It doesn't happen often, but occasionally one of the old windows in my house breaks, and I have to go and buy a replacement. How do I keep the winter air out (better than hanging a towel by the curtain-rod) while I go and buy another?
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2 mil or thicker plastic works great. Just stick it up with duct tape and forget about it. If the wind is strong, you can use furring strips and staples to tack down the edges.
If the wind isn't too strong, you can use a window insulator kit to accomplish the same - some even offer pre-cut, pre-tapped panels that can just be rolled out. Try to get the 3M tape; it's a lot stronger than most of the competitors.
answered Dec 9, 2014 at 22:38
Duct-tape
My personal favourite for a lot of 'let's fix this quick-and-dirty' situations. No cutting involved, again available at most hardware stores.
It's quite strong and will hold a lot of wind. Applying multiple layers is usually a good idea to keep it airtight.
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This uses an at the least 'unnecessary' amount of material. I don't usually have enough duct tape around to seal off a window with it– Vogel612Commented Dec 9, 2014 at 22:44
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4@Vogel612 I recently made a new laptop sleeve out of duct-tape because I was bored. Was that unnecessary or highly educational? I can't predict how many duct-tape the average SE user has available, but this definitely is one of the cheaper but strong options.– MastCommented Dec 9, 2014 at 22:55
You can use some empty trash bags and duct-tape to temporarily keep the cold out.
Use multiple layers of thick plastc foil in combination with some strong tape.
Multiple layers since it provides better insulation that way, and strong tape for the wind.
Make sure you completely seal the window by some margin with the foil and just tape them over your window one after the other.
You can relatively easily remove them again when you bought your new glass, too
