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2. 10 Simple Tips to Warm Up Your House This Winter - AOL

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   Layer Up Your Curtains. In addition to closing your curtains at night, consider adding a layer of thermal or insulated curtains. These help trap heat inside and block the cold from seeping through ...

3. These Simple Fixes For Drafty Windows Will Help You Save On ...

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   Make sure you use a caulk that's designed for windows and doors. Weatherstripping While caulking is best for filling in small gaps, weatherstripping is a better heavy-duty option for larger gaps ...

4. R-value (insulation) - Wikipedia

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   However, R-value is widely used in practice to describe the thermal resistance of insulation products, layers, and most other parts of the building enclosure (walls, floors, roofs). Other areas of the world more commonly use U-value/U-factor for elements of the entire building enclosure including windows, doors, walls, roof, and ground slabs. [27]

5. Insulated glazing - Wikipedia

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   A typical installation of insulated glass windows with uPVC frames. Possibly the earliest use of double glazing was in Siberia, where it was observed by Henry Seebohm in 1877 as an established necessity in the Yeniseysk area where the bitterly cold winter temperatures regularly fall below -50 °C, indicating how the concept may have started: [2]

6. Curtain - Wikipedia

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   A curtain rod is passed through the channel to hang. [15] Thermal or blackout curtains use very tightly woven fabric, usually in multiple layers. They not only block out the light, but can also serve as an acoustic or thermal dampener. Animal Skin Curtains are sewn together from the skins of animals. Some are made from a single large animal, or ...

7. Cladding (construction) - Wikipedia

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   In construction, cladding is used to provide a degree of thermal insulation and weather resistance, and to improve the appearance of buildings. [1] Cladding can be made of any of a wide range of materials including wood, metal, brick, vinyl , and composite materials that can include aluminium, wood, blends of cement and recycled polystyrene ...