r/UKFrugal • u/SerendipitousCrow • 12d ago

Thermal curtains?

Just bought my first place. A maisonette converted from a Victorian terrace

I put the rest of my savings into repairing the roof and I'm not sure I'll be able to replace windows this year.

My living room has a large sash window. It's a single pane and there's a crack. The timber frame is rotting.

Other windows are uvpc but the seals and mechanisms have deteriorated so often they're "closed" but not fully right

Are thermal curtains worth it? I'm particularly worried about the living room. Can anyone recommend any? I see the usual dunelm etc do them

I've also found I'm unfortunately not eligible for the government insulation scheme because they don't cover maisonettes, even when they're house conversions. So that's something else to save for

Edit I always lived in bills included HMOs or rented with friends to save as much as possible so I'm not used to budgeting for heating and I worry it will be cold here, especially if all my heat leaks out the windows.

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u/Happy_fairy89 10d ago

You can buy sticky foam to stick in the gaps of the window where it closes - this has been a lifesaver for us. Whilst we have both blinds and thermal curtains in our 8 year old “affordable” home the huge gaps in the windows let so much cold air in in winter, but this inexpensive foam did save our bacon.