How to Insulate Windows and Save Money on Heating Costs!
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- čas přidán 21. 10. 2019
- In this video I show you how to install A Frost King insulation kit. I have done this for the past couple of years every winter in my house and truly believe I save a bunch of money on heating costs. As soon as I install this plastic insulation on my windows the room feels so much warmer. I hope this video and insulation kit helps you save some money this winter!
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Thanks for watching!
I have been doing basically the same thing with shower curtains and painters tape. It is super cheap, and the tape comes off easily in the spring!
I came looking for a comment like this. I just bought shower curtain lining from dollar tree and forgot I have painters tape. Thanks!
Same
Thank you sooo very much for the very valuable information. God bless you! 💗♥️💖🤗😇💐👃
Does this keep room warm?My room is very cool may be because of aluminum windows. Let me know if this works best for you.
@@Taniadlakha it works well for me, I live in South Texas. My house is good, but the old windows have lost their insulation. This keeps the drafts from around the windows from getting through when the wind blows hard. Hope it helps!! (My windows are also aluminum)
If you make a frame out of 2 x 2 wood and then stretch the plastic both front and back you can make it so that it fits tightly inside your window and creates a double vapor barrier. If you use clear plastic you can still get light through the window. You can take it out anytime you want and put it back without any problem. I’ve been doing this for years in Utah and I have never once turned on the heater since I moved here in 1989
That’s amazing🎉
I need a video of this!
Video please 🤗
Hi I would also enjoy a video
Video please 😭
I can vouch that this works well on saving energy and keeping the house warming. My late husband did this to our attic "door" in the ceiling going down to the basement. It sure helped from that cold air coming down. Now my windows are old, so I should do this, but I would probably be to hot. lol Thanks for a great tutorial on how this is done. Such a great help for so many.
Thanks Brenda!
For anyone wondering how to not spend two hours trying to peel the backing off the tape, fold the end of the tape onto itself and pull it off of itself. It will make life soooi much easier
LOL i feel that struggle!!
I plan on putting the doubled sided tape on. First remove the top section of doubled sided tape. Put the plastic on and secure it in place. Then move to the left side. Remove top section of tape and secure the left side of the plastic. Then do the same on the right side. Lastly, remove the tape on the bottom and secure the bottom of the plastic. That way it won't stick to any area that you are not working with.
Pure Genius! I went on Amazon before the video was order and got mine. I like how it keeps visibility out of the window. Plus, not as expensive as I Thought!
Just repaired/covered a hole in a small window that has bothered me for 5 years or more. Peeled off the clear boxing tape that I tried to patch up with, followed your directions, and have a window that does not look bad. At least far better than a patch work of old tape that gathered dust and dirt. Plus it will keep the warm air in, cold air out. If only I knew about this Years ago ! Thank You !!
Wow! Excellent job! Demonstrated every detail like a pro! Thxs for sharing..😊
I have a HUGE bay window I have to do this to for the winter. I would and always wanted a settee there to sit and enjoy the view of my pond while I have my coffee. To bad you aren't close!! Lol. I'd LOVE that! Thanks for another great video! 😊🤗
Thanks Peggy! Good luck with that window. I hope this helps!
Having a heating emergency and this will help me thank you ❤🛠
This video is great and all the comments too. As someone with big ol' windows, its good to know I'm not alone with this problem. Something I've done is to use blinds, not shades, and heavy blackout drapes on a rod outside the wall trim. Then you can open and close as needed. My biggest trouble now is my neighbors use of old wood stove that comes right in and makes my bedroom smell like a campfire
Superb , timely and cost effective.thanks
This was a great video! Super helpful! Thank you 😊
Thanks for this video, you have helped me make sense of this.
This is so cool! A lot better than having to put the thick plastic up on the outside of your windows. When we first moved to Georgia thirty-three years ago, that's what we had to do in this house we were renting. Pain in the butt, lol!
Wow. That seams like a lot of work! Thanks for checking out the video!!
@@TheFixerHomeRepair it was, but thankfully it was only once a year before it began getting cold. It was a house from the 1940's. 😁
Good for the summer to keep room cooler
Super helpful man, Appreciate it!
Excellent job.
Thank you! That was super helpful. God bless!
Mr. Fixer, I want to thank for showing. I've always wanted to know how and your illustration is a God sent. Thank you again.
That means the world to me! Thanks for watching!
AWESOME!
THANK YOU!!
