaks...and I want a lower bill than what I had last month!

THANKS LEE!

-Kip

lesley

January 5, 20090 found this helpful

I have to say the window kits are marvelous. They work well, are inexpensive, and very easy to "clean up" when winters over. I also think that the Dap tip sounds really good also.
Good Luck

REE

January 5, 20090 found this helpful

Make curtain liners .. great for summer and winter

I used old acrylic blankets at camp, but at home I bought new ones. You can either line the curtains, or sew directly to curtain, or put in button holes and slip hooks into the holes, or use safety pins and pin them up till you have time to fix properly

It will make a huge differance.

Ria (MAINE)

When it's really cold, we hang up spare blankets over the windows AND the doors. If we have rooms we don't use, turn off vents and close doors or hang blankets over the doorways. It makes the house dark, but warmer.

To weatherize but still let sunlight in, try using a double layer of plastic bubble wrap. It's supposed to be as effective as double-paned windows.

I read in a magazine to use cardboard cut to fit windows and press in with your hands this they said was also good for children and pets because they couldn't poke holes in it. May be on the dark side though I bet you could use plexiglass and then reuse every year.

Sarah Leach

January 5, 20090 found this helpful

I bought rolls of clear heavy plastic like you can use for drop cloths or covers at Big Lots and some white Duct Tape... It actually works Better than that shrink wrap stuff.

Hatty

October 22, 20130 found this helpful

I used large bubble wrap tacked inside a white quilt cover with bamboo canes sewn into the edges. It's held in place with cup hooks in the window frame.

I use bubble wrap year round. You just cut it to fit the glass, spray water on the glass and stick the bubble wrap on it. If it comes loose, just spray more water . I also cut a small strip of the wrap, open the window and lay the strip in the sill. Close the window and it keeps heat/cold out. Doesn't look beautiful, but works. I guess you can trim the strip, but who's looking? Good luck!