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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Sarah Handley

4 effective, inexpensive and non-permanent ways to insulate a draughty window, including the one I swear by all year round

Exterior of a sash window and front door of a period home, with climbing plants on the wall and a bench in front of the window.

Unless you live in a well-insulated home, wet and windy autumn weather can leave us feeling chilly and uncomfortable, and facing higher energy bills than necessary. You might also find yourself tackling condensation every morning in a bid to ward off damp and mould.

If your windows are feeling particularly draughty, that won't be helping matters, and any heat you are generating to keep yourself warm will be escaping straight through those gaps. So it's important to seal them up.

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