How to get rid of a draft between the frame and the windowsill

The onset of winter is always accompanied by a sharp change in temperature, and sometimes the appearance of drafts in the apartment. Not necessarily such a problem persecutes only the owners of old window structures. Quite often, plastic windows are subject to blowing. The reason for the draft can be, both not a tight fit of the sash to the base of the window, or a poor tightness of the space between the window sill and the frame. Consider the second reason in this article, since it is more difficult to solve.

To begin with, you need to understand how long the window was installed. In the event that the warranty has not expired, you can require the installation company to resolve the problem free of charge. Very often, blowing from under the sash is due to poor installation. If there is no guarantee, then you need to solve the problem yourself.

Elementary in its method, but not very neat in aesthetic terms, is the localization of blowing through the construction of a barrier. It can be foam rubber or a blanket paved near a source of cold. Such a measure is exclusively temporary in nature, if alternative methods are not possible.

A much more reliable solution would be to seal the gap between the window frame and the window sill using building sealant. This procedure is quite simple:

• It is necessary to purchase a sealant with a transparent property of the substance;
• The surface is cleaned, the material is applied;
• It is important that during the processing the material is applied quickly and in one even motion. This will help to make the seam more accurate.

It will take several minutes to work, after which the problem will be fixed for several years.

The second and more thorough way is to create a seam using a plastic strap. For its implementation, you will need a plastic profile, which is used to finish the baths and all the same sealant.

First you need to prepare a seat for the bar. This occurs by creating shallow holes in the corners of the windowsill. Then the sealant is squeezed out at the junction of the window sill and the window frame. If the seam comes out not proportional, it must be cleaned so that the bar can be evenly fixed. A profile blank is installed, which is fixed by applying sealant. For its more tight fixation, the bar can be pressed for several minutes - until the substance solidifies.

Now the window sill is reliably protected from the penetration of cold air currents into the interior of the room.