Winter seems to be arriving early in the UK this year as lots of areas are expected to be hit with snow and ice this week, which can leave homes vulnerable to draughts. Draughts are cold bursts of air that enter homes through uncovered gaps such as underneath doors, old windows or even letterboxes.
It is incredibly important to deal with a draughts,as they can cause all the warmth to leak out of your house, which can drive up your energy bills and make a room take much longer to heat up.
However, if you cannot afford any major home renovations then the experts at Places for People have shared there is a simple way to get rid of draughts without spending a penny. They said: “You can make two draught excluders for the bottom of internal doors out of an old pair of sturdy trousers or jeans.”
It might sound a little strange, but if you have any old trousers that you never wear tucked away at the bottom of your wardrobe then they can be made into a draught excluder.
They will cover any gaps on doors or windows so draughts cannot come into your home, and this simple method takes less than 10 minutes to do.
How to turn old trousers into a draught excluder
All you need to do is cut off the legs on a pair of trousers, and then sew up one end so you can stuff the hollow legs.
If you do not want to sew, you can use a pair of scissors to cut the ends into two sections and then simply tie it together
Stuff the leg with whatever you have available like scrapes of fabric from old clothes, blankets or even plastic carrier bags.
Sew or tie the other end up the leg, and they should resemble a small bolster pillow. Repeat the exact same thing to the other leg on the trousers and you will have two handmade draught excluders.
How else can you keep a draught out of your home?
If you have any leftover cardboard boxes from ordering things online then they can be made into a simple cover for a letterbox, which tends to be exposed to lots of wind and turbulence.
The expert said: “Another completely free way to reduce draughts at colder times of the year could be to make a cardboard cover flap for the back of your letterbox.”
Simply measure your letterbox, and then cut a rectangle out of the cardboard that is slightly larger.
Attach just the top edge of the cardboard rectangle to the letterbox with sellotape, and if will keep your home cosy while still allowing mail to pass through.
