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3 Easy Ways To Stop Heat Loss From Your Home Save Money Stay Warm Amazon Link amzn.to/2DhPUpL Winterizing Tips To Save Money Are you looking for inexpensive yet effective ways to stop heat loss from your home? Stay warm and spend less heating your home with easy tips tricks hacks to winterize and weatherize, keep heat inside. These are 3 of my favorite tips on how I keep my home warmer in winter and save lots of money. These are inexpensive yet save you a lot on your heating bill. Try these tips to stay warm this winter.
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@AMcDub0708 4 года назад

I love that you actually DID these things on camera instead of just talking about it. Now I feel empowered to be able to do this on my own and not feel overwhelmed 😊

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Thanks. Yes, you can do it.

@cherylT321 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for your bubble wrap suggestion. My bathroom has always been cold even with the radiator on. Since I bubble wrapped my window, my bathroom is actually staying warm! Thanks again!

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

So nice to hear this idea works well for you.

@chantaltherien1682 4 года назад

Bubblewrap with water spray bottle, I'm sold!

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Yes, simple, and effective. Stay warm!

@SSsmith24 4 года назад

Me too and I have rolls of it!

@RMalai 5 лет назад

WOW! I never knew this. my electric bill was a shock since this morning. I am going to try both over this weekend. my goodness.. how much money have been wasted on the leaks! Thank you very much for the inexpensive tips!

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Best of luck sealing your cold weather leaks.

@brenda180 7 лет назад

The bubble wrap also works down south. Use the wrap with the large bubbles. It blocks about 95% of the heat during the summer. It can get in the high 90's with the heat factor of over 100*. I will get the door and outlet shields. Thanks!

@AlaskaGranny 7 лет назад

Nice to know it works down south. Thanks for helping to educate us.

@vlisdero 6 лет назад

Does it atick to the window panes with just water? Ive got a greenhouse that impossible to stay in in the summer!

@MikeJones-yf2xx 6 лет назад

B OH I wrap the lines with it on my outside boiler.

@pwalms65 4 года назад

@@vlisdero Yes, it should stick wonce the water dries. Make sure the windows are clean before you try to apply the bubblewrap. The air pockets in the bubbles is what allows the bubblewrap to be an insulator. If you have direct sun light hitting the windows, it wont work as well but you will still reap some benefits.

@trinahorton8839 4 года назад

Oh wow gotta try that this summer!

@sydneyandrews1203 5 лет назад

I live in a rented condo with lots of heat & cooling loss. I bubble wrapped every window, including the sliding glass doors, covered all the switches & outlets & got the door blocker. I use double sided sticky tape as well to keep everything in place. Such a difference!

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Fantastic! I am glad this worked for you. Thanks for taking the time to share how you made it work best for you.

@kmaassociates7999 4 года назад

School of hard knocks note: When attaching anything with tape, glue, ect. be absolutely certain the surface is clean, then wipe it with alcohol and make sure it's dry.

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Great tips, thanks.

@marklittler784 3 года назад

Providing you've got any alcohol left looooooool

@1caramarie 5 лет назад

I started using bubble wrap in my walk out basement door last year and it helped a lot. I use the same type of tape as the one used to winterize windows. When cold season ended, I just labeled where each piece belonged so I could reuse them. The basement also has two wall that are made of clear glass bricks to allow a lot of light in. I attached the bubble wraps to those and taped wide ribbon on top so instead of removing them I just roll them up by hand and tie them with the ribbon, to keep them out of the way for the warm season (7 cold months and 5 warm, if lucky, were I live.) I need to replace my front door which is 100 years old and hand carved because it lets a lot of air in, so I use wrap there today, If someone doesn't like my "door decoration" too bad because it made a huge difference with just 1/2 hour of work. I will replace it once I pay off the house in less than 2 year, now all extra money goes to the mortgage, the door can wait two more winters. My next project is cover the small basement bathroom's two walls that are next to the ground to keep the cold cement from cooling off the rest of that area. But for that I'm using the bubble wrap that come covered with Mylar film. $59 plus tax, plus adhesive is all that it cost to cover both walls. I'm so glad I found out about that use for bubble wrap.

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing your creative ideas for bubble wrap, and the clever use of it as a roll up shade. Perhaps you can find some weather stripping to go around your door. Getting a good seal around the edges would help you keep cold out. I used Styrofoam panels with silver reflective on one side to fill in the panels on my garage door for insulation. That helped a lot, too.

