shop window insulation
On Dec 2, 2:29 pm, "Kevin" wrote:
I'm thinking to cut to fit pieces of 2" polystyrene for my shop windows for
use in the winter (east and west) and summer (south). These are double hung
windows with a good 2" recess where the foam should fit in fairly well.
Other than it being 'pink' - it should be about an R10. One sheet should
cover 3 of my 4 windows and hopefully significantly reduce the amount of
hours on my electric heater.
This is for my "office-side" of the insulated shop. 23x11 with a 220V
heater. Four 34 x 44 windows.
I was also thinking to spray adhesive aluminum foil to one or both sides
(sun exposure side in the summer).
The sheet was $24 and should be enough to cover 3 windows.
Thoughts?
I've done it, and it works fairly well. Unless you are much better
than I am with a knife, you may want to consider cutting with a
circular saw or table saw, much easier to get straight cuts. I'd
forget about spray adhesive, almost every solvent eats that stuff, 2
sided tape perhaps.
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