Buy some Reflectix foil bubble wrap off amazon and cut it to shape of your windows. We use this as curtains and insulation while camping in our truck. Would work great for you. And it’s cheap!!
Reflectix BP48010 48-Inch by 10-Feet Bubble Pack Insulation https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BPAULS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Mh1jAbC7BMJWF
Look up 3M's Frost King Plastic Window covers. In the old North end most of the houses have VERY old windows. If they are not modern dual pane and insulated they might as well be holes in the wall. This plastic shrink wrap seals drafts and creates the same insulation layer of air that is created by a modern double pane window. I was renting an apartment in an old farm house last winter and covering the 6 windows with this stuff cut my bill in half. Just need a heat gun, or decent blow dryer with a hot setting for installation. A little goo-be-gon gets rid of any residue when you remove them.
Edit: When they are properly installed there is no reduction to visibility through the windows either.
Edit2: One more piece of advise. Listen to your furnace (not sure what you heat with). Note how much time it spends running and how much time it spends idling. In a well insulated building a furnace should be idle more often than it runs.
I found these on amazon, but I know for sure lowe's sells them. The indoor ones should be easier to install, but the outdoor ones are not visible from inside.
Its a kit like this: https://www.amazon.com/3M-Indoor-Window-Insulator-5-Window/dp/B00002NCJI
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You attach it with the tape then use a hair dryer to shrink it.
First, Lower the humidity inside your house. That is 95% of your problem
Next, Take a hairdryer and melt the ice, mot up any water around the windows.
Finally, Install a window insulator kit https://www.amazon.com/3M-Indoor-Window-Insulator-5-Window/dp/B00002NCJI
I'm not OP but they are talking about this stuff. You can find it at pretty much any hardware store this time of year.
Definitely up to you. I didn't use one, or ever felt like I needed it, but I also had a dry year so less times packing a muddy tent (also stayed in shelters a lot). If you do decide to get one, consider a piece of polycro instead of the BA offering. Only weighs a few ounces, significantly cheaper, and will probably last you the whole hike if you're not too rough with it. Nothing wrong with the one Big Agnes sells though if you already have it!
This winter is fucked. And the insulation in this house is fucked.
Bought an indoor insulation kit for my bedroom windows as it has a cold breeze. I feel it's delaying me getting over this sore throat.
Hopefully I have the energy tomorrow to install it.
If it’s because the windows are super old a kit like this helps in the winter.
Frost King V73/9H Indoor Shrink Window Kit 42 62-Inch, Clear, 9-Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AXSVJ4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_H3ZMK0W8Y9D9303QPHQF
Oh yeah, it's a game changer. This one on amazon has a video that shows you how it works. Everyone and their mother uses this stuff in Western NY.
And the best place to buy them? Amazon under outdoor clear window sheeting such as
Duck Brand Indoor Extra Large Window/Patio Door Shrink Film Kit, 84” x 120”
for only $3 !!!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NHW2Z6/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_gCshDbC3DCPC2
You buy plastic sheeting and tape, or a window sealing kit (which is the same thing, but more money) and seal off the three panes for the winter, if you don’t mind not being able to open the sliding door for the season. Here is an example off Amazon: 3M 2141W-6 Indoor Kit, Insulation Film for Heat and Cold, 5.16 x 17.5, Covers Five 3 5 ft. Windows, Clear https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002NCJI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_K-g-FbBE4WQ96
You can buy enough Polycryo for two footprints on amazon. It’s just window treatment. It’s quite durable for the price, and easily replaced. Tyvek can eventually absorb some moisture (after a lot of use). Both are great options. I personally use Polycryo because it’s ULTRALIGHT AND ULTRA CHEAP. The footprint for my Sierra Designs High Route tarp weighs 11g for a 40”x90” piece (seriously, lol wut)
To get you by the next two winters, buy the window insulation kits:
https://www.amazon.com/3M-Indoor-Window-Insulator-5-Window/dp/B00002NCJI
They go on easily, are good for all winter, and you'd be surprised at how well they reduce drafts and cold air coming into your home.
Another shaped tarp is the slingfin splitwing. Its 8oz can also pair it with a 2oz beak for full coverage.
Most people use polycro (window wrap) for their ground sheet. Just lay it out and sleep ontop of it, no need to attach it. If you truly need a bathtub for protection then zpacks has that one and Yama has one. Not really sure of any others
Tyvek will work, as will polycro.
