5 Ways to Winterize Your Home

2. Weather Strip Your Home

Another way to increase the temperature of your home is to reduce the amount of cold air that comes in. Even if you keep your doors and windows closed, you still have air leaks that can be easily sealed in the winter. The way to seal those holes is by installing weather stripping.

Many doors will already provide weather stripping, such as a door sweep at the base to prevent air from leaking in below your door. But if your windows aren’t already sealed, you have plenty of options for what to apply around the perimeter to keep cold air out.

Check out this quick run-down from Lowe’s on weather stripping and other ideas to help save energy at home this winter:

Another option for windows is to apply shrink film over the entire window. This extra layer of protection will keep even more cold air out. You’ll be prevented from opening your windows, so you may want to keep a few unwrapped in case of emergency.