1. Add Weatherstripping

    Replace worn-out weatherstripping. Pay close attention to seals on doors that get a lot of use, such as those on the front of the house or between the house and attached garage.

    2. Improve Windows

    If you're not ready to spring for new windows, fix up the ones you have by replacing latches that don't grip tightly, adding weatherstripping or making repairs to storm windows that are stuck open. You can even build simple wood-and-glass interior or exterior storm windows. Installing a storm window on the inside or outside of an old-fashioned single-glazed window doubles its R value (to 2 or slightly better, about equivalent to an entry-level insulated glass window).

    3. Tune Up Boilers and Furnaces

    Oil-fired boilers and furnaces need a yearly cleaning and tuneup. Gas-fired furnaces and boilers can go longer without it, but if you haven't had a gas appliance tuned up in two or more years, schedule this as soon as possible.

    4. Deal with Air Conditioners

    There is no effective way to insulate a window air conditioner. Remove it. Install an insulated cover on through-the-wall air conditioners. Consider replacing these appliances and stepping up to central air if your budget allows it.

    5. Patrol for Heat Leaks

    Take some time on a bright Saturday morning and have a look around the house, especially in dark crawlspaces, attics and any rooms above a garage. Use spray foam to seal gaps where you see daylight entering. Likewise seal around gaps where pipes and wires enter the attic from the floor below.

    6. Insulate Drop-Down Stairs

    Buy a polystyrene hood to fit over the opening for the drop-down stairs that lead to the attic. You can also build one yourself using polystyrene panels and construction adhesive.

    7. Cover Fireplaces

    A fireplace is nothing more than a direct hole to the outside. If the fireplace is unused, close the damper and install a removable panel built of drywall glued to a piece of polystyrene insulation. Install air-tight glass doors in a metal frame over working fireplaces.

    1. 增加擋風雨條

    更換破舊的擋風雨條。密切注意經常使用的門的密封，例如房屋的前門或者房屋和連接的車庫之間的門。 

    2. 改進窗戶 

    如果你還沒有準備立新的窗戶，就可以通過更換那些不能扣緊的鎖栓、增加擋風雨條、huozhexiulinaxiebeikazhuerguanbuyandefangfengchuang，laixiufuxianyoudechuanghu。nishenzhikeyizuochujiandandemucaihebolideneifangfengchuanghuozhewaifangfengchuang。jiangtamenandaoxiangdancengbolidelaoshichuanghudeneimianhuozhewaimian
，laizengjiachuanghude R 值（可以達到 2 或者略好一些，大約相當於門戶級的中空玻璃窗戶）。 

    3. 調整鍋爐和爐子

    ranyoudeguoluheluzixuyaomeinianqingxihetiaozheng。ranqideluziheguolukeyiyanchangyixie，danshi
，ruguonizailiangnianhuoliangnianyishangmeiyouduiranjujinxingguotiaozheng，zeyaojinkuaiduicizuochuanpai。 

    4. 處理空調 

    meiyouyouxiaodefangfaqugejuechuangkoukongtiaoqi。jiangtachaichu。zaichuanqiangkongtiaoqishanganzhuangbaowengai。ruguonideyusuanyunxudehua，kaolvgenghuanzhexieshebeibingshangshengdaozhongyangkongtiao。 

    5. 巡查熱泄漏的地方 

    在晴朗的周六早上花一些時間，查看一下房子的周圍，尤其是在黑暗的爬行通道、閣ge樓lou和he車che庫ku上shang麵mian的de房fang間jian處chu。使shi用yong噴pen塗tu成cheng型xing的de泡pao沫mo來lai密mi封feng你ni看kan到dao光guang線xian進jin入ru的de隙xi縫feng。同tong樣yang密mi封feng水shui管guan和he電dian線xian從cong地di板ban下xia麵mian進jin入ru閣ge樓lou處chu的de周zhou圍wei空kong隙xi。 

    6. 隔絕下拉式樓梯 

    買一個聚苯乙烯罩，扣到通向閣樓的下拉式樓梯的開口上麵。你也可以用聚苯乙烯板和建築膠粘劑自己做一個。 

    7. 蓋住壁爐 

    biluwanquanshiyigezhijietongxiangwaijiededongkou。ruguobiluxianzhi，zejiangfengfaguanbi
，binganzhuangyikuaikechaixiedemianban
，neizhizhandaojubenyixibaowenpianshangdeqiangban。duiyugongzuodebilu
，zezaitashangmiandejinshukuangjiazhonganzhuangbutoukongqidebolimen。