In the deep autumn and winter it is through the windows that the bulk of the heat goes away. Warming the windows for the winter is very important, as it will help to save not only heat, but also money. Indeed, windows without cracks will not only be clean even in the most severe frost, they will help save the cost of heating the apartment.
How to insulate wooden windows?
The most often it is necessary to warm the wooden windows, to do it yourself with the help of everyone. People's savvy always comes to the rescue where they need to save money and quickly solve the problem. Here are the basic folk advice how you can warm wooden windows:
- you can warm the windows with the help of old newspapers. To do this, you need to tear the paper into small pieces and soak it in water. After a while, the paper will turn into gruel. With this mass, cover all the cracks. When the mixture dries, it will not let cold air into the apartment. In the spring, just open the windows and the paper mass itself will disappear. There is only one drawback: in the winter to open and ventilate the window you will not succeed, so that the vent window will have to remain unheated;
- possible to use general paraffin. Just warm it up and put it into the syringe. Walk a syringe through all the cracks;
- the simplest and most popular method is to glue the window. How can I insulate the window with paper strips? Simply apply glue to the window slits and paper, then immediately glue it on the windows. As practice shows, this is the easiest and fastest way. As an adhesive, you can use plain raw milk. The paper does not turn yellow with time and easily leaves when opening the windows in the spring;
- To simplify the insulation of wooden windows with your own hands, you can use several tricks. Quickly, everything can be glued using scotch tape. It does not need to mess around with glue, the tape is transparent and will not spoil the look of the window. It is most reliable to glue the windows with rubber tape.
Swedish windows insulation
Its name derives from the use of material produced in Sweden. You can not heat the windows using this technique yourself. For this, it is necessary not only the heater itself, but also special equipment. Specialists adjust the sash, change the old fittings for a new one, sometimes they replace glass. Next, all the seams between the frame and the glass are insulated and a heater is installed. In the process, you need to remove the leaf and make a special groove, there will eventually install a heater. To do this, you need equipment that only the company representatives have. Will serve as a heater for up to 10 years. The cost will depend on the size of the window and the resources expended.
How to insulate plastic windows?
Most often, thermal insulation requires cheap and substandard plastic windows. Prepare for the winter should be in the warm season. Loss of airtightness of the window can be for several reasons, which determines the method of fixing the problem.
After installing the window, the wall can shrink. This will provoke the appearance of a gap between the flaps. Eliminate this problem simply. It is enough to properly adjust the hardware.
If the window is often opened, the elastic band can hang over time. Between the valves there will be cracks, which you can not immediately notice with your eye. It's enough just to replace the rubber band.
If the slopes are not installed correctly, a gap will appear between them and the window. In this case, you have to remove the slopes and install them again.
It happens that it is also necessary to insulate the windows from the outside. This happens if crevices are formed between the windowsill and the window.