draughty windows. brrrrr.

[FairyTaleinNewYork]

all my windows ket cold air in, so even with the heating on the place is so draughty. its a council place with double glazing, but its so cold. there is a weird air vent thing as well on the ceiling in the hallway, if you switch it on, it blows cold air in during the winter and boiling hot air in the summer. but even with it switched off it does let draughts in. i need to call the council in, but i have a feeling it wont be a prioity, so what can i do about the windows in the meantime?

How thick are your curtains? a good lining fabric and tucking them into the radiator helps on a night like this!

not very, kids curtains are thick. i have blinds in most rooms as dd1 has asthma, and there are easier to keep dust free. if i could i'd have heavy duty curtains.

i remember back in the 80's we had light a clear plastic sheet covering some of the inside windows.

We live in a draughty old cottage with original sash windows that we don't want to replace. We put up the plastic sheeting in the winter which helps a bit. Wicks do it.

If you have double glazing doors like ours if you ift the handle up..which sort of double locks the door that will keep a lot of draughts out. For tonight put some blankets over the blinds, sort of hook them over the top just to keep some of the heat in?

thank you. does it come with special tape to seal it?

You could do with some of this stuff

I've had a look at eBay in the uk and can't see it but somewhere like B&Q may stock it!

No, there's no tape, you seal it to the window frame with a hairdryer. The tighter you can get it the better, so it's best to have someone help you.

We actually tried to do that with cling film and a hair dryer when we were at university. You could see the cling film blowing in the draught.

Draught excluders help as well, or even a rolled up towel stops the draught under the doors...