How To Insulate Windows With Plastic For Winter
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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Melissa Skinner from www.greatdayimp... explains how to insulate a window with plastic for the winter. She'll walk you through the process and provide some tips for you to consider along the way. If you have any questions or feedback please leave a comment below.
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I would like to know if it’s at all possible to do this where you can seal the window behind the venetian blind.
i know this comment is old but in case anyone else was wondering about this - i think the purpose is to create an airspace. it's a physics thing (like the energy-efficient windows that have an airspace between two panes of glass).
I don't know why there so many people trying to disrespect this video there's people out there that don't have any idea on how to do this this was a very good in formal video and give you step-by-step instructions on how to properly insulate a window with plastic here's a simple idea if you don't like the f****** video don't watch the f****** thing but you don't need to sit here posting absurd and childish remarks grow the f*** up I think this video was great there was nothing wrong with the audio it was nothing wrong with the video I think it was two thumbs up and it was very informal thank you for this video
agreed it helped me I have had no experience with doing this.
They forgot a step and important one on how to apply the air from the dryer so FAIL
Marci Lynn No, they didn't. She said start from the corner, and don't put the hair dryer too close to the plastic. You shrink the plastic to the window. If this is too hard for you to follow, consider hiring a handyman or handywoman to do it for you.
it is good to run your hair dryer over the tape before you peel it so that it sticks better on the wall
Just tried doing this, it's rage enducing.
Well I’m doing it today so rage is prevalent I suppose
I'm loving this!! If you want to see out during the winter just leave blinds up and buy those black out shades/curtains to go over the plastic to open and close!! Thanks Melissa!!
Thank you for this video. It is perfect for a beginner like me.
Great video; I just moved to cold weather and needed to watch how to do this. I would have taken all the tape cover off and had a big mess if I hadn't watched this video! Thank you...
Very clear and comprehensive. Thank you for providing such great instructions
I wished I would've watched this video before installing this clear cover...revealing only small parts of the two-sided tape will make it much easier when applying the plastic. Thanks!
YES - A very important step, particularly if just a single person is doing this. For some reason, the manufacturers don't bother to tell you this on the instructions they provide you.
For all those complaining about why the Blinds were left up...Did you ever think of Light??? The whole purpose of the wrap is to prevent drafts, therefor the blinds being down has no argument for providing extra heat. #EngineeringForDummies
It was a good video but what everyone is complaining about has nothing to do with the blinds providing heat. It has to do with security and the fact that you cannot control your blinds. If you leave them open and let in sunlight you run the risk of exposing everything in your house to potential theft. #commonsense
that's great. now how do you get your window blinds up and down and open and closed?
Leave them open to see out of and put up black out curtains so you can open and close! I want to see out of my windows :)
Ada Bowers thick curtains will insulate it even further
Very clear and concise! Thanks!
4:05 "making it exceptionally taut," not "taunt."
As a SAG-AFTRA union actor I'll give her a 9.5 . The instructions are without a doubt 10+
Thanks. :-)
Tomorrow I'll start my job with more confidence and knowledge.
The blinds under the film certainly don't help when you want to adjust sunlight but more importantly privacy - that window looks right into the neighbors window - all of my windows are blinded for privacy reasons and really like them down when I am dressing and bathing.
Have you heard of curtains?
Can everyone FORGET about the blinds !!!??!!
Great vid for preventing draughty windows ….. with or without the blinds! 😅
great job for this video.. thank you for sharing its very helpful..
if you have plastic bags from grocery stores that could be used. or old towels and shirts.
Can you still use the venetian blinds?
4:07 exceptionally taunt?!?! Hahahahaha 🎉❤😂
Does this kind of insulation only stops air drafts or does it also help prevent the heat loss from the glass as well?
Heat loss and cold drafts both result from the inner surface of the window being cold in the winter (or the reverse in the summer) and both are significantly reduced by this type of insulation. The added thin film layer adds two convective* barriers to the path of heat transfer from the window to your room. The glass itself has two convective barriers, one on each side and the film adds two more. The spacing between the glass and film is typically larger than optimum, but still helps considerably to reduce heat transfer through the window.
