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Anyone know any DIY ways of insulating windows against the cold? I really don't want something too complicated or expensive-- if someone can confirm that sealing them with duct tape will work that'd be enough. My apartment is very old and the problem is the gaps between the actual windows and the frame, and I figure I can seal that with something temporarily. Otherwise the bathroom gets too cold and at some point I'm going to freeze to death on the toilet and that's really not how I want to go.

You can try foil on the windows and duck tape? I find heavy drapes or blankets used as drapes helps block a lot of cold drafts.

HAH! I thought this said, "window insulting tips."

But, my dad always says to use cardboard strips + duct tape for a cheap easy fix!

haha, I could always drill them like a sergeant and see if they step up their game!

Would the cardboard have to be covered with the tape as well, or is it just the cardboard held to the window with only the ends taped?

Tape just holding it. Though use the tape to also cover any gaps in the cardboard. I am suggesting card board (as opposed to tin foil) because it transfers less cold and is thicker.

You know those old pillows that are all flat? Tape those to the windows, and it'll get several degrees warmer inside. My grandpa told me he did that in his ice fishing huts.

There's this plastic sheeting that you can buy that's specifically for this. It's relatively inexpensive (like $8 and it does around 10 windows I think) and easy to use, all you need is a hairdryer. It works amazingly well and if put on correctly you can barely even see it's there. Comes in small boxes at any hardware store around here. I got mine at Home Depot. And it seriously seals all the drafts.

Duct tape will work for a half assed job if you've got nothing else, but it'll leave a mess on the frame when you try to peel it off in the spring.

If you happen to have any styrofoam lying around it makes excellent insulation.

Seconding this right here! My family has very drafty windows, and the plastic sheeting is about the only thing that kept our pipes from freezing some winters. Easy, affordable, and effective--what more do people want? (Answer: non-drafty windows in the first place.)

I read about the plastic, but I don't have the hairdryer. I could borrow one, though, so I'll see if I can find them.

There's another type that include plastic tracks you stick to the surrounding walls, that doesn't need a hair dryer. It's a bit more expensive, but both the tracks and the sheeting, if you're careful, are reusable.

+ This! I use this method and it works.

Duct tape will probably peel off the paint or finish and leave a residue if you use that. Try to find the plastic film mentioned abovd. If you need to use tape for something on the window, find a low-tack tape, like painter's tape.

Skip the duct tape, pack the gaps tightly with any kind of DIY/around-the-house insulating*, then use thick masking tape instead - far easier to clean up in Spring than duct-tape.

* = cotton balls, newspaper, sytrofoam, cut up some ratty old clothing or towels into pieces to pack in, cardboard, that box/bag of receipts you keep planning on recording properly but never get around to, etc. Really, anything that's dry but malleable to fit into the cracks and gaps.

Seconding DIY insulation, strips of ratty old rags and towels are great.

Painter's tape and plastic sheets/saran wrap.

I recently saw one using bubble wrap. You just mist your window with water, and smooth the pre-cut shapes of bubble wrap onto the glass. It seems to work really well, and is cheap. The person writing about it said they'd used the same wrap for six or seven years and it was still fine. Another person said they put on two layers, which worked well, too.

If you have gapes in the frame, though, i'd duct tape or staple a layer of plastic sheeting either over or under the wrap, covering the gap. Just mind you don't pull the paint off your window frames when you take it down!

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