Every fall we put plastic on the outside of our windows to provide added insulation during the winter. The plastice we use is said to be clear but isnt. It always ends up that we cant see out the windows all winter. It really sucks. Does anyone know of an insulating plastic that is trully clear and will allow us to actually see out the windows?
3M has the real clear kind that you use on the inside of the house. As long as your storm windows are on you only need the inside insulation.
you really need to replace the windows with thermal windows and forget the plastic, it's good to be able to open a window on a nice day and get some air in the house
I've never heard of plastic used on the outside of windows, put it on the inside and you will be able to see.
You can use indoor plastic kits. They contain sheets of plastic film, which looks like cling-film, but is slightly thicker. The kit also comes with double-sided tape, and you use this to tape the wooden framing (around the window pane). You then cut out the plastic to fit the size of your window frame and fix it to the tape. Finally, you blow a hair dryer on the plastic, which shrinks it so that it is very tight.
i always use plastic window kits by duck inc...the company that used to be manco...i first started using it because my bil works there, but it worked so well, i kept it every year. also, the longer and smoother you blow dry it, the clearer it gets.