@lindam50 Год назад

You can always look on the marketplace people sell doors really cheap I got some doors for $10 and they look like new doors

@lindam50 Год назад

Just have to keep on looking on there

@zulmabontiffe487 6 лет назад

AMAZING Tip for the bubble wrap... Will be saving these for sure. Thank you ALASKA!!!!

@peepla7 6 лет назад

I didn't know cold air escapes from the outlets! Thank you! There's a draft I've been trying to find forever....we shrink wrapped the windows and such and still...cold air. So after seeing this, I went and put my hand by the socket.... cold air! Thank you ...I know what to do now!!!

@mrwdpkr5851 2 года назад

The thermal curtains called " Eclipse " at walmart work good after dark . If your drywall around your windows uses metal bead frame then magnets keep the curtains tight to the wall .

@michaelaturner8996 6 лет назад

I didn't think I would learn anything. I learned a lot! Thanks for posting.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing your helpful review.

@aunties5798 6 лет назад

I just came across your channel now. What lovely tips you have for keeping homes warm in winter. Thank you.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

@danapertile106 5 лет назад

I am from central Europe (the Czech Republic) and we sometimes have really cold winters here. Sometimes it is minus 35 degrees Celsius (well, not in past 5 or 7 years - they are only like minus 20 degrees maximum). And 95% of all houses are made of bricks and most of them have extra insulation put on the bricks. It can save you a lot of money spent on heating. Then we have windows that have 3 panes of glass (I mean 3 layers of glass). It is a standard. The old standard was 2 layers of glass and some older houses still have just 2 layers, but new houses have 3 layers. Also, most old window frames are replaced by plastic frames that are tighter. Or at least by new wood frames that are a bit more breathable. As for entrance doors, it is a standard that all houses have a small hall, kind of a mud room, where you take off your shoes and change into your slippers (it is considered rude to wear shoes indoors), and you also leave your coat there. Then there is another door that leads to a hallway from which there are more doors leading to the rest of the rooms - the living room, the kitchen etc. We never have entrance doors leading right to our living rooms or any other rooms. You first enter a mud room, then a hallway and then you get into a real room. This prevents cold air from getting into any of the rooms.

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences, and helping to educate us about your country and lifestyle. It sounds like your entryway is similar to what many homes in Alaska have. We call them Arctic Entryways. Not all homes have them, but they work great.

@juliejay5436 4 года назад

That is extremely clever. I like that a lot. And the act of taking off your shoes when you enter a house should be universal, not because it's rude to keep shoes on, but because it's not hygienic to drag dirt and mud all over the house.

@veevee111 6 лет назад

We're going to get an artic blast in about 3 days so I appreciate your wonderful ideas. I'm heading to home Depot for some window clings and socket insulation. Thanks for sharing.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

You are welcome. Stay warm!

@lullasierra1 6 лет назад

These are great ideas! What a clever lady and so resourceful. Thank you for the tips.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

Wow, thanks for your kind words. I am glad you found these tips helpful. Stay warm!

@kathyfann 5 лет назад

I jot my Bubble wrap on Amazon it has made an amazing difference to how comfortable my house is. Wow I love this tip. Now I am looking for the Cinch door seal. Thank You so much

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

You can find them on Amazon. Here is a link to a door sweep sealer. amzn.to/2Bav1eu

@nancyaddington1208 5 лет назад

Kathy Fann

@GilliVi 5 лет назад

What a brilliant video! I am going to implement every idea presented here in our rental houses (we pay the heat!). Thank you so much!!!

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Glad this helped you find ways to save money!

@ruththomas6361 6 лет назад

When I lived in Anchorage, keeping warm was a challenge. I lived in a 20 X 20 house that was moved to some land in Nunaka Valley from 3rd Ave. after the Good Friday quake. Even though it had double panes on some windows, frost still would build up on the inside of the glass. The front door, however, was a real problem as cold air (it could get to 50 below in the valley) would seep all around the door. My youngest was out of diapers, but because most of the flannel they were made from was still good, I had saved them for rags. I would put several in a pail of water, very slightly wring them and place them around the crack in the door where they would instantly freeze. Voila! It was an air tight seal. Because there was only that thin line of ice holding them, I hadn't blocked the entrance at all if we needed to get out fast.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

I love your clever tip! Battle nature with itself. I used to hang blankets and quilts over windows and doors. I had a hollow core exterior door on a rental house years ago, and single pane windows. Sure glad I have a better insulated home now!

