Plexiglas is an ideal composite material for windows and used often in schools, commercial buildings or anywhere high traffic or durability is an issue.
If you plan on adding some storm windows to your home, you can make storm windows out of Plexiglas, which is light, inexpensive and easy to work with. It's also flexible, has insulating properties and can stand up to high winds, hail or almost any weather condition — and you can barely notice it's not real glass, according to Caan Design.
You can instead use cedar or redwood, but it is much more expensive. Both will, however, last a lot longer over time, according to James Dulley, home improvement consultant, in an article in the Free Lance-Star. You can also save money by purchasing the Plexiglas in large sheets. Cut it down to size on a table saw. You can make larger or smaller frameworks for Plexiglas windows and screw them to the window jambs to fit your particular window design.
Some solar panel and storm window cleaning instructions recommend use of a vinyl cleaner - that may be a clue suggesting that you investigate some vinyl based glazing choices as well as acrylic and polycarbonate materials. You may find, however, that many vinyls are prone to scratching and discoloration. Both acrylic and polycarbonate plastics are suitable for storm window glazing.
Our associate Steven Bliss offers this additional advice:. Plastic Choices for Interior storm windows: Plastic is much lighter than glass, easy to cut and drill, and fairly durable, making it a popular material for interior storm windows. Acrylic is the most commonly used rigid plastic as opposed to films for interior storms.
Plastic storm window glazing is sold under a variety of trade names including Plexiglass and Lucite. High-quality acrylic sheeting does not yellow in sunlight, although special high-impact acrylic is more prone to yellowing.
Acrylic has moderate scratch resistance, which can be improved with coatings. An alternative to acrylic window glazing is the more expensive polycarbonate, sold under the brand names Lexan, Makrolon, Hyzoid, Tuffak, and others. Polycarbonate is less breakable and has much higher impact resistance than acrylic, although it is less scratch resistant. Polycarbonate glazing is used in solar applications because of its high impact resistance, thermal movement characteristics, and resistance to scratching, discoloration, and finally, for its solar transmittance.
While polycarbonate has a reputation for yellowing under UV exposure, this can be controlled for 10 years or more with additives to the plastic formula. Polycarbonate is also less flammable than acrylic. Some modified polycarbonate plastics come with a 5 to 15 year warranty against yellowing see excerpt below. Discover diy tricks and tips on how you can fashion and install a plexiglass replacement window on your own.
How to make window for a. Summer, windows let in a tremendous amount of heat and unwanted sunlight. Do it yourself storm windows. I then slid the plexiglass in from the top and finally attached the top piece with two more 2. Sometimes called invisible storms or energy panels, they typically consist of a single panel of glass or clear acrylic held in place, inside the interior window frame casing, by magnetic force or by a compression seal similar to a gasket.
Aircraft designers understand that when you are at 30, feet the air is colder; Ystime 8 x 12 clear acrylic sheet plexiglass plastic for crafts transpa board with protective paper craft windows frame diy display projects pack of 2 online in romania b08npmvjgq. Build a storm that just barely fits over your existing window. Homeowners then purchase the plexiglass acrylic sheet separately. Cut your steel frames to the dimensions of your windows, apply the foam tape and screw them in or adhere them , and you can fit your magnetic interior storm windows into your actual windows.
In this video i'll show you how to build a very simple interior wood storm window to cut down on noise and improve the energy efficiency of your old windows. But now after seeing your video I plan to make interior storm windows. I just came across some discounted thin plexiglass. Will this be ok to use? Thank you for your question.
You can choose from a membership that suits your needs to gain access to answers to questions related to your specific projects. Whatever thickness felt you use you should allow for the same size gap so that there is a nice snug fit.
I may have mistyped that. Hey Scott, I love your blog. I made an interior storm window very similar to what you describe here and have an observation that may be useful for a slight modification of the recipe: a different type of weatherstripping besides felt.
When I started out on this I found that my exterior storm windows were completely covered in condensation from inside the house each morning here in wintry Pennsylvania. I covered the interior of the window opening with plastic and sealed it with packing tape on the edges to see if that would make a difference.
It did — the condensation was eliminated. For this new interior storm window, I removed that plastic layer and incorporated it into the frame, just as you describe in the second option of the recipe. With this, my condensation problem is back. Why are parts of the list crossed out? Did you change your mind? Anyway, thanks for the lesson. I did this for an apartment for the bedroom window. Using the basic idea here, first the plastic wrap made the wood bow in at the middle of each side and twist backwards.
I ended up putting a second layer in the front that got rid of the twisting but increased the bowing. I ended adding weather stripping on the back side in addion to the edge to press against the frame, and stuffing packing foam between the Frame and the bowed parts of the window. Great post Scott. Can these be easily removed in the off season spring through early fall in order to open the windows?
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