What a great idea!
I appreciate your good ideas
He always has the best ideas doesn't he? 😁
Thanks Melinda!!
I have old wooden windows with exterior removable screens. I just do this tape/plastic/hair dryer option to the screen and insert it as usual. It works great. Then I don't have to clean off the ugly double sided tape off later and I have full use of the window shade.
If you have small double windows with an entire frame around each side, you can use kits with small pieces of foil and cover each window seperately (left and right? These kits already come with double sided tape. I'm just hoping that the tape comes back off easily (Tesa). Previous tenants had left me a nice surprise of very sticky thick glue from insulation tape or what not, left on the windows, and I needed some very strong wax benzine to get it off the window without damaging the paint.
Nice Dude! I like that Picture window it looks like it makes it easier. All of mine have sills and it’s kind of a pain at the bottom.
Yeah the sill windows are a bit more tricky but still an easy job! Thanks for checking it out!!
You can use bubble wrap against the glass no DBL side tape
thanks very helpful I appreciate you.
thanks for sharing dude
Thank you! Clean Job.
Thanks for checking out the video!
How is it with taking it off in the spring? Will it damage the frames? And the water collection (condensation) over winter, any tips of what to put by the window before taping it off?
Thank you!
Thanks
Thank you for making this video.Good to know that it isn't such a big job.
Thanks for watching Laura!
How do you take the tape off in the spring? Does the tape come off easily? Or does it leave a sticky residue?
It comes right off. I never have a problem with residue. But if that were an issue you could use rubbing alcohol on a paper towel to clean the area or lemon essential oil.
Tea tree oil works great removing glue and sticky residue
Thank you ✌️
Thank you
Thank you so much for the tip…with 17 windows to cover I guess I’ll just put drywall on all of them and conceal them hem lol
Thnxs a lot!
I use old sheets etc to keep sun out in summer. Since even with uv coated newer windows and wrap around deck and blinds the sheet still makes a big difference. I pin it to the top and sides of the trim so theres no wall holes and it has a really stable base and keeps out the light and heat much better usually i dont worry about pinning the bottom but you can of course.
Same principle just for the reverse effect. I tend to do it on only the worst windows or the sides that face the afternoon sun so its not like living in a cave and i can still open those windows for light and fresh cooler night air.
Ive seen bubble wrap used but anything plastic or rubber or anything of that general group melts in the heat here even the heavy duty hard plastic so cardboard is easier to do on shed windows or the smaller ones you can usually get free cardboard boxes from stores and things that their produce or stock comes in and if you cut it correctly it sits inside the window so you dont need any tape or anything and its quick to remove and you can compost it in the garden when youre done using it the bigger windows are the hardest so i only have sheets on them unless they are really bad then i might splurge on a black out sheet like they used in the wars that are basically a tar acryllic paint like substance treated on sheets and taped to the window. I like that all of those are quiet inexpensive or free and are reusable for years and when you arent using them on windows can be used as other things.
Great idea Emma! Thanks for sharing. I hope you enjoyed the video!
Great tip & just in time for winter! 👍 Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
I bouth on amazon thank u so much
Great video! Does it bother you that you won’t be able to open the blind or is it an electric/remote blind? I don’t have the wood framing around my windows so I’ll have to attach mine to my window framing. I hope it sticks well. For some weird reason I just have a decorative wood frame at the bottom of my windows. But my house was built very weird lol. Thanks for the tutorial! Very helpful!
Hopefully sealing of windows will help me at my house. House has no working heat landlord is determined the base board heat works but they don't produce heat when turned on. Our heaters we bought help but we can't run too many heaters down stairs because 3 of the rooms on one breaker. We choose to keep the bedroom warm, But our kitchen living Room bathroom and hallway are ice cold. I don't think it helps that some of the windows are broken from previous tenants. Can't wait for summer.
Thanks for the tutorial!
Time to move
Great. I just moved to the country because I can’t afford the ciry mortgage etc anymore and not go insane. Got a nice old house. But the charming old sash windows are exactly like you said - they don’t fully seal. Im gonna try it thank you. Already it’s freezing and its not even full winter
Enjoy the country!
Question: I'm in an apartment and need to use the kit, but there are mini-blinds installed already. Can I put the double-sided tape directly on the vinyl window frame inside the wood trim? Will it stick well to the vinyl? Thank you!
All these insulation hacks seem to be done on houses with super thin walls. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do this effectively on my windows but I'll give it a shot.
