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lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)

3. almost as cheap... and even "uglier"

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2018, 09:09 PM

Nov 2018

go to the local feed store and buy bales of straw ( not hay ). Stack them outside against the wall that faces the cold wind. Come spring the bottom layer will be partially rotted... use them as mulch... the rest can be used in your barn for bedding or spread around the garden to protect the early sprouts.

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Very cheap, and Very Ugly way to improve insulation from a wall facing the cold wind. [View all] Stuart G Nov 2018 OP

Ingenious solution to a real-life problem, Stuart G Glorfindel Nov 2018 #1

I will try to take a picture, I don't know how to post it here. Stuart G Nov 2018 #7

Could you run a double curtain rod along the length of the wall and fierywoman Nov 2018 #2

almost as cheap... and even "uglier" lapfog_1 Nov 2018 #3

Will it stand up to wind? 3Hotdogs Nov 2018 #4

Yes, the wall itself offers protection, but the double layer does not let the wind in, and the wind Stuart G Nov 2018 #6

I made a door blanket for my north facing metal door. Delmette2.0 Nov 2018 #5

Try bubblewrap next time. sweetroxie Nov 2018 #8