[* Heat is transferred by three mechanism: conduction, convection and thermal radiation. Depending on the infrared transmission properties of the particular film plastic film used, it might also somewhat reduce radiation heat transfer.]
@@chuck2dstars85 I'm amazed at myself for not seeking out more information on this topic since the moment i made this comment. Thanks alot, your answer does confirm my suspicions
Good video but quick question Btw it turned out great .but can you direct me to pt 2 about the blind I left open
Thanks!
The cold is CUTTING right through the plastic, I've done this last year and and this year, and still freeze. My room gets to 58 degrees F. :'(
when you heat the plastics with the hair dryer is it supposed to go all the way back? does it go on top of blinds or behind?
I think that they left the blinds up on purpose and after they completed the window film, it appears that they were going to hang another set of blinds above the moulding. You can see the brackets for the new set of blinds already installed above the moulding of the window. Why 2 sets of blinds? I know the set above the molding will come down when you take the film off, but it just seems awkward to have 2 sets of blinds for a window
Have you heard of curtains?
Was your hair dryer on cool setting or hot setting?
I guess these people want their blinds up all winter too???
Really wish I'd gone with some kind of tape other than that cheap double-sided garbage. Neither side has enough adhesion to prove useful, though just enough to cause extreme annoyance during installation.
Where can I find exterior instructions?
Good ideas...thanks
Thanks for the #DIY tips!
How is that fool going to get the blinds down now? LOL
Damian thick curtains will insulate even further
why did he cover the blinds?
Because its not the plastic itself that insulates the window its the air gap between the window and the plastic, the bigger the gap the more effective it is.
so how to open/close the blinds??
Good installing instructions. HOWEVER, you left out a huge huge portion -- your window blinds. Unless you like your room constantly dark or bright, constant sunshine, how do you apply the window kit leaving blind turning rod and raise/lowering string? Please give us some additional instructions on how to use the window kits while being able to work the blinds.
+Jackie Hulbert Actually, I did work in openings for blind rod and string, but I did such a lousy job, a professional "How To" instructions would be really helpful!!!
🤔 So now you can’t adjust blinds ? Unless they’re electric/remote controlled. Maybe it would work on inner frame closer to window like behind the blinds..?
Have you heard of curtains?
When you take the plastic off in the summer, does the tape leave a mark on the frames?
More than! Peels the paint off.
Ty m8 4 the dank vid.
Ummmm......so yeah. These instructions aren't any more help than the ones provided with virtually every brand kit. Now, here's a thought: They left the blinds up (and not even evenly spaced at that!) and the cord for raising and lowering them is inside the plastic. So now you're stuck with them in that position until you remove the plastic. I have blinds on every window in our home. There are ways to put on plastic AND have the blinds accessible for raising and lowering. Now that would have been a good tutorial. Blinds up for winter sun to warm is a good thing...but then maybe not such a good thing for privacy ;-)
"Hi, my name is Melissa and I obviously read off cue cards"
Not a very healthy idea , condensation build up between the plastic and the window will cause mold plus the condensation has nowhere to go and inhaling stale air in sealed up heated rooms is not pleasant, even on cold days open at least one window for about a half hour. Buy an expanding curtain rail that expands about a 12 inches on either side of the width of the window if you have that space, install close to the ceiling, giving enough room for end fittings. Buy heavy floor length lined drapes and a set of curtain liners that fit the drapes, hook the curtain liners to the drapes and hang the drapes now you have access to the blinds, I prefer white net curtains as the window is then fully dressed. You can use the same method on front and back doors using one floor length drape keeping it open during the day and closing it at night. Obviously every room will not have floor length options in such cases drapes sitting on the sill or slightly below it will suffice.
oh my LORD..all of these videos are a joke..i live in a 125 year old Victorian home with over 30 original windows..and theyre monsters.over five feet tall..single pane glass with the weights..heres what I did four years ago...I went online and bought a couple rolls of 6mm clear poly.and rolls of both white and black Velcro.measured my frames.cut the poly.stuck the felt part of the Velcro on the plastic..stuck the loop part on the frames and installed the plastic on the frames..nice and tight..reusable every year..i labeled each piece so I know what window it goes on..and the Velcro does stay on the frames and its not an eyesore..thats why I got both white and black.as soon as I seal them..you notice the difference right away..its an amazing way to seal them and THE ONLY WAY after caulking of course...