@William.Shakespeare 6 лет назад

ive got double pane plexi glass windows , but have metal inside me from an injury so the cold is devastating . ive been using deer skins over the window and then just put the curtains over it , nothing else I have tried is as effective .

@marvenebower96 5 лет назад

Ruth Thomas 11

@mvl6827 5 лет назад

Ruth Thomas 50 degrees is a super super heatwave more akin to hot deserts...

@janvanwijngaarden4377 5 лет назад

Ruth Thomas j

@A10TOES 6 лет назад

They work great I changed all mine last year!

@illatease 5 лет назад

Thank you for sharing. My daughter's room is always freezing and I can't wait to try the outlet tip👍

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

I hope these tips help your daughter stay warm.

@mariegabrieldavidpio901 6 лет назад

Thanks Granny those are great ideas.

@opencoloringbook6744 6 лет назад

Thank you. You are a gem.

@auntnatalie 3 года назад

You are the best video person I have ever heard. You articulate well. You talk at an even and unhurried speed. You have a very assured and honest voice. You dont get off the subject (!!!!). And such ideas!!! You are greaat great great! I have bubble wrap on hand. Will get switch plate insulations...never knew!!! Thank you so much for sharing "Alaska Grandma" am going to visit your site now.

@AlaskaGranny 3 года назад

Wow, thank you! Stay warm.

@RBBBBBBBBB533 6 лет назад

That's a smart Granny! Thanks for the tips!

@CrazeltheCrazy 6 лет назад

Thank you, AlaskaGranny. I'd never have thought of the switch plates. Yer FANTASTIC

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

Glad you found this helpful.

@ms.thomas918 6 лет назад

Thank You for sharing this vital information. It saves me $$$ ⚘

@grapestheoriginal 5 лет назад

I just ran across this video this morning. Great info, thank you!

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

You are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to share your comment.

@madhusush80 6 лет назад

OMG I was looking for this kind of video and found this... This is amazing, specially door one cause I've 2 doors which opens outside and because of that my house isn't warm enough.. I just ordered door seal stripes.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

Glad you found this video helpful. You should notice right away that your house is warmer, no more draft.

@barbarahogan4796 6 лет назад

Thank you for the good tips.👍

@mddell58 6 лет назад

*Wow, I've never thought of heat/cold coming through glass!!* I'll have to try the plastic bubbles trick. Thank you for the tips.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

Touch a glass window on a cold night, brrrr! Let me know how bubble wrap works for you.

@hristokoemdzhiev6710 Год назад

Thank you for your amazing videos. 3 Golden advices, loved the foam pipe wrap idea for my Patio doors :)

@timothywilson1493 6 лет назад

Good simple solutions. Thanks AK Granny!

@kendrasmith6637 9 месяцев назад

Hi AG... thanks for these ideas. I really like the bubble wrap idea for our windows in the winter. I do always keeps the drapes closed in the living room, day and night both in winter. It helps. Some windows have heavy blinds and that helps to keep them closed also. But the bubble wrap will help some more. Thanks so much. And we actually have bubble wrap. Yay!

@Tboorohn 7 лет назад

Excellent tips. AlaskaGranny!!!!

@AlaskaGranny 7 лет назад

Glad you found my video helpful. Thanks for watching.

@nynurse2 6 лет назад

What great tips! Thank you!😊

@lp8431 6 лет назад

Thanx. Im definitely trying the bubblewrap.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

Let me know how it works for you.

@justinandrew1071 5 лет назад

Gonna be moving into a small old house some time soon. Thanks for the helpful tips! I'm looking for ways to help keep a house warm in winter haha.

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Older houses can be challenging. Best of luck staying warm.

@mags127 8 лет назад

bubble wrap a great idea tnx very much

@AlaskaGranny 8 лет назад

+margaret o leary Glad you found my video helpful.

@Jane-West 6 лет назад

Thank you so much!

@starlightzz1480 4 года назад

Omg cant wait to try this thank u! God bless!!❤

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

It really does work great, Star.

@misskitty8510 6 лет назад

Smart little lady! Thanks for the tips!