Thanks for the video. If we tight seal all the windows and doors mold will grow . Right? The how can we stop mold?
Im definitely going to try this with cling wrap and packing tape because Im cheap and lazy lol
I just use bubble wrap behind the shade. Tape it to the glass with good ole scotch tape. Cheap and easy.
Nice demo! Those curtains that close to ebb heater looks concerning ...
Hi if i use reflectix insulation ( like the silver thing used in windshield cars) would it have better insulation? Im not concerned of no sunlight passing through. As i have old appartment and thus windows are non insulated, it gets -25 here in montreal
The best way I've done that is from the bottom going up not up going down because that's why you're having the problem of the bag plastic I mean sticking to the corners you start from the bottom you can slowly work it way upwards
after the winter season, how easily does the double-sided tape remove from the window sill? Does it remove any of the paint? Nice video, thanks.
Can you use saran wrap that you would buy at a grocery store and buy your own double face tape?
When placing the plastic sheeting against the window frame, wouldn't it stick less if you started at the bottom and worked your way up?
Thanks for putting the work in for people great job 👍
I am curious if this holds up to a dog nose on a sliding glass door? He doesn't scratch at the window or anything like that just looks out and gets his nose againt the glass a.bit
Would it be better to put it on the outside of the sliding door which leads to a covered deck?
Thanks for your help.
Okay, so I tried the 1x2 wood frame and I could never get a a straight piece of wood from the hardware store! I found a better alternative and used a screen frame kit, cut it to the inside dimensions of the window, minus the corner connectors then used caulk to adhere the metal screen frame to the existing window frame, and used screen spline to hold the plastic in the spline channel on the screen frame. This makes a complete seal around the window and can be removed very easily by re moving the spline. The white screen frame also blends into the window and looks as if it is part of the window.
Can you joint two parts of plastic together for big windows? And still manage to seal/shrink effectively
But the shade is down now for the entire winter. What if you put the plastic up first. Then put the shade back on, so your free to raise it, and let some sun in. Which also saves on heating
If it’s 20 degrees out and sunny, believe me that sun is not helping
@pete she meant let sun in, meaning light I guess
He was just giving the example. His window has dual panes so it was insulated. As he mentioned. This is better for windows that aren’t insulated or are thinner.
would this cause condensation to build up onto the film, or build up elsewhere in the holes? aka walls and ceilings
this would be great
I wish I could just have somebody do it for me
Can i keep blinds open and do this ? My plants need light. Also if the window has some wall gaps, will it be ok or do i have to address that first? TIA
I live in an apt and the building is very old so the frames are not flat. What do you suggest?
So you don’t apply inside the window frame you apply around the whole window frame… I do like letting the sun come in when it’s winter so do I have to apply it directly over the whole frame to get better results??
How do you put that on under blinds or shades on inside mounts?
My whole wall in my apartment is a window and I hate it. Does it keep the heat out also ??
I'd love to do this, but afraid the tape would peel off the paint in the spring when I remove it.
i imagine this works in reverse, say in the Caribbean to keep the AC inside insulated from the hot weather outside
how about getting the tape off of the frame once spring hits? how much of a nightmare is that?
Will this work in the summer with the ac?
My windows are quite large 40x 70ish. do they make the plastic large enough for that?
When you go to take this off in the summer - does it take all the paint off the windows ????
I just wish there was a way to do this and still be able to access the window somehow. My window is on the sunny side, so during the day it’s really hot & I need to open it for breeze and during the night it’s really cold and the breeze is really strong. Ugh
Is window damaged by tape when wanting to remove it in Spring?
Thank you.
I guess these are really questions to Mr. Fixer: Does the paint come off with the tape? Can this system be used year-round? In the NW, quite a problem with mold/mildew/condensation; would this enhance, decrease, or not affect? Reusable? Thank you for your practical, orderly presentations. Please suggest if there is a temp range to apply and then what about removal?
Hey there! I should have said in the video you should be careful removing the tape. Here is a tip... use a blow dryer to heat the tape up before you remove it. Will make it easier to remove and you will be less likely to tear the paint off with the tape. As far as using it year round, I don't see why not and I don't think it would affect mildew or condensation in a window as long as it gets sunlight and heat. That is just a guess really, never tried it. I live in the north east part of the US so about a week or two before I think I will need to turn the heat on is when I install this and when I have had the heat off for about a week at the end of the winter I will remove it. Hope this answered your questions. I really appreciate the comment and you checking out my videos!!!