your idea sounds better. I am going to try that
Missy Rabbit you should...but we are already into the winter type weather by me...so my stuffs been up for over a month already..it really helps and I don't care that I cant see clearly out the windows...I tried uploading a video on it but it didn't work..and t be honest..i don't wanna now...do you understand how to do it?..the materials aren't found at your local big box store...I went online for the materials a few years ago..large rolls of Velcro and large rolls of 6mm clear(close to clear) poly plastic...ya gotta be real careful when taking the plastic off or I like to keep a window half covered sometimes..the Velcro sometimes likes to come off the plastics corner...it is what it is..i know how to be careful though since its my creation..
So you put one side of velcro around/on the window frame, then lay plastic sheets on them, then you fasten the plastic down with more velcro? I don't understand what you mean by 'stick the loop part'. I live in a real cute little apt. but the windows are big and old, as is your house. Not only that I've got a nice 2nd story porch but the door leading out to it is a beast to try and winterize!
Beth Heinecamp loop is the harder part of the two pieces..the felt part is the fuzzy part..i use a blow dryer and warm the frame up and adhere the one part of the Velcro..and I do the same for the plastic part also..the heat makes the gummy adhesive stick better...but I use thick plastic..not the cheap film ya get in a kit that melts when ya blow dry it.. if ya give me an email address ill send ya pictures..maybe ill do a video real quick....its starting to cool off so..but im moving in three weeks so all my work is wasted now..but it worked really well...of course with the shutters closed as well...I had thirty five foot tall by three foot wide windows..it was a lot of work but it was worth it...
Hi, I'd love to see some pics of your 6mm plastic window insulation project :)
So thin plastic sheeting is a thermal insulator? It would prevent drafts but I don't see how this insulates a room in anyway.
The pocket of air between the plastic and the glass is the insulator.
Doesn't work, sadly.
@@MrRik2 so you understand that radiant cold is much less than blowing cold air, right?
Will this stop condensation also
Bad condensation
cut the handles and sides and connect the handles.
then watch the rest of the video.
My single apartment window is roughly 150 inches wide and roughly 60 inches tall. Any suggestions on how many kits I would have to buy? Your response will be greatly appreciated. And oh yeah I'm a man so I definitely don't have a hair dryer with which to smooth out the plastic films wrinkles.
Your house has to breathe because YOU have to breathe. Rather outside air is cold or hot, you still need fresh air. Don't go making your home an air-tight coffin just to save on gas and electricity.
Clint R sure. you open your windows when it's no warmer than minus 20C outside for 3months straight.
***** Ahh, I get it. That counters the build up of carbon monoxide the other 9 months of the year. Got ya.
You obviously don't live in a home that's 120 years old. It breathes plenty 😆
Now he gone let the blinds down
Learn about it on Stodoys website.
Hmm maybe te best way is to board windows outside like in zombie apocalypse movies...
the other guys how-to video disable his comments...he left 2-3" or gap between the corners of his tape installation LOL
the music intro was way too lound
lw216316 that's why there is a volume control
perhaps say it this way -
the music was unbalanced -
with it being too loud at the beginning
if you come here with your volume set
at normal
you get a blast in the ear
by the time you react to lower the volume -
then you have to adjust the volume back up
again.
not the way to get people to like your video
and watch more or come back
Maybe she should have memorized a script instead of read from a board. You can see her reading, she barely looks at the camera.
Try some new solutions from Avasva solutions.
You people can't read? It's for winter your not going to use the blinds in the winter and you probably take it down in the summer its not a permanent thing duh
"You're not going to use the blinds in the winter". Can you explain this again? I am hoping you became wiser after two years! :)
Doesn't work. I have a North facing window on an older house. Even after cleaning the frame with alcohol and letting it dry, the force of the air coming through the leaks pulls the tape right off. Your video shows a newer window, which shouldn't leak. You're just another commercial pretending to be helpful content.
Im supposed to take advice from her as she walks around w her collars not properly buttoned down? Pass.
Lol