Practical people, help me: I have given in to DH and we're going to have to have secondary glazing of some cheap and temporary sort.

[WilfSell]

So, what have you done?

The shrinky hairdryer plasticy stuff?

Or pieces of perspex on a frame?

Or something 'proper' done by a firm?

Or some other brilliant idea altogether?

We have metal framed windows that we can't afford to replace. And it is minus 4 here tonight already. We must do something this weekend otherwise we'll just keep heating the outside...

Your very practical suggestions/products/brands/companies please. And costs if you can remember.

Thanks.

Someone must have just done this? I know I asked before but I've forgotten...

My mum used teh shrink wrap hairdryer stuff which was great, but it has to come off in the summer, so gets costly.
It's called Filmglaze as we looked at it and then sodded it and got new windows.
Found this though which is all types of 'stuff' you can get.
Veyr dull reading though!

Oooo - minus 4

Just had word with DP (builder) and apparently all secondary glazing will really do is stop the draughts.

He reckons the cheapest/temporary/most effective way is to get the sticky foam draught excluder stuff(so you can still open the window)and that will cut the drafts and then.....(drum roll)....thick, lined curtains!

Oh no - you've probably already done that!! Sorry - not much use then. Apart from to say, I inherited temp glazing in old flat - it was cr*p

Yeh, dont spend too much money on anything temporary as it is crapola, I agree. Better to save up for proper double glazing which I used to hate but since having it I have come to love!

At Uni I used to do that clingfilm with hairdryer stuff and it is quite effective at stopping the drafts. Easy to do and cheap as chips (back then!) That and a bit of foam draft excluder and thick curtains as jean says should stop the worst drafts till spring.

go back to husband and say NO!

Agree with wombleprincess, they all crapola.

Surely in this credit crunch double glazing companies will be falling over themselves to get your business.

Have you actually had someone out to quote you for double glazing. Go for a local company rather than the national brands who advertise on tv.

We have in the past used shrinky hairdryer plasticy stuff in a rented house, it was an arse to get off plus the one we used meant you couldn't open the window as it was on the frame.

Thick curtains and blinds are best option IMO.

I woudl try interlined blinds and then interlined curtains (if you havent already).
You can get thermal interlining which is like a blanket, this woudl help loads, espif you combine it with the foam draught excluder things.