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

@GardenloveHomestead 6 лет назад

Great video and tips. Best one so far. Thanks. :)

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

Glad to help. Stay warm this winter.

@FraudLocators 5 лет назад

For the great tips you provided especially the bubble wrap idea for window, i would like to send you a good screw driver

@TheRifleman336 4 года назад

Did all this up in Cleveland as a kid. Great reminder Granny.

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing what works for you.

@raptureangel5409 5 лет назад

Alaska is so beautiful! Thank you for the advice!

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

You are welcome. I love Alaska, too.

@garypuckettmuse 5 лет назад

Amazing tips!!! And friends, you'd be amazed at how strong the drafts are inside your walls. Sometimes brick can even be worse because the drafts are trapped inside the building as the building doesn't breathe like plaster or wood. I am thrilled about the outlet covers because my neighbors SMOKE which flows through the spaces between the walls and into my apartment. Also, somehow the plastic coating around the wires loves to pick up smoke odor then the wires are warmed when the electricity is in use. Basically if it' colder behind your walls than in your rooms you will have cold air pressure. Thanks again, great tips!!!

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

So glad these tips helped you. I have never lived in a brick building, so appreciate you sharing your experiences. I would not appreciate my neighbor's smoke. Have you ever used an air filter to combat that? Here is a link to the one I use. amzn.to/2BlqhCp I run it all the time to clean and sanitize the air from pollen and all types of things.

@conservativetothecor 6 лет назад

what wonderful ideas. Thank you

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

You are welcome. Stay warm.

@pm-r6136 6 лет назад

Thanks! Looks easy enough!!

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

These tips are easy, and helpful.

@joyful8072 5 лет назад

Some great ideas. I am definitely going to implement them all very soon.

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Glad you find my video helpful. Stay warm!

@CJ-tx5hg 4 года назад

GREAT video! Explained simply, understandably, and you show how capable a woman can be!

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Glad my video helped you.

@marycahill546 8 лет назад

Thanks Granny. Great tips and simple.

@AlaskaGranny 8 лет назад

+Mary Cahill You are welcome. I hope my tips help keep you warm and cozy this winter.

@Health-2424 6 лет назад

AlaskaGranny great ideas

@oby-1607 4 года назад

Great ideas to help keep warm. I hate being cold. I keep forgetting about the outlet gaskets. Thanks.

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Yes, winter is upon us, and I don't like to be cold, either.

@doreenplatt3873 6 лет назад

Thank you. I never would have thought of cold air coming in from the electrical outlets. I am crocheting door guards to keep the drafts out so this was a timely video for me to find. The one thing I can't imagine doing though is covering the windows the way you did (even if it would help keep our apartment warmer) as our cats would be very unhappy with us blocking their view of the outside world.

@AlaskaGranny Год назад

Yes, keep the cats happy, or you will be sorry!!😺😺

@doreenplatt3873 Год назад

@@AlaskaGranny indeed

@lasagnegurl167 6 лет назад

I live in Australia & it get really hot from November through to March-April. I use cardboard on the windows that face west. It stops the heat.

@catherineshaw886 5 лет назад

Wow, Thank You So Much For Your Tips.

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

You are welcome. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

@realityofamericanlife355 6 лет назад

Thank you for your tips. I don't live in the cold like Alaska but in the Northeast, so I also added thermal/darkening curtains to my windows to retain the heat of the day in the house. As the temperature drops in the early afternoon, I pull shades down over the big bubble wrap on my windows and draw the darkening thermal curtains. Perhaps its just my sense of privacy, but it does feel cozier, but the thermometer does show the temp drop is slowed down quite a bit. My house is in the woods facing south, however it is a 2800 sq ft house and conserving heat is a challenge. The curtains are a very big help.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

Yes, the thermal curtains are a great help. I use them, too. They are popular in Alaska summers to block the long hours of daylight for sleeping. Thanks for sharing your tips and experiences.

@annevaughn6345 5 лет назад

Fantastic ive tried using something similar to cinch of course i couldn't figure it out so thank you for this and bubble wrap im going to be really busy with these projects this weekend i live in the Midwest so our weather is sometimes wait and see but thanks again

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

I am glad you found my video helpful. The weather may be wait and see, but I bet it gets cold in the Midwest. We have actually had a very nice fall in Alaska, and I am loving every minute of it!

