How to Winterize your windows

We noticed our windows in this house were a little

bit breezy, and our heat was set at 69 degrees...but the rooms still seemed cooler

than they should have been.

Nervous about getting an outrageous bill this month, Shaun called the energy company and asked what the previou owners most expensive energy bill was

last year.....

$250 for one month!

WHAT?

So we got proactive and bought some weatherization stuff to help 

prevent a bill this big from happening with us!

This is a SUPER CHEAP way to cut cost on your heating bill:

Apply that plastic window covering to all your drafty windows!

You can buy window insulation kits from a hardware store. 

Kits will have a plastic shrink film that is put on  the indoor window frame with double-stick tape, 

then to fit it perfectly to the window you heat it with a hair dryer to shrink the film and remove any wrinkles.  

Pros: Cheap and effective, (SAVES MONEY!)

 Cons: Gives windows a cloudy, shrink-wrapped look

...it may not look that great, but to save a few bucks it's worth it to me.

 Step 1:

Put the tape around the windows, making sure there are no gaps between tape pieces.

 

Step 2:

Cut the plastic to the size of your windows (easiest done, while they are laying on the floor), and than 

carefully place on the already-placed tape.  Do this slowly making sure to get

the plastic as flat against the tape as possible.

Step 3:

The easiest part of this process...blow dry the plastic.  This will shrink the plastic to a snug fit over the windows.  But do not get the blow dryer too close to the plastic...it will burn a hole....we

learned this from experience.

If that does happen, you can just put a little duct tape over the hole!

Good luck, and Yes this has helped us keep the heat down a bit!