It's used in the US as a film to put over windows during winter to create an additional air gap and improve insulation over the house.
Six Moons Designs and Gossamer Gear will sell pre-cut footprints, or you can order some from Amazon and make your own.
It's very resistant to abrasions and punctures, but will tear easily if there are rough edges. I use mine in the Sierra (lots of rocks/granite) with my BA Copper Spur 2.
+1 to /u/Okbrewer 's comment. With a propane burner it's going to be really tough to add heat while you're mashing like that.
Without spending a whole ton of money. Wrap some of this around your brew kettle:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BPF22U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Add a little to the lid too. Keep the lid on during the mash.
Say you're mashing at 150F. Heat up to 158-160F ish. Stir the bejeezus out of your water to make sure the water is well mixed and there's no hot spots.
Mash in, stir stir stir to make sure you don't have dough balls and it's all mixed up thoroughly.
Check temp with a probe. Thermapens are great, but pretty expensive. You can get decent cheaper ones on amazon.
If you're a little high, next time heat your water to 156 or 157. If you dropped low, you know for next to heat to 162. You can add a tiny bit of heat, but I think with the kettle being insulated, it's best to just leave it be.
There are calculators that take the ambient temps, grain temps, and everything into consideration to hit that strike temp and mash temp.
Not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but Reflectix is pretty close. I've used it to keep my pot hot and make it easier to hold after cooking, it's decent, but not thermos level insulation.
https://www.amazon.com/Reflectix-BP48010-48-Inch-10-Feet-Insulation/dp/B000BPAULS
If you ever order groceries online (like from Amazon Fresh or Prime Now), you can get this stuff for free from the bags they put your groceries in
I think caulking around the windows is a good idea if it’s literally drafty in there.
Also, there are window insulation kits you can buy and easily install, that should help with both weather extremes. They’re like plastic wrap. Here is a kit on Amazon that does 5 windows for $15:
3M Indoor Window Insulator Kit, Window Insulation Film for Heat and Cold, 5.16 ft. x 17.5 ft., Covers Five 3 ft. by 5 ft. Windows https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002NCJI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_K6Q3DQCN9S74HNCWQDMX
And they also had a Duck brand one that does 10 windows for $7:
Duck Brand Indoor 10-Window Shrink Film Insulator Kit, 62-Inch x 420-Inch, 286216 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GKC2GW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_DYTEBTX6RGJXRA6MQ365
Of course, make sure to measure your windows before ordering, so you don’t get anything too small.
Blinds/curtains can help, too. Maybe a small space heater in the winter if you still have trouble.
Good luck!
This may better than bubble wrap but a bit harder to procure https://www.amazon.com.au/3M-Indoor-Window-Insulator-5-Window/dp/B00002NCJI esp if you dislike Beff Jezos
Friends from the us buy it at their Bunnings equivalent and fit on windows they won't open for the entire winter and peel off in spring.
It did a bit in my house when I tried in some of my windows with my friends offcuts. Worth a try
Here's an example of what I'm talking about. It's a plastic film with a super-thin layer of metal on it, so it acts like a mirror for heat but you can see through it. In the winter it reflects heat back into your house, in the summer it reflects the outside heat back out. Modern windows have this kind of layer built-in (called a "low-E coating"), but for old windows it can help a lot.
Also, it sounds like it won't work for the windows in question, but window insulation film can help a lot in situations where it works. It's basically a roll of heat-shrink film and double-sided tape, you cover the window sill or wall on the inside and use a hair dryer to tighten it up, it makes an airtight layer that prevents drafts or air from circulating around cold windows. It's a much cheaper alternative than Indow where it works.
For an apartment I would just go with a regular window insulation kit. You apply it with scissors and a hair dryer. amazon They go on sale around October.
As someone intimately aware with alcoholism and bipolar in parents and roommates - don't live with your mom.
Babies suck. Newborns shit at least a dozen times a day, only sleep for like 2-3 hours at a time at best, and cry because it's the only way they can communicate. It sucks. As a stay-at-home dad who raised two of them, I have a theory that all parents eventually abandon dealing with the poop smell, because we've grown so accustomed that we just don't smell it.
