I need a temporary closure to my basement stairwell for winter.
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Patricia
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My stairwell is open to the first floor. I loose a lot of heat because the basement is still unfinished. The washer and dryer plus storage are there so I still need access. I do not want to put a trap door on the area as it is part of the finished look and is certainly attractive with finished oak. What can I do from Dec. to Mar.?
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I'm not sure if this would work, but have you tried hanging or tacking a sheet of plastic or even just a bed sheet to the door frame on the INSIDE of the door? Yuppers... it'll be a pain in your tookus every time you have to move it going back and forth, but if it works??
You can put a tension rod and use a insulated drape
How about using a tension rod and hanging a thermal curtain
ive done the thermal curtain for the last 4years here in house 3. Works very well.
can you install a door?
We owed a heavy type (towel material) shower curtain hung by a curtain rod. Keeps it up and the weight of the curtain keeps the cold out.
I'd put in an oak door. Not a trap door. It's not too expensive to have a handy man/carpenter come and install one. The money you save in one year would pay for it. If not, I'd put up a heavy blanket over the opening.