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Has anyone fitted temporary acrylic secondary glazing on top of existing double-glazed upvc windows?
Just price some up (on http://www.theplasticpeople.co.uk) and looking at about £80 for a sheet for back room room window, £100 for front. Just wondering it's worth bothering.
I'm not there most of the time and my lodger is a bit reluctant to stick on a big jumper!
My house never feels warm downstairs even when the central heating is on all evening.
House is a 2-bed Victorian mid-terrace with large windows, through lounge and cheap double glazing, radiators under windows as nowhere else for them to go.
Depending on the window sizes, those prices don't really mean anything.
An old Victorian terrace is likely to have other insulation problems in the walls, floors and roof.
Draught proofing would be one place to look.
Have a look through the Energy Saving trust for some ideas.
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You'd get a better return by spnding the lolly on a few rolls of glass wool for the attic. Big retailers like Wickes are usually doing deals at this time of year and £80 ought to be more than enough for a terrace.
I've been vaguely wondering about this 2ndary glazing plastic film stuff myself.
The house has pretty good loft insulation (although I have more to install), and we have done a pretty good job of draft-proofing. The house also had cavity wall insulation installed pretty recently.
However, the windows on the front of the property are old/cheap DG units, and you can literally feel the cold air around/near them. I'm convinced they're contributing a lot to the rooms failing to retain as much heat as they could.
I'm not sure if this is normal or because they are old/cheap (?)
Thanks for the comments.
I'm sure it would be a good idea to insulate under the floor but this is too big a diy job for one person. I am aware the loft the could will more but the previous owners fitted a raised floor tongue and groove flooring over raised joists and I cannot get access to fit any loft insulation without cutting out the floor.
I'm looking at the easy options first, i.e. the external walls in both rooms downstairs are mostly window so trying to figure out if I can cut out some heat loss with having having to go the the expense of fitting new ones.