11-21-2010, 10:07 AM
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Offered up a bag of cans for a custom user title
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Westside
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Drafty Windows
One of my windows is very drafty, in this weather you cannot sit near it comfortably. The window is the sliding type that opens horizontally. I am thinking of one of those shrink wrap style plastic solutions. Has anyone used that system before? Can you see through the window once it is applied?
Is there a better way to fix this (besides purchasing a new window)?
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11-21-2010, 10:09 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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You didn't, circumsise your window, did you?
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11-21-2010, 10:09 AM
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aka Spike
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: The Darkest Corners of My Mind
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We used it last year and it seemed to work. You can see through the plastic, but it's not the clearest
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11-21-2010, 10:13 AM
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Offered up a bag of cans for a custom user title
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Westside
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I think I will try installing the plastic today, this window is starting to freeze us out of our living room.
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11-21-2010, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Nage Waza
I think I will try installing the plastic today, this window is starting to freeze us out of our living room.
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The plastic should help some, but if that's the case I'd get the window looked at when you can. It should never be that bad.
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11-21-2010, 10:22 AM
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Franchise Player
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Cooling off a room completely? Thats almost Darryl Sutter level of bad drafting
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11-21-2010, 10:23 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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if you are going out to buy the shrink plastic, take a look for a roll of clear insulation tape. Tape over the cracks then add the shrink plasitic to the window frame to get a better insulating space
canadian tire has it
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11-21-2010, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ducay
Cooling off a room completely? Thats almost Darryl Sutter level of bad drafting
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No. More like this lame attempt at a joke. brrrrr
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11-21-2010, 01:33 PM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nage Waza
One of my windows is very drafty, in this weather you cannot sit near it comfortably. The window is the sliding type that opens horizontally. I am thinking of one of those shrink wrap style plastic solutions. Has anyone used that system before? Can you see through the window once it is applied?
Is there a better way to fix this (besides purchasing a new window)?
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If you're planning to give your garbageman a New Years 'bonus' of empties again this year, for the time being you could use them to construct an internal insulating wall. 
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11-21-2010, 01:39 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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One word of warning with these shrink film insulation kits. We had one of these covering a window that faced east that got a lot of sun. On a cold and sunny day the film trapped enough heat that the inside pane shattered due to the temperature differential.
So basically to save 50 cents in heating I spent $500 on a replacement. Awesome.
I'll only do this again if the window is a sieve, with noticeable air movement.
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11-21-2010, 01:58 PM
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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Before I replaced all my windows this year, I had plastic on them for the past 10 years, had no problems at all, and it really made a difference.
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11-21-2010, 03:29 PM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ricosuave
Before I replaced all my windows this year, I had plastic on them for the past 10 years, had no problems at all, and it really made a difference.
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Who did your windows for you? What kind of window did you end up buying?
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11-21-2010, 03:53 PM
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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^ Western Windows - went with triple glaze casement.
Price was right in line with others (originally was going to go with All Weather, but their BBB and internet reviews scared me off). Noise has been drastically reduced and I believe the furnace doesnt kick on as much.
We'll see what this winter brings with regards to the heating bill, but, Im glad I went with Western.
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11-21-2010, 09:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ricosuave
^ Western Windows - went with triple glaze casement.
Price was right in line with others (originally was going to go with All Weather, but their BBB and internet reviews scared me off). Noise has been drastically reduced and I believe the furnace doesnt kick on as much.
We'll see what this winter brings with regards to the heating bill, but, Im glad I went with Western.
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Price? Thanks. I have to look at replacing my 30 year-old windows...
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