I've experienced a bruh moment · 1:53pm Jan 23rd, 2021
This moment is, well, breaking my own window - thankfully, I have two windows back to back - on a day right before -30C and lower are going to be. 
So, if anyone wants to help me out of this predicament... I'd really like it. The window wasn't all that good at insulation in the first place, and now it's even worse. My plan is to get modern plastic windows to replace these two, but for now, I gotta get a new glass pane. So, if some of you would like to support me with some money to get a good window, you're welcome to do so in Ko-Fi if you just have money to give away for one occasion or Patreon if you want to give money towards eventually getting me a brand-new plastic window that will finally allow me not to turn on an additional electric heater during winter.
No, it's not an elaborate ruse to get money out of you. But I could really use some to get out of this bad situation right now and to make my living conditions just a bit better. I promise I will make a blog post about a new window - if it ever happens - and the list of people who paid for that window. It's kinda funny, don't you think?
MARE AND GENTLEHORSES,
THIS IS A BRUH MOMENT
anyway i still recommend plywood as a temporary replacement, if nothing else
Bruh
At least temporarily, put a chunk of card board over it. Keep the heat in
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Honestly, from my observations, very little changed after the window broke. I already patched it with some plastic sheet I had lying around, taped it to the intact part of the window.
My windows are piss-poor at insulating my room, that's what I can say. Definitely better than having no windows, but they still suck ass. Too many cracks letting cold air in. Soviet windows were built on a principle that cracks between wooden parts will let outside air in for ventilation purposes. And, well, that's an incredibly stupid idea to do here in Siberia where stuff gets cold during winters. My entire family has to insulate windows better or else it's just too cold with central heating alone.
have built homes, Always used double pane windows with minimum 1/4 inch gap for small windows under 24 inches and 3/8 inch on larger windows, temps where I lived got down to -53C. 5 foot and larger windows were triple pane, windows installed with opening cut 1/2 inch over size and gap filled with polyurethane expanding foam that way shifting of the structure would not break the windows and still prevent air leaks to rob heat.
I would recommend if you have the skills to make a wood frame out of 1 inch square wood that will just fit inside the window frame then put plastic on each side put foam tape on side facing glass to create an air seal and push it in the window frame, it will let light in and help a bunch with retaining heat inside. total cost should be under $10
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I've made a better decision - I just put thin plastic sheet over the hole and taped it to the window. The same result as replacing the pane entirely. As you can imagine, my entire window is shit anyway, so I might as well save up for a new plastic window to replace the entire thing outright. It'll be wiser long-term, I think.
Bruh but German
5441167
Single layer of plastic placed like what you have in the photo will do next to nothing to retain heat, have over 30 years experience with construction.
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That might be true, but honestly, it works fine as far as I can feel. My windows are ridiculously poorly insulated. One pane is cracked and has a small hole in it. The wooden frames or whatever you call them don't align properly, thus allowing cracks to take the heated air out. When it's -10C, the central heating works fine. But once it's below -15C, I have to turn on an electric heater. That's what I have right now and, honestly, I can't feel any difference between when I had a whole window and the makeshift plastic sheeting on top of a reasonably big hole that I have now. Maybe there's a negligible difference, but I can't feel it.
Basically, it works well enough for now, and it's better for me to save up money to buy a modern plastic window. I'll obviously have to wait a couple of months to get the necessary amount of money, but the wait will be worth it in the end. Plus I'd rather not mess with the windows anyway - they're almost 60 years old. I don't want to mess up again and make a hole in the outer window that actually does the most protection against the outside elements.