Comments on: Winterizing Home–Part 1: Closing off unused rooms http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/ Experience wonder each new day Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:51:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: antoinette http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-7264 antoinette Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:08:55 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-7264 You could also get a <a href="http://www.forlifeproducts.com/coco-mats.php" rel="nofollow"> coco mat</a> to stop tracking snow in your home. I got one last winter You could also get a coco mat to stop tracking snow in your home. I got one last winter

]]> By: Sunny Daydreame http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-3664 Sunny Daydreame Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:48:08 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-3664 Right after I wrote this article, We bought and move into a 97 year old house. I followed these tips and a few others (using expanding foam to fill in gaps, thermal insulated windows, closing off rooms we didn't use, space heaters and only heating the rooms we were using). I can't imagine what our heating bill would have been if I hadn't used these tips. It was $495/month as it was. This summer we are going to be putting in insulation in the walls and floors as well as updating the windows. Right after I wrote this article, We bought and move into a 97 year old house. I followed these tips and a few others (using expanding foam to fill in gaps, thermal insulated windows, closing off rooms we didn’t use, space heaters and only heating the rooms we were using). I can’t imagine what our heating bill would have been if I hadn’t used these tips. It was $495/month as it was. This summer we are going to be putting in insulation in the walls and floors as well as updating the windows.

]]> By: Scrap Box http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-3471 Scrap Box Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:33:08 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-3471 very useful tips to be followed at every winter and keep home warm and air tied. very useful tips to be followed at every winter and keep home warm and air tied.

]]> By: Sunny Daydreame http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-2606 Sunny Daydreame Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:53:29 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-2606 Sylvia--I added thermal lined curtains (picked up for $5.00 at the thrift store). Windows, even tight ones, are a huge problem for heat loss. As the sun goes down, I can always feel a cold chill coming in through the window panes. Otherwise you could make a draft stopper google Door Draft stopper to see what I'm talking about. Sylvia–I added thermal lined curtains (picked up for $5.00 at the thrift store). Windows, even tight ones, are a huge problem for heat loss. As the sun goes down, I can always feel a cold chill coming in through the window panes. Otherwise you could make a draft stopper google Door Draft stopper to see what I’m talking about.

]]> By: Sylvia http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-2603 Sylvia Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:18:24 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-2603 What do you do with windows that leak air constantly???? What do you do with windows that leak air constantly????

]]> By: Emily http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-2602 Emily Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:13:57 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-2602 Around me, you can buy sheets of thin, plastic-backed magnets that seal the vents shut. Even easier than tape! Look for them at the hardware store near the weatherstripping and window-sealing plastic displays that pop up in the fall. Around me, you can buy sheets of thin, plastic-backed magnets that seal the vents shut. Even easier than tape! Look for them at the hardware store near the weatherstripping and window-sealing plastic displays that pop up in the fall.

]]> By: Green Your Heating — Unused Rooms | The Green Blog http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-2601 Green Your Heating — Unused Rooms | The Green Blog Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:29:54 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-2601 [...] the room with your thermostat is getting heat, but instead of sending warmth to the four corners, keep vents and doors closed in rarely used rooms. that reduces the amount of work your heating system needs to do to reach your [...] [...] the room with your thermostat is getting heat, but instead of sending warmth to the four corners, keep vents and doors closed in rarely used rooms. that reduces the amount of work your heating system needs to do to reach your [...]

]]> By: Sunny Daydreame http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-2357 Sunny Daydreame Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:18:38 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-2357 Jen, Sometimes the best solutions are so amazingly simple. We actually learned this trick at our last apartment. It was a house that had been split into a duplex, but the heating system had not been completely sealed separate. The upstairs renters were smokers so even though we didn't get their heat, we did get their stale cigarette smoke coming through the vents (blech!). We sealed off the vents and the one door that used to connect the two apartments. It made a world of difference! With the one room we sealed off in this house, if I need to work in there a while, I just open the door and let it warm up a bit rather than un-taping the vent for a few hours. Jen, Sometimes the best solutions are so amazingly simple. We actually learned this trick at our last apartment. It was a house that had been split into a duplex, but the heating system had not been completely sealed separate. The upstairs renters were smokers so even though we didn’t get their heat, we did get their stale cigarette smoke coming through the vents (blech!). We sealed off the vents and the one door that used to connect the two apartments. It made a world of difference!

With the one room we sealed off in this house, if I need to work in there a while, I just open the door and let it warm up a bit rather than un-taping the vent for a few hours.

]]> By: Jen http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Jen Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:38:52 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-2331 Wow, I never thought of tape, duh! I have an old farmhouse that has lots of rooms. I don't use 2 of them at all...one is a guest room that is used maybe 3 times a year. The vents in these rooms are really hard to close completely. I'll have my DH take care of this immediately. Thanks for the simple solutions to a NOT so difficult problem. :) Wow, I never thought of tape, duh! I have an old farmhouse that has lots of rooms. I don’t use 2 of them at all…one is a guest room that is used maybe 3 times a year. The vents in these rooms are really hard to close completely. I’ll have my DH take care of this immediately. Thanks for the simple solutions to a NOT so difficult problem. :)

]]> By: Cindy http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/blog/frugal-living/winterizing-home-part-1-closing-off-unused-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-2299 Cindy Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:50:14 +0000 http://dandelionsanddaydreams.com/?p=979#comment-2299 Hi Sunny! seems like it's been a while since I've been by here. Hope all is well with you and your family! Hi Sunny! seems like it’s been a while since I’ve been by here. Hope all is well with you and your family!

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