Cheapest place for curtains to insulate my doors?

barrymoney

Hello money-savers,

I am thinking I really must get curtains to insulate my front and back doors before winter (the doors lead directly into rooms, v draughty). Any ideas where the cheapest places might be? Plain white is fine, nothing fancy. I've checked Argos, prices ok but not bargains exactly. I think the drop length needs to be a long 200cm-ish. Similarly for poles, they seem so overpriced. Primark? Homebase? I thought of using simple curtain wire, but maybe that will look awful, or not be strong enough(?) -- that stuff is really cheap

thanks in advance, b

looby-loo_2

Try charity shops or car boot

barrymoney

looby-loo wrote: »

Try charity shops or car boot

I will certainly try charity shops, though I don't have high hopes for my local ones... It is always worth a try, thats for sure.

PasturesNew

Charity shops, small ads in the local paper, private postcard adverts on the supermarket wall.

Or, chat to neighbours with identical houses to yours ... say what you're after, see if they offer "Oh .. I've got some in a cupboard. Meant to take them to the charity shop ... never got round to it .. you can have them if you want... "

sethsgran

Don't make the mistake of getting lightweight curtains, choose some that have some weight to them. You need something quite thick to give you the best insulation. We put our track on the door and the curtains were hung so that they were slightly higher than the door. You will need to use track or poles as the wire will be too flimsy. Having said that a pole will set the curtain further away from the door and this may prove draughty. You could check out Ikea or how about getting mum/aunt/sister/friend to sew some. Your local market will have a good choice of curtain fabric and lining at a good price. Also check out the market for ready made curtains remember you will only need 1 pair if they are wide i.e. 1 curtain per door. Allow width to gather-up to give even more insulation. You could look for a pair that are over 1.2m wide to give plenty of fulness. Hope this isn't too confusing.

Ellidee

Do you have a TJ Hughes anywhere near ? They are the first shop I try when I'm looking for curtains .

pennypuppy

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barrymoney

Thanks for all replies.

Sethsgran: for most of your points, I too am thinking along those lines. They do indeed need to be large to be effective.

I had not thought of markets, its another option.
I don't have a TJHughes here, I think. No Ikea really near, but just looked on their site, they do have some good stuff (def very cheap poles, 2-3 quid).

y9jcbcrb

Near where i live is a discounted department store called Boundary Mills, if you have one near you i would reccomend it.

Curtains are often on sale there for a little as £10.00 for heavy weight montgomery and dorma lined pairs. I recently got some lovely curtains to cover the archway to my conservatory to stop the draft for £20 and they are huge! A real bargain

barrymoney

y9jcbcrb wrote: »

Near where i live is a discounted department store called Boundary Mills, if you have one near you i would reccomend it.

hey, had a look at their website, it looks like an amazing shop! I am down south, and they don't have any of their stores at all down here, what a shame. If I were closer I'd be there in a shot.
Havent been out to shops yet. Checking ebay too.

Ellidee

Just had another thought - Dunelm Mill. I think they have stores all over. Might be worth a look. HTH