Any other "winterizing" tip & tricks for home?

[lozina]

I agree. Until this gets ahold of it.

Sadly, plastic lasts MAYBE a day in our house.

Is that a pic of a real cat? Looks fake for some reason

 

[Vdubchaos]

Whole lot of effort and money/products to save 5-10 bucks a month.

What's next? Do NOT open the front door cause some heat will escape.

And don't you DARE open the fridge!!!



When you say winterize, to me that means prepare your house for the winter. As in, shut off water valves on the outside so that they don't freeze and drain the remaining water. Check the shingles on the roof. Clean out the gutters and make sure they drain properly. Blow out water from Sprinkle system. Put away anything that will deteriorate in extreme weather.....etc etc.


Put some film over the windows is equivalent to modern day "put plastic on your sofa".

 

[K1052]

Whole lot of effort and money/products to save 5-10 bucks a month.

Not everyone rents a basement apartment with no windows.

 

[z1ggy]

Whole lot of effort and money/products to save 5-10 bucks a month.

What's next? Do NOT open the front door cause some heat will escape.

And don't you DARE open the fridge!!!



When you say winterize, to me that means prepare your house for the winter. As in, shut off water valves on the outside so that they don't freeze and drain the remaining water. Check the shingles on the roof. Clean out the gutters and make sure they drain properly. Blow out water from Sprinkle system. Put away anything that will deteriorate in extreme weather.....etc etc.


Put some film over the windows is equivalent to modern day "put plastic on your sofa".

Idk about 5-10 bucks a month. If I could do things to make my oil use just 10% more efficient, that saves me 10% of my tank, which is about 30gal, which could be about $90-100 bucks over the course of the winter. That's maybe just 20-30 bucks a month, but..it adds up long term, especially with insulation which is a one time cost.

Anyway, you're right I do need to drain the water in my outside hosing and make sure all that is taken care of. Last yr that pipe froze and I couldn't wash my car til April. haha

 

[surfsatwerk]

Put some film over the windows is equivalent to modern day "put plastic on your sofa".

I get fucking ice on my windows from Nov. to March if I don't put up plastic. If you're willing to buy me new windows please let me know.

 

[Ruptga]

Hang tapestries on the exterior walls, stop shaving (everywhere), and drink only vodka. That's how the ruskies do it.

Exactly, like this guy here. Who wouldn't want to be him?

 

[BurnItDwn]

Take out screens and put in storm windows?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Take out screens and put in storm windows?

Storm windows are a piss poor insulator. The screens are about as effective, you're better off using plastic film on the inside.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Storm windows are a piss poor insulator. The screens are about as effective, you're better off using plastic film on the inside.

If your windows are not 100 years old, they help to create an air pocket between the 2 windows, which helps to insulate, provided the seal is semi decent and its not too drafty...


Of course I live in IL where we don't really have a "real" winter since it rarely goes below about -15F

 

[Lonyo]

Wear more layers of clothes.

 

[rockyct]

Winter, what is this "winter" that you speak of?

 

[highland145]

Checked your duct work for leaks?

 

[mizzou]

I just put in a whole bunch of new storm windows and sealed cracks....one of the windows I could literally feel ice cold wind hitting my hand. Not drafty cold air...wind.

I'm still going to be raped this month on gas...but hopefully it won't hurt so bad

this stuff is the shit

 

[mrjminer]

My apartment has an in-wall air conditioner. I just used a black trash back and duct taped the shit around it. Not the greatest, but it works OK.

 

[Nograts]

Daisy chain an extension cord from your neighbors house to yours (bury it under the snow) and run like 6 space heaters off of it.

 

[Puppies04]

And don't you DARE open the fridge!!!

Because opening the fridge makes your house colder.....

 

[balloonshark]

My apartment has an in-wall air conditioner. I just used a black trash back and duct taped the shit around it. Not the greatest, but it works OK.

I'm in the same situation. The bad thing is mine is right above the toilet and it's like sitting on a sheet of ice.

I normally do the garbage bag thing. Last year I caulked around the window and unit and it helped a lot. I also pulled out the diffuser and put a walmart bag behind it and reinstalled the diffuser. The bag stopped a lot of the wind. Before doing that the garbage bag would "breathe" in and out and loosen. I also have a cover that fits over the entire unit inside. Sorta like this one.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Don't know if it's been mentioned but adding humidity with a humidifier helps to protect anything wood in the house, your skin and can affect the overall temperature in the house.