@pbenson56fran 2 года назад

I should have watched this a long time ago. I kept in my to watch later list. Thank you.

@AlaskaGranny 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Kiamoko 5 лет назад

Had no clue about the light covers. Thanks!

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

They really work great.

@SashaCaldwell491 6 лет назад

Thank you for sharing.

@AlaskaGranny 6 лет назад

You are welcome.

@francesrubis5220 Год назад

Yes finally someone with my skill level doing a demonstration and explanation! Yeah independent woman! Go go Granny!

@Dan-jz6dt 4 года назад

I have thrown away a lot of bubble wrap, never thought of using it for insulation. Even an old man can learn new tricks!!! Thank you.

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Always nice to find a way to reuse things we have on hand!

@Queenie-the-genie 2 года назад

I guess you don’t have to turn off the electricity to add the insulation? I am so glad to have found you as my downstairs is freezing when my upstairs is too warm.

@AlaskaGranny Год назад

Wow, sorry your downstairs is cold. I used to put a fan upstairs by my woodstove and point it to blow downstairs.

@chunkynerdet1802 7 лет назад

you are amazing for this video I didn't even think of light switches and plugs

@AlaskaGranny 7 лет назад

Glad you found my video useful. Thanks for watching.

@wulfclaw4921 4 года назад

Actually the eindow looks good with the bubble erdp on it ! Thanks for all the tips ! Ol man winter decided to sneak attack here on the mountain

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Yes, it is cold here, we have Termination Dust ( first snow) on the surrounding hillside. Summer is definitely over!

@lorimccann1087 4 года назад

My house is like Swiss cheese! Definitely buying bubble wrap tomorrow! Thanks for the tips!

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

I hope these ideas help you.

@TrishTruitt 4 года назад

Excellent tips! Thank you.

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Glad my video helped you.

@seevang678 4 года назад

The bubble wrap is ghetto but anything to keep warm during the winter right now. I’m trying this! Thank you!

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Not sure about ghetto, but it definitely helps.

@V.Hansen. 5 лет назад

Practical and simple. Thanks

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Glad you found this useful.

@Mongo-ui1ll 4 года назад

Amazing how so many little things work for the better

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

Agree!

@almazabraha 4 года назад

Thank you, great video!

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

You are welcome, Almaz.

@Chef1Mat 6 лет назад

mashallah, excellent tips, i will definitely do these

@maryfuentes5110 Год назад

Thank you!

@MsOctober92 4 года назад

Wow... Thank you!

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

You are welcome.

@crystalconstance1886 5 лет назад

Thank you for this information.

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

You are welcome. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

@lorrainejacobson3069 4 года назад

You made it look possible. Thanks.

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

It is possible, and easy, try it.

@michaelblausey1035 6 лет назад

You can trim the bottom, self adhesive door gasket alot easier and safer, by simply using a pair of aviation snips. It's also a lot safer than a hack saw.

@lorettaburnell4929 5 лет назад

THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Hope this helped you, Loretta.

@christinewoodruff255 4 года назад

Pretty vital information, thanks much!

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

You are welcome.

@MsStash47 5 лет назад

I learned something new. Thanks! Pretty nail polish btw.

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching and taking the time to share your thoughts.

@Mandy-rx7rq 2 года назад

I've got that same front door and cold weather keeps coming in. Thank u for your tips x. From the UK. We have different electrical plugs in the UK

@AlaskaGranny 2 года назад

Glad to help. Yes, interesting how electrical plugs vary world wide. I have adaptors for when I travel.

@carlettaedwards1432 6 лет назад

thanks shared. merry Christmas

@ruthieo54 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing Granny!

@AlaskaGranny 4 года назад

You are welcome.

@manhater799 5 лет назад

TY for posting.

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

You are welcome.

@jameliamcgee975 5 лет назад

Awesome I will try this!

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

I hope it works for you like it does for me.

@frederickkidd2841 5 лет назад

Thanks for the info AlaskaGranny :))

@AlaskaGranny 5 лет назад

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

@singingwindrider9881 Год назад

Thanks for sharing. However, I'll see what I have on hand to make covers as I like to repurpose stuff as much as possible. I'll add that I was very surprised at how much air was coming through my outlets.

@marklittler784 3 года назад

Lol wow! sealing off light switches and sockets never thought of that one I suppose sealing the light ceiling roses as well would be a good idea.