Re condensation, simple trick: take a newspaper page, roll it lengthwise and place it up against the bottom of the window pane.. Wrap the window in plastic per the video, but make sure the paper is touching the window pane. Any condensation will roll down onto the paper, not your wood frames, and the paper will dry out at the next warm sunshine, ready for condensation again. This will soak up most if not all condensation, thus help prevent mold on the wood frame itself.
@@mfb6310 thank you!!!
Now how do you remove in the spring?
So the dryer is just to smooth the wrinkles? Not really necessary then?
Do you leave this up until the summer? I have older wooden windows in a 1950s house and I’m trying to find a way to get them better insulated with less drafts. The previous owner did install double pane windows, but kept the wooden and badly fitting window frames themselves and looking for some solutions until I can afford to change them all out.
You could leave this up all the time if you wanted. I just use it in the winter when I have to. It really does make a difference though! Hope the video helps. Thanks for watching!
thanks for the idea but I am concerned about the fact that the room is not gonna properly ventilated
Will there be an issue with moisture producing mold on my windows if I do this? I imagine moisture will be trapped inside of that plastic.
What about when you takeoff !?, is it tape easily taken off?,
I do this every year and yes the table is easy to remove and doesn’t leave sticky stuff. It’s engineered for this.
My house is 104 years old. Can this still be done, if so, can I use regular plastic wrap??? I already have double-sided tape. Our heat source is natural gas, i don't wanna run up my bill. but, it's awfully cold and drafty!!! been having to put the heater on 70 -72, this winter, cause of a deep freeze that came. Can I do this with windows that old??? I'm eventually gonna hafta replace these windows, cause we cannot even open them, due to no screens when it's nice out. At least when I had my trailer, we had windows with screens. I plan on getting screens for this house, cause I love to leave the windows open and blast my music. That being said, also can i do this to my attic??? there is a small hole in the wood in the attic, but i'll address that asap, as well. It's just a tiny hole. Any suggestions is grately appreciated, I'm a new home buyer...:) So far, I've done all of the flooring, ripping up carpet, etc. by myself, I need to do more to get this house back to all it's glory!!! Thanks!!!
what about condensation? I have been considering doing this to our windows but am worried about condensation.
I just checked some products and one claims that it lessens condensation. Question is, where does it go.
What made you decide to leave the shade down? Also, can any of it be reused once you remove it in the spring? I'm always looking for ways to have less of an impact on the planet.
Hey Sharon, it will probably be pretty difficult to reuse because of how it gets stretched but I suppose you could try to leave some slack and see what happens when you go to reuse it. To answer why I decided to leave the shade down... neighbors. haha 😂 Thanks for watching as always!!
Guess I will not be looking out my window all winter 😏
I wonder if it would help rolling the film on a pool noodle to avoid sticking accidentally to where you don’t want it
What does it being tight and crystal clear do?
Makes a tighter seal to keep out the draft
Will this also help keep the house cool?
Yes
My window is recessed and doesn't have a frame and to seal it I would have to put it directly on the wall around it, is there a better method you'd suggest?
Hey Kaitlyn! You can put it on the wall but after the winter when you go to remove it, be careful. I would use the blow dryer to heat up the tape before you peel it. Then peel it nice and slow so you don’t peel the paint off with the tape. Hope this helps. Thanks for checking out the video!
Video's like this are the real mvp that help our wallet ánd the climate. Why doesn't the government ever do this? Hmm. Well i'm off to the diy shop. Another tip: instead of turning the heater on, make a hot water bottle
Where can I buy that kit in Australia? Anyone
I have a question: How do you use the blind?
In my case you can’t. If you have blinds that are set up in front of the trim then you can install the plastic behind it and still use it.
Hi there,
Can you actually do this from the outside to keep the cold out? I’ve got big door and window handles so it wound be easier for me to do it on the outside of the windows.
Also, I’ve hit 2 kittens who would most likely climb and rip it if it were in the inside! 😂
Would this work for the summer?
I need something like that, but with the access to the window, as I am freezing.
where can I get this kit?
Hey! There should be a link in the description over to Amazon! Thanks for watching!
But don’t u need open air flow when u need it?
How do you open up the shade
If you have shades that are inside mount, you would have to make the decision beforehand to whether or not you would want them open or closed during the time you had the insulation kit installed.