Best Insulation Kits?
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Get something with a 3m adhesive. During the day, or night with a flashlight, from the inside, look for any light leaks around the edges Of your doors and windows. If you see any light, there’s a draft/leak.
My apartment up in Milwaukee had old ass wooden windows. Wind use to come right through that mf like a tornado. I feel ya painBest Insulation kits for a window?
Help a breh out. Tryna stay warm.
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Invest in some insulated thermal curtains and drapes....
Thermal Curtains: Amazon.com
Other than that, how old are the windows? Do you hear them rattling in the wind? How well is the area around the windows insulated/air-sealed?
Here's a little test to see how drafty your windows are: Get a stick of incense and light it. Hold it near the window and begin a slow circuit around the window frame. If you see the smoke from the incense blowing back at you, then your windows are not properly air-sealed. Although they may be well-insulated, that insulation is doing nothing since there is no pressure barrier to keep air from moving through it. Air movement = heat loss.
Replacing windows is NOT a wise investment since it takes, on-average, about 50 years for the energy savings to equal the cost of the windows.
Thermal Curtains: Amazon.com
Other than that, how old are the windows? Do you hear them rattling in the wind? How well is the area around the windows insulated/air-sealed?
Here's a little test to see how drafty your windows are: Get a stick of incense and light it. Hold it near the window and begin a slow circuit around the window frame. If you see the smoke from the incense blowing back at you, then your windows are not properly air-sealed. Although they may be well-insulated, that insulation is doing nothing since there is no pressure barrier to keep air from moving through it. Air movement = heat loss.
Replacing windows is NOT a wise investment since it takes, on-average, about 50 years for the energy savings to equal the cost of the windows.