Well, the double pane idea wasn't workable. The 48" plastic was too narrow to be wrapped around the edges.
So, we did single pane with screen kits from Lowes. The Home Depot plastic
was really good and tough, but the optics are really bad..
It's a LOT easier making solar screens, than these things!
Took longer and keeping the plastic from bunching up was impossible.
The Home Depot plastic has little
defect lines, running all over it's surface and there are marks like roller abrasions lines every 3 inches (48" long).
(caused by some malfunction at the factory).
Today, we got some Ace stick-on open cell insulation to seal the deal..
Used push-pins into the wood window frame to hold the screen frame tight onto the window's plastic frame.
After closing the curtains, our plastic screens look better.
And seem to be working. Heat sensor pistola showed the curtains
were the same temperatures as the walls..
We are expecting come colder weather this week, I'll do more scanning.
I fully expect these things to pay for themselves within 2 years.
(If my wife will put up with the eyesore effect that long)!
