Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Expected Cost Savings with Window Insulation Kits
From: Bert Hyman 
Date: 02 Dec 2007 19:45:03 GMT
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In news:41d3537e-5cc1-445e-8f62-4635caa8e4c2@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com
Lainiw  wrote: 

> I think the 3M kits run about $25 / window.  If you have 20 or 30
> windows on your house, this really adds up, and then there's the time
> factor.  

I've seen the outdoor variety (62"x126") for under $10 on sale at local
hardware stores. 

But you're quite right about how that adds up if you have a lot of
windows, plus the time and effort to get the stuff up and then take it
down. 

> I'm also not a huge fan of putting that double sided tape on my
> wood trim.

We use the outdoor variety to avoid that.

Even though we have double-glazed, argon-filled windows with "low e"
glass throughout, my wife insists that we also put up the plastic every
fall. 

So, we do.

-- 
Bert Hyman	St. Paul, MN	bert@iphouse.com