Reddit reviews Frost King F4 Mortite Caulking Cord 9-1/2-ounce 45-Feet Long, Grey, 9.5-oz, 45Ft, Gray
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Seals in cool airPresses into place with fingertipsShuts out hot air, dust, dirt and insectsIt is paintableEasy to install
Edit: Didn't notice the numberplates on the cars outside, made stupid assumption that you were in North America ––
Here is a nice selection of weatherstripping profiles: Screwfix Link.
Check what is still existing on your windows -- at the top edge it will be squeezed between the hinge leaves, at the sides and bottom there should be a seal on the little sticky-outy-edge (that sticks out into the open space when the window is open) that seals against the edge 1cm of the inside face of the moveable pane.
If you can match and replace the same seal profiles in those spots it will help tremendously. There also may be an additional "sweep" profile closer to the outside edge of the window at the sides and bottom. If close inspection of the window reveals details of a maker/installer that is still trading, they may direct you to where original specification EPDM sealing-profiles can be obtained.
The "rope caulk" I mention below as an immediate cheap temporary solution is sold as "Thermwell-F4-Mortite" in the EU.
If you can't match the existing, use self-adhesive foam or "p" or "d" EPDM "draft excluder" (better) and stick it in the following places:
• At the bottom and 2 sides of the movable pane, on the edge of the inside face or its mating opposite "stop".
• At the top (hinged) edge of the window, on the top of the movable pane or the mating portion of the frame.
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>drtonmeister reads the text, composes a complete answer and posts it. THEN he looks at the picture and thinks "wait a minute, those are the same windows we had in the house in 'no-NOT-near-Vancouver-the-OTHER-Surrey' "
>As an easy, fast, cheap, highly-effective, (but not very pretty) solution, "rope caulk" can be pressed onto the face of the window at the edges that aren't sealing.
>If windows had bronze weatherstripping that was damaged or binding, it sometimes gets removed so that the window is easily operable. All you need to pop in replacement bronze pieces in the missing/damaged sections is available online from specialist suppliers.
>More likely it had rubber or foam that has degraded over time, and it's best to replace like for like if you can, but also not rocket-science to stick on "p"-strip in the appropriate spots so that it will compress and seal when the window is closed