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1. My windows have roller blinds. There is no radiator; I use an electric heater plugged into a wall socket. 2. I mentioned steel joists because I suspect that one is above one or both windows, and because when I read references to them elsewhere, people stated they needed a specially powerful...

Yes, I'll do that. Thanks to everyone for their good advice.

I'll have to leave this until I can find someone to help me with it, as I have neither the tools nor the expertise.

Okay, I see. I can't afford to buy an electric drill just for this small job, particularly the kind that I'd need to drill into what might be a steel joist, so this project might not be possible for me.

I live in a rented flat without curtains which I would like to install before winter to keep heat in at night. My rental agreement precludes drilling holes into the walls. I am considering buying plastic curtain tracks (not rods) for medium weight curtains which will be very close to the walls...

Thanks for that. I've not been able to find even a rough estimate for how much heat loss would be prevented by replacing my roller blinds with curtains. 10% would mean it would take some years to recoup. A brief search online produces figures up to 25% but I suspect it's dependent on the curtain...

My home uses roller blinds and I would like to change to curtains which would, I think, save energy loss through the windows. A friend advises me that curtains with eyelets, hanging from a pole, would be less effective than the older style with curtain hooks on a flat plastic rail because those...

I've decided against doing this: my landlord would never spend anything. I'll just replace my roller blinds with thick curtains. But thankyou for your suggestion.

That's what I thought. I'll have to discuss it with him.

I have a friend who is a keen DIYer, reasonably competent and experienced with a very practical mind. He wants to install internal thermal insulation to the two exterior walls of my privately rented ground floor flat which has filled cavity walls and uPVC double glazing. Because of the cavity...