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Wait - you don't even have dual-pane glass? That's like leaving a door ajar all day. You can fake a second pane by putting plastic film over the window frame
by chiph 6y ago
Wait - you don't even have dual-pane glass? That's like leaving a door ajar all day.
You can fake a second pane by putting plastic film over the window frame and taping it securely around the edges so there's no leakage, capturing the air between it and the glass. This will act as an insulating layer. Air leakage = heat transfer.
But you're better off replacing the windows with dual-pane units that have low-e coatings. Maybe the government or your utility has a program to help cover the replacement cost.
- Baeocystin 6y agoYup. Currently have the plastic film deployed on about half my windows. It's obviously not true double-pane, but it makes a real difference. Well worth the $. For folks who don't know, once you've applied the plastic film, you shrink it with a hairdryer until it is smooth. If you take your time, it doesn't look bad at all, and is optically clear.
- gdubs 6y ago3M makes a variety of films for solar reduction and safety; they’re pretty great. Only available through certified installers but we had them done to protect our historic single pane windows, and while we were at it we had some UV film put on our large west-facing windows.