Help with a Draughty Single Glazed Window

graceyyxx

Hi,

We live in a flat above a shop with a door downstairs which leads straight onto the street. The door has a single glazed window above it and it really does let a draft through and cools down the flat a lot.

Does anybody have any tips for stopping the cold coming in? The cheaper the better.

Thanks :beer:

snowleopard61

There's a type of clingfilm you can buy and fit using a hairdryer (search on Amazon; something like 'window insulation film'). I tried it, rather half-heartedly, last winter. It's not very expensive but is supplied in one massive sheet and I found it very difficult to cut to fit and made a pig's ear of it, so it wasn't very effective but that may be just me!

Some people swear by bubble wrap, which I'm considering, though it's obviously a bit unsightly!

McKneff

Wilkinsons sell this cellophane stuff too, cant see any problem with using bubblewrap to be honest.

Could you scour the charity shops for a heavy door curtain too, this would keep some cold air out as well.

Chris25

the cellophane stuff worked for us - we only needed it for one winter & it was great. You really need to use it on a window that you won't be opening though.

If you can't afford a door curtain, a cheap fleece, throw or piece of material hung sideways might work - anything to prevent the loss of heat....and money!

snowleopard61

Wilkinsons sell this cellophane stuff too

Thanks for that - I've been thinking perhaps I should give it a go again, and will be near a Wilkinson's tomorrow, which I hardly ever am. I may get some.

snowleopard61

cant see any problem with using bubblewrap to be honest.

Looking again at the OP's post, for what she needs it for, I think it would look fine too. I would be using it on ground floor windows and it would be visible to passers-by as well as pretty grim from the inside too. It would work well in a bathroom though - except ours is already very damp so sealing it off completely is a non-starter.

zippychick

As this has dropped down OS, i've moved it to In my home for you

Zip

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