December 07, 2005
DIY Interior Storm Windows
Does your home have drafty windows? Are you looking for a way to keep the winter chill at bay without breaking the bank, or damaging your historic windows? Our friend John Leeke at HistoricHomeWorks.com has posted step-by-step do-it-yourself instructions for building your very interior storm windows. Easy to make, and at a materials cost of less than $10 per window, these storm windows are an effective, inexpensive, non-invasive way to improve your home's energy efficiency. They are resuable, too!
For John's illustrated instructions on how to make homemade interior storm windows, visit the Forums at HistoricHomeWorks.com. John is an excellent resource for other home repair/restoration questions as well, so be sure to stop by.
Air Panels
Have you heard about the clear film you tape over your windows to keep the cold winter drafts out? You can get kits down at the hardware store with everything you need.
Here at my house I tried out a couple of the shrink wrap film kits, but didn't like ripping them out and throwing them away at the end of the heating season. At ten bucks per window per year it looked more like a way for the manufactures to fill their corporate coffers than a way for me to save on energy costs. Plus the tape damaged the finish on the window casings. I resolved to make a simple air panel system that would reused the plastic film, that any handy DIY person could make, that would last for years, not damage the window in any way (good for the museum houses), would cost less than $10 in materials, take less than an hour to make, and take less than a minute to remove and install each season.
http://historichomeworks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=193
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