When the painters came to finish the windows in the huge house I was working on, one of them, Jon, used a clever method for closing off the window openings when the sash were out. This tip helps a lot when winter winds are bearing down.
As shown in the drawing, he cuts a piece of 1/4-in. rigid foam board into a panel large enough to bear on the window jambs. Then he secures the panel with pairs of slats on the interior and exterior held together by a twisted tie wire that pokes through the foam panel. It’s a quick, easy, thoughtful way to keep out the cold.
Jon Sherman, Steamboat Springs, CO
