Removable Temporary Sun Room on Front Porch

wewantutopia · 11-20-13, 09:57 AM

Hi everyone, I'm not really sure where to put this...

We have a south facing front porch that recieves a TON of sunlight in the late fall/early spring and winter. I'd like to devise a system to install temporary "windows" around the whole thing to capture that heat and am looking for suggestions.

I don't really want to use glass. I've looked at Lexan but, man, is it expensive. Plus, the height is over 8' so I couldn't use standard 4x8 sheets.

I've considered building frames with plastic but "clear" poly is not really clear but rather cloudy.

I've pondered a type of roll up "shade," like one would have in front of an interior window, with snaps to attach to the posts when pulled down but don't know what to make it out of.

Considerations:
-Cost
-Crystal Clear (so no normal "clear" poly )
-Removable
-Durable (High winds here occasionally)

I look forward to hearing the communities ideas!

Thanks!!

11-20-13, 09:57 AM	#1
wewantutopia Lurking Renovator Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 22 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Removable Temporary Sun Room on Front Porch Hi everyone, I'm not really sure where to put this... We have a south facing front porch that recieves a TON of sunlight in the late fall/early spring and winter. I'd like to devise a system to install temporary "windows" around the whole thing to capture that heat and am looking for suggestions. I don't really want to use glass. I've looked at Lexan but, man, is it expensive. Plus, the height is over 8' so I couldn't use standard 4x8 sheets. I've considered building frames with plastic but "clear" poly is not really clear but rather cloudy. I've pondered a type of roll up "shade," like one would have in front of an interior window, with snaps to attach to the posts when pulled down but don't know what to make it out of. Considerations: -Cost -Crystal Clear (so no normal "clear" poly ) -Removable -Durable (High winds here occasionally) I look forward to hearing the communities ideas! Thanks!!