Posted by - Joydeb September 2, 2009
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Real Estate and Home Decor
For those who paid money for an older home and have just been delivered safe and sound through a cold winter, you are lucky; many home owners buy older homes that have inadequate insulation, and wonder how to solve the problem without wrecking the interior or exterior decorating job. Well, there are several options available and some of them offer minimal intrusion to the decor.
Areas which let in the cold are, traditionally, doors, windows, ceilings, floors and walls. Ha! What else is there? Let's attack these in the order of least expense: It is fairly inexpensive to seal doors and windows using caulking or weather strip, but you should only consider this route if you feel that drafts is coming in this way. Coldness coming in is a different matter. If your windows are not double glazed, you will feel coldness coming through the pane of glass.
If you wish to hold off on permanent double glazing, there is a system that is inexpensive and easy to do and which will shrink your heating bills. Your local builders' yard or hardware store will probably carry special 'clings film' packs to double-glaze your windows; they are inexpensive and effective. They can be installed easily, by you, on the inside or outside. A big difference will be felt if you at least cover the north, west and east windows. The money in heating costs that you save by using them may pay for your new double glazed window units within three years.
