Each year I say I'm going to get my house more energy efficient for winter, but I end up procrastinating and do nothing. Then when I open my heating bills I want to cry. This year I am going to make my house more efficient so I can stop dreading the heating bill. I have a 55 year old house that comes with the original windows and doors which can get drafty. I did take down my doors to re-stain them, and filled in all the tiny hairline cracks. We had a nice cold front but I couldn't feel any wind coming through like usual. Here is what I'm doing this weekend.
1) I am hanging thermal lined curtains in my living room. I eventually want them in the bedrooms we sleep in.
2) Installing door sweeps for all three doors.
3) Installing foam weather stripping for the windows. I also will caulk around the outside window casings and door frames.
4) I made a door draft guard for all three doors. We only use one of them on a regular basis. I will only put it in front of the door at night.
I spent under $200 for everything including the curtains. That was my biggest expense since I needed 8 panels for my living room. I didn't want to use caulk on the window sills since we live in a warmer climate. Our winters aren't very harsh so there are days I want to be able to open the windows to let in any nice air. That's another reason why we didn't want to put plastic wrap on the windows. I should be able to save at least 20% off my heating bill just doing these simple steps.
There are lots of ways to winterize your house. I don't have to wrap or insulate pipes since we don't get hard freezes and most of the time it's only a day or two at a time. I don't have a furnace or boiler so I don't need to clean it out or make sure it's in good working condition. I have a forced air natural gas heater so it's minimal maintenance. Our attic is already well insulated, and we don't have basements in Louisiana. You need to consider your winterizing needs which will depend on how cold your area gets. There is a lot of great information on the internet. I hope I gave you a few tips to consider so you don't cry when you open your heating bills this winter.
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We have very old, drafty windows that we simply can't afford to replace right now. I'm planning on plastic wrapping them and then hanging thermal curtains soon but dread the cost- those curtains aren't cheap and sadly, even though we've lived in our house for two years, we still don't even have curtain rods.
I use ceramic heating elements for my beardies- no light, but nice radiant heat.
I never even heard of the wrap. I do have dual pane windows, but thermal curtains would probably be a good idea. Thanks!
To be honest i never botherd much about these things but i guess I should start bothering about all this stuff, I really got to understand it's not only going to help me it's going to help my loved ones too, got to do it for them, thanks.
Nicole
We have thermal curtains in our room, doesn't help much though, since it feels like the walls need to be insulated better... :(
I don't really care for it. After my wife moved in with our kid I started to plan in a better way. Gas heater will reduce our bills and most importantly..my place was insulated in a better way.
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I really got to understand it's not only going to help me it's going to help my loved ones too, got to do it for them, thanks.
I should start bothering about all this stuff, I really got to understand it's not only going to help me it's going to help my loved ones too, got to do it for them, thanks.
I really got to understand it's not only going to help me it's going to help my loved
We had a nice cold front but I couldn't feel any wind coming through like usual. Here is what I'm doing this weekend.
I'm planning on plastic wrapping them and then hanging thermal curtains soon but dread the cost- those curtains aren't cheap.
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Thermal curtains would probably be a good idea. Thanks
I really got to understand it's not only going to help me it's going to help my loved ones too, got to do it for them, thanks.
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I really got to understand it's not only going to help me it's going to help my loved ones too, got to do it for them, thanks.
If the wind is strong, it penetrates your clothes and removes the insulating layer of warm air around you. Your movement also creates wind chill because it increases air movement past your body. If the temperature dips below zero or the wind chill is below minus 20, hit the treadmill instead.
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