Figures from energyhelpline show that since the winter weather hits, we're spending £17million more on heating our homes. At a time when budgets are still reeling from Christmas and payday is far away, anything you can do to bring that down seems like a sound plan – but can something as simple as cling film for the windows really help? Its removable, transparent static cling film - available in stores next week - offers to knock more than £100 off your heating bills. It's not the only company offering this sort of product – with Wickes and HomeBase also selling cling film for the windows with similar heat-retaining properties. The idea is that the film acts as an extra heat-proofing layer – turning single-glazed windows into double-glazed ones and double-glazed windows into triple-glazed ones. And it seems to work. Reviewers praise “a huge change in room temperature”, a “huge difference to heat levels” and saying it helped "keep my home warm even through the very cold weather".

Installation takes about 10 minutes and there are plenty of guides on YouTube to help you install it. But it's far from the only quick and inexpensive way to save energy this winter. Here are 3 more cheap, effective ways to save energy as the temperature drops: Simply whack draught-excluding foam or rubber tape around your doors and any other cracks where the draught comes in. You can buy it at Wickes , B&Q and Homebase - again, it shouldn't cost more than £5. Hang curtains in front of windows, doors and unused fireplaces - for a full list of draughty corners click here . You can buy second-hand curtains for a couple of quid from a charity shop. The heavier the material, the better. If you have old floorboards, you can eliminate the cracks with filler. StopGaps and DraughtEx are discreet seals that you can poke into place with a credit card. But if you are on a budget, you can fill the gaps with papier mache or a mix of sawdust and PVA glue. Mix in a wood stain, and your landlord's less likely to notice.

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In general the DIY stores' online operations are pretty much separate from what may be available in their shops. Local engineering / machine shops Travis Perkins - sash weights B & Q selection of steel & aluminium sections Local scrappies can be useful too. /index.asp Andy Thornton Ltd architectural salvage Holloways of Ludlow - period switches Britain's Heritage - Antique FireplacesCould a roll of tin foil prove to be a better bet than the Green Deal to beat rising gas and electricity bills? Silver foil placed down the back of a radiator will reflect heat back into a room rather than letting it uselessly escape through the walls of a house. Do-it-yourself buffs suggest wrapping the foil round pieces of cardboard which have been cut to the right size to make it easier to fit. Homebase sells a four-metre roll with adhesive pads for just £5.99, or pay a bit more for Eco Savers radiator insulation foil, which comes with 10 metres of self-adhesive magnetic tape for easy installation and removal, and is available from several online retailers including ecogreenstore.co.uk at £14.24 a roll.

Celia Locks, a writer from North London, told us: "I've put some bog-standard 30cm tin foil behind the centre of the radiator in my extremely cold kitchen, fixing it with a bit of sticky tape at each end, and am astonished at the result. It's as though I've turned on another radiator." However, the Energy Saving Trust says that foil behind radiators is not worth doing if you already have cavity wall insulation. Meanwhile, make sure the heat from your radiators is not obstructed by curtains, furniture or drying clothes and towels. What inexpensive ways have you found to keep warm?We have detected unusual traffic activity originating from your IP address. Why did this happen? This page appears when online data protection services detect requests coming from your computer network which appear to be in violation of our website's terms of use. Skip to groceries navigation menu Stationery & home office DIY & car care There are no products on this shelf at the moment.

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