Window draft stopper

With the blustery winds of winter making their annual return, chances are you’ve started to notice those drafty areas in your home rearing their ugly heads again. Aside from creating anything but a cozy environment, drafts (or air leaks) can be particularly detrimental to your wallet, making seasonal air sealing a must. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, air sealing your home can lead to savings of up to 20 percent per year on your energy bills.

Even when the weather outside gets frightful, wind-blocking draft dodgers are delightful... and wonderfully simple to make. Just as we lose body heat through our heads, our houses lose warmth through pesky drafts that sneak in through doors and windows. While it lacks the romance of a toasty fire in the hearth, stopping up those drafts can go a long way in preserving the heat generated by your radiator or heater. We've compiled a collection of our favorite DIY draft blockers in the hopes…

Keep your home warmer this winter and reduce your energy bill with these Cheap and Easy DIY Draft Stoppers that anyone can make! In winter, stopping drafts in your home is essential to staying warm and saving money on your heating bill. DIY Draft Stoppers (also called draft blockers, door snakes, or draft dodgers) […]

The window by the desk in our bedroom has always been noticeably drafty. I've been meaning to make a draft stopper for one of our windows a...

Learn 16 ways to reduce energy costs this winter by making little changes (and a few big ones) around your home.

A draft stopper, also known as a draft blocker, must be heavy enough to stay put in front of a door to prevent drafty, cold air from entering the home from outside.

One of my October weekends was devoted to a project I like to call " Now-that-it's-getting-winter-get-rid-of-the-freaking-drafts-in-your-house ". Seriously, weather-wise I just live in the wrong...

Stop those drafty windows from driving up your heating bill. These fixes, which can cost you less than $10—or well over $100—can help you stay warmer this winter.

Has it been a cold winter where you are? We’ve had temperatures in the single digits here in Northern Indiana lately, so we’re always looking for ways to keep our homes just a little bit warmer in …

This DIY draft stopper is easy to make at home. It is very useful in keeping cold air from entering through windows and doors. This economical DIY is cheaper and easier to make at home, and it will save us a few dollars while keeping the cold air out. For our draft stopper we inserted stones. Inserting small stones gives the draft stopper some weight. Some choose to insert grain and rice into the draft stopper, but these could spoil and get moldy when it comes in contact with water and would…