How to Insulate Windows
The winter chill can seep through your doors and windows, leading to increased heating bills. To help you cope with the freezing temperatures, one task you can do is insulate your windows. It’s not a difficult task, and you only need several simple materials. Here are two methods how to do this.
Using Insulating Plastic
What You’ll Need:
Insulating plastic
Hair dryer
Double stick tape
Rubbing alcohol
Extension cord
Paper towel
Procedure:
Prepare your window first. Make sure that it’s closed and securely locked. If you have curtains put up, remove them for a while, so you’ll have more room to work on. Get some rubbing alcohol and clean the edges properly, wiping it with a paper towel.
Heat the windowpane. If the weather’s already chilly, you’ll need to do this. Get the hair dryer and run it along the pane.
When the window’s all right, apply the tape, leaving the backing on it. Apply to the exposed edge to the wood. You can either apply it to the window trim’s edge, beside the wall for an invisible look, or you can apply it around the wood on the window’s very edge.
Remove the backing from the tape, then apply the plastic carefully. Make sure you do this as straight as possible, leaving enough edge past the tape.
The plastic now looks wrinkled and warp. Get the hair dryer again, and use it to shrink the plastic. Put it on a high setting, then begin at the plastic’s edges. Keep it at least 1/2 inch from the plastic’s surface then go around the window’s entire outer edge. Afterwards, work your way to the middle of the window.
When you’re done, trim the excess plastic from the edges, using a knife blade or scissors.
Using Ordinary Bubble Wrap
What You’ll Need:
Bubble wrap
Water, placed in a clean spray bottle
Procedure:
Get regular bubble wrap that has smaller bubbles, the type often used for shipping or mailing fragile items.
Cut the bubble wrap according to the size of your window’s glass.
Spray the glass lightly with a mist of clean water.
Put the bubble wrap against the glass, the flat or smooth side lying against it, and the bumpy bubble side facing towards the room. It will stick through capillary action.
When you don’t need insulation anymore, just peel off the bubble wrap, storing it until the following winter.
Save up on your heating bills by insulating windows. These two methods will make your place toasty and warm, as long as you do them properly.