Drafty windows waste energy and make rooms uncomfortable.
Find drafts
- Feel for cold air around the frame on a windy day
- Hold a lit incense stick near edges and watch the smoke
- Look for daylight around closed sashes
Fix them
- Caulk gaps between the frame and the wall
- Add weatherstripping to moving parts
- Use removable rope caulk or window insulation film for winter
- Lock sashes; it pulls them tighter
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