If, with the onset of cold weather, the temperature in your apartment tends to zero, then you have the choice - to make all rooms heaters and wrap oneself in a blanket or to thoroughly warm your living space.
To insulate an old apartment you will need:
- paper / rags;
- building scotch;
- sandwich panels.
1 First, determine the cause of the abnormally low temperature in the apartment. The first and most common reason is the cracks in the window frames. If you can not put sealed double glazing, then seal the gap between the frames yourself. To do this, you can use foam rubber, paper or pieces of fabric. Take one of the listed materials, tightly fold and place them in the crevices between the frame and the window opening. From the top, seal the slots with a sturdy construction tape. This will significantly reduce the flow of cold air into the apartment, but will not provide complete thermal insulation.
2 If you live in a panel house, then the second common cause of cold in the apartment may be poor-quality joints between the slabs. Sealing of external seams should be carried out by your management company. But, as a rule, the procedure for preparing and signing an application for such work can last a very long time.
3 If you want to solve this problem quickly, you can contact the construction company engaged in sealing seams between panels using industrial climbing.
4 However, even all of the above activities may not be enough to insulate the corner apartment on the 7-14 floor. Gusts of wind at this altitude are much more intense, and the water in the heating system, rising from the first floor, has time to cool down fairly. Therefore, you need to thoroughly insulate not only the windows and inter-panel seams, but also the walls themselves. Sandwich panels can be used to insulate walls.
5 You can fix sandwich panels on all exterior walls inside the apartment. This is a relatively new, but simple in the processing of construction materials. In addition, this is the most economical option, becauseyou yourself produce all the construction work and pay only for the material. But the thickness of the sandwich panel can reach 25cm. This means that the area of the room along the entire length of the wall will decrease just as much.
6 If you are not ready to part with the part of the useful area of your apartment, you can contact the construction company and sandwich panels will be secured from the outside. This is an expensive procedure, but at the same time - this is the only effective method that allows you to insulate an old apartment on the top floor.
