To make sure you don’t get overcharged for double glazing, read our guide to double glazing prices. If you are renting your home, it has to be fit for habitation and it’s your landlord’s responsibility to ensure this. If your house is too cold (or swelteringly hot) or damp, then this is a danger to your health and the landlord must make necessary repairs. Draughts from outside can come into your home through gaps around doors, letterboxes and even keyholes.

Secondary-glazing film is a transparent tape that fixes to windows to create a double-glazing effect. However, we recommend you avoid using it. Draught location – Consider the location from where cool air is getting into your home. If the issue is mainly draughty windows, or draught from the side of a door, foam tape that you can cut to size and place anywhere will be the best option. The only downside to this particular draught excluder is that it isn’t machine washable, which can be an issue for an item that will collect dirt from spending all its time on the floor. Nevertheless, treated delicately and dusted on its outside every so often, this shouldn’t be a big problem. Alternatively, you could use a draught excluder. All sorts of shops sell draught excluders, or you could even make one yourself by filling a large piece of fabric with old clothes or rice. READ NEXT: Best oil-filled radiator The best draught excluders you can buy in 2023 1. Fowong Under-Door Draught Excluder: Best overall draught excluder

Benefits

Keeping your home warm and comfortable has never been more critical. But it’s also never been cheaper. The amount you'll save on your bills means that your draught proofing is likely to pay for itself in a few years.

The most common type of draught excluder you’ll see is one that sits across the bottom of a door. Typically, it will be the same length as the door and tube-shaped (hence a draught excluder is also known as a door sausage or door snake). You might also come across them in a rectangular or triangle shape.

Under Door Draught Excluders

Chimneys and fireplaces: If you don't use your fireplace, you could fit a cap over the chimney pot (best done by a professional) or fit a chimney draught excluder from any good DIY store. Radiator foil works by reflecting the heat from your radiator that would go into the nearest wall. By doing this, radiator foil makes your radiator more efficient. At B&M Stores, we’ve got a great selection of radiator foil.