Making your home more energy efficient is probably now on everyone's mind.
Not only do we all care about the environment, but we also want to reduce our utility costs.
Heating in the winter and air conditioning in the summer contributes towards our large utility bill each year.
There are a number of things you can do to reduce these costs and help insulate your home from the outside weather.
You may be surprised to hear that one of the main things you can do to insulate your home is by changing your curtains.
The windows are one of a few places within a house causes heat loss.
Windows actually takes up quite a large surface area within the home so it makes sense to have them properly insulated.
You can purchase double glazing, but it costs thousands of dollars to do so.
Buying insulated curtains will not be as effective as double glazing, but it will still help to keep your home insulated from the cold.
They are also only a fraction of the cost of new windows as well.
As insulated curtains are much lower in price, they will essentially pay for themselves over a short period of time.
These curtains will help to bring down your utility costs, therefore helping to pay for the curtains.
You can buy thermal curtains in the same materials, colors and styles as standard curtains.
The only difference is that these window treatments have a special insulated layer attach to the back of the curtain.
This layer faces the window, whereas the actual curtain will face towards the interior.
These curtains are slightly heavier due to the lining, so you need to make sure that the rails or rods can sufficiently hold the extra weight.
These curtains are not that much more than standard curtains, and if you compare prices on the Internet you may be pleasantly surprised at how little they actually cost.