My solution to noise, for parents or anyone else in the house, is noise cancelling headphones and soft music. They start at about $30 on Amazon, and between noise-cancelling and listening to soft music through them, you will hardly hear the baby cry. Even regular headphones can do the trick, if they are the bulky around-the-ears type.
Alternatively, if you are looking to sleep and can't do that with headphones, you could look into soundproofing your room or building a box around the head of your bed. These are what you would use, although you'd definitely want to cover them with a cheap fabric of some kind as fiberglass is not fun to breathe or touch (Walmart is great for that, or you can use old towels/blankets). It's not a solution for everyone, but as someone who built an isolation room for sound recording I can say it works really well.
I know money is hard to come by at that age, and I know these solutions aren't perfect. I'm sorry babies suck.
I use this on 3 side of the glass tank to keep my axolotl water cool and my ackie tank hot. Also consider getting a 1/4 pvc board at home depot / hardware store. cut it to fit the top, drill air hole and add ceramic light fixtures.
Thanks for that. I used my decongestant spray from when I last had allergies/sinus infection in 2019 and was going to use my Nasex nasal spray, but I note it's expired since December 2020. I'll buy some more tomorrow and some nasal rinses.
I fear there's something in my new bedroom I'm allergic to, or maybe the cold draft through the walls (I've tried insulating the windows with an insulator kit to some success. I'm having all the symptoms last time (where I lived the place before last), and they went away when I moved. Either way, it's making me hypervigilant and paranoid.
Yeah, probably should have put it in my first post.
A weatherproofing film kit made to be used over windows might work. Something like this - https://www.amazon.com/Duck-Indoor-84-Inch-120-Inch-282450/dp/B000NHW2Z6/ref=zg_bs_495374_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CD4K071GXSESC5PCDPGF
The goal is to stop the draft by sealing around a leaky window, they are pretty inexpensive. So anything that accomplishes that will work. Blankets help but will still let air through.
The other important part is heating a small space, most space heaters are designed for a office or small bedroom.
Wrapping a bedroom and only heating that room will probably save $15 on utilities over trying to heat the living room.
Duck Brand Indoor 5-Window Shrink Film Insulator Kit, 62-Inch x 210-Inch, 286217.
Your window for action has likely passed as he fixed the issue. You can ask for prorated rent for that time, but he doesn't have to give it to you. You can sue him in small claims court but the fact that it's fixed is bad on your end. I'm not sure how much weight your window issue is so long as the heat is at the minimum temperature. I'd recommend plastic wrapping your windows. This is a very common thing for old houses.
If you withhold rent you'll likely be evicted after covid restrictions have been lifted (I said after, but sounds like you don't meet the covid impact requirements for not paying rent and are still responsible for paying everything in the end). You can break your lease at any time, however you'll be responsible for rent until the landlord finds another tenant. It's common for landlords to take a "marketing fee" out of your deposit if you go this route though. You can help find a new tenant for your landlord to cut down time you'd be responsible. Subletting may be another issue depending on your lease.
I agree with /u/DeadDillo. I'd suspect that 3 2'x4' panels would be insufficient. I've been following what you are doing, and I'll throw my two cents in here.
If you can do a little DIY, you would go far with a box of 6 OC703 fiberglass panels, in 2'x4'x2". Amazon has boxes of 6 for about 70 bucks. I would hop over to WalMart, JoAnne fabrics or similar and get several yards of fabric. I got great stuff from WalMart that was a tightly woven synthetic material. Wrap each panel in fabric and hang it from the wall with picture hangers. You could push an eyebolt through the insulation and secure it with a large washer and nut, or make a border out of 1x2 pine and screws (handsaw and screwdriver are all you need). You could mount picture frame wire from that. In this scenario you can hang it from the wall with nothing more than a picture hanger, which probably would be OK for a renter.
~~I'd be happy to show you pictures~~ Here is an album of the ones I built doing exactly this. They worked great, and you could make 6 for the price of 3 in your first link.
Managing reflections from behind you will be critical, but you'll also need to prevent your voice from reflecting off the wall in front of you (so that it doesn't secondarily reflect off the wall behind you or next to you).
Call Rocky's too. I suspect everything is going to be booked for a while now though, so you may just have to grin and bear it this winter.
If that's the case, spend a little money up front getting those window insulator kits for every window, and other things to seal up the house - drafts are the biggest cause for heat loss, and the easiest to mitigate.