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I have a pair of basic sliding windows in my normal/smallish bedroom.... they look a bit like this - but a little bigger (and with curtains)....
It gets incredibly cold (and hot too) - but the cold is the worst problem !
BTW - I have a heater - this doesn't solve this problem.
It gets soo cold that when I sit at my computer against the window - most of my body is hot and my legs are freezing (cause all the cold air sinks down from the curtains/window above and collects under the Computer Table where I sit.).
And because I can hear you asking... no I can't move the computer (I really can't).. besides it makes the whole room cold - it's just worst there.
I need a Semi-Permanent solution to try and block out/insulate against some of that cold coming in.
In the past, I've used a janky old thin fold up cot style mattress to put in the window.
That worked pretty well - but it was a little thin.
This didn't block the cold as much as it could have; but also kept wanting to gently fall out of the window as it was too floppy/saggy in the middle etc.
So I can do better than that...
My main concern is that I don't want to be constantly inhaling fine particles decaying and sloughing off it day by day. I've noticed this really did happen as the foam mattress was already really very old and yellowed.
Clearly leaving it in the Sun all day, with constant extremes of heat and cold + daily relocation... just accelerated this process.
I am already highly allergic to dust etc; so I don't want to add what are most likely pretty toxic chemicals to the mix.
Re fine particles - I assume that rules out Rock wool and regular roofing glasswool insulation ?
So what will Insulate quite well, is easy to put in and take out - as I might do this once or twice every day (again it gets hot too)... But - again - ideally not a foam/mattress type material which I will be essentially inhaling bit by bit over time?
The last thing is - I need to be able to make it fairly compact to put it somewhere when I'm not using it.
I already have a tiny room with 2.5x rooms worth of junk crammed in - so space is massively at a premium already!
I might be able to put it in an adjacent room or closet - but would ideally prefer to avoid that if possible.
One way to make things easier for example - the mattress idea - if it was something shaped like that - cutting it in two pieces would be better for constantly moving/storing it.
Cheaper is better, but I'll pay for the best solution if it's worth it.
Any ideas?
Thank you for your help
I have a pair of basic sliding windows in my normal/smallish bedroom.... they look a bit like this - but a little bigger (and with curtains)....
It gets incredibly cold (and hot too) - but the cold is the worst problem !
BTW - I have a heater - this doesn't solve this problem.
It gets soo cold that when I sit at my computer against the window - most of my body is hot and my legs are freezing (cause all the cold air sinks down from the curtains/window above and collects under the Computer Table where I sit.).
And because I can hear you asking... no I can't move the computer (I really can't).. besides it makes the whole room cold - it's just worst there.
I need a Semi-Permanent solution to try and block out/insulate against some of that cold coming in.
In the past, I've used a janky old thin fold up cot style mattress to put in the window.
That worked pretty well - but it was a little thin.
This didn't block the cold as much as it could have; but also kept wanting to gently fall out of the window as it was too floppy/saggy in the middle etc.
So I can do better than that...
My main concern is that I don't want to be constantly inhaling fine particles decaying and sloughing off it day by day. I've noticed this really did happen as the foam mattress was already really very old and yellowed.
Clearly leaving it in the Sun all day, with constant extremes of heat and cold + daily relocation... just accelerated this process.
I am already highly allergic to dust etc; so I don't want to add what are most likely pretty toxic chemicals to the mix.
Re fine particles - I assume that rules out Rock wool and regular roofing glasswool insulation ?
So what will Insulate quite well, is easy to put in and take out - as I might do this once or twice every day (again it gets hot too)... But - again - ideally not a foam/mattress type material which I will be essentially inhaling bit by bit over time?
The last thing is - I need to be able to make it fairly compact to put it somewhere when I'm not using it.
I already have a tiny room with 2.5x rooms worth of junk crammed in - so space is massively at a premium already!
I might be able to put it in an adjacent room or closet - but would ideally prefer to avoid that if possible.
One way to make things easier for example - the mattress idea - if it was something shaped like that - cutting it in two pieces would be better for constantly moving/storing it.
Cheaper is better, but I'll pay for the best solution if it's worth it.
Any ideas?
Thank you for your help
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