I have a smallish backyard, 90 x 60 feet. It is a bit tight for kids playing
back there. Last summer one of the expensive insulated glass windows got
broken. I'd like to put some sort of plastic panel, as a storm window, to
help protect them. I don't open these windows and I don't need them as an
emergency egress as there is a side window and an outside door in the room.
The windows are about 40 inches square. What do I need and how should I go
about installing.
Thanks

Simon wrote:
I have a smallish backyard, 90 x 60 feet. It is a bit tight for kids
playing back there. Last summer one of the expensive insulated glass
windows got broken. I'd like to put some sort of plastic panel, as a
storm window, to help protect them. I don't open these windows and I
don't need them as an emergency egress as there is a side window and
an outside door in the room. The windows are about 40 inches square.
What do I need and how should I go about installing.
Thanks

Make a frame, add the plastic panels and get some of the hardware from
the hardware store to install them.


--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

Plexiglas; good stuff but a mite expensive.


"Simon" wrote in message
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I have a smallish backyard, 90 x 60 feet. It is a bit tight for
kids playing back there. Last summer one of the expensive
insulated glass windows got broken. I'd like to put some sort of
plastic panel, as a storm window, to help protect them. I don't
open these windows and I don't need them as an emergency egress
as there is a side window and an outside door in the room. The
windows are about 40 inches square. What do I need and how
should I go about installing.
Thanks

Simon wrote:
I have a smallish backyard, 90 x 60 feet. It is a bit tight for kids playing
back there. Last summer one of the expensive insulated glass windows got
broken. I'd like to put some sort of plastic panel, as a storm window, to
help protect them. I don't open these windows and I don't need them as an
emergency egress as there is a side window and an outside door in the room.
The windows are about 40 inches square. What do I need and how should I go
about installing.
Thanks



You could put up window screens. They may not look as odd as a piece of
plastic.

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Thank you,



"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16

Go to plastics store and compare thin polycarbonate (Lexan) to Plexiglas.
It is much stronger (ever try to shatter a CD) and you can use a thinner
piece so the cost may not be a lot different.

"Simon" wrote in message
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I have a smallish backyard, 90 x 60 feet. It is a bit tight for kids
playing back there. Last summer one of the expensive insulated glass
windows got broken. I'd like to put some sort of plastic panel, as a storm
window, to help protect them. I don't open these windows and I don't need
them as an emergency egress as there is a side window and an outside door
in the room. The windows are about 40 inches square. What do I need and how
should I go about installing.
Thanks

"Simon" wrote in message
...
I have a smallish backyard, 90 x 60 feet. It is a bit tight for kids
playing back there. Last summer one of the expensive insulated glass
windows got broken. I'd like to put some sort of plastic panel, as a storm
window, to help protect them. I don't open these windows and I don't need
them as an emergency egress as there is a side window and an outside door
in the room. The windows are about 40 inches square. What do I need and how
should I go about installing.
Thanks

A few ways to tackle:
1) Look for a storm window kit. See if they have tempered glass. Tempered
should handle most impacts well.

2) Acrylic plastic panel. Has many trade names such as Lucite and Plexiglas.
It must go into a channeled frame. Channel must give some expansion room.
Don't screw it direct to the window frame. Screws are a stress point and it
may crack around the holes. You have to clean it with water (no Windex!) and
a soft cotton cloth to keep it clear. Forget the thin acrylic at the
hardware stores. You need 1/8" thick for your size.

3) Polycarbonate. Lexan is a trade name. It is the toughest of all, but it
has a softer surface than acrylic and scratches easy. It will also haze in
the sunlight and it is very expensive. Home Depot sells both acrylic and
Lexan (sorry about the plug).

If your up to building frames, acrylic is probably your best bet.
John

On 5-Mar-2006, "JohnR66" wrote:

3) Polycarbonate. Lexan is a trade name. It is the toughest of all, but it
has a softer surface than acrylic and scratches easy. It will also haze in
the sunlight and it is very expensive. Home Depot sells both acrylic and
Lexan (sorry about the plug).

If you go with polycarbonate, there are UV resistant versions specifically made
for use in applications like this. One side is treated and goes to the outside.

Mike

Jeff wrote:
Go to plastics store and compare thin polycarbonate (Lexan) to Plexiglas.
It is much stronger (ever try to shatter a CD)

If you try breaking a CD with your hands, it's like the CD just explodes.

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:07:05 GMT, John wrote:

Jeff wrote:
Go to plastics store and compare thin polycarbonate (Lexan) to Plexiglas.
It is much stronger (ever try to shatter a CD)

If you try breaking a CD with your hands, it's like the CD just explodes.

You can cut one with scissors. That's what I do with AOL CDs.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message
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On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:07:05 GMT, John wrote:

Jeff wrote:
Go to plastics store and compare thin polycarbonate (Lexan)
to Plexiglas.
It is much stronger (ever try to shatter a CD)

If you try breaking a CD with your hands, it's like the CD just
explodes.

You can cut one with scissors. That's what I do with AOL CDs.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

I use 'em for target practice - good peripheral, nice sized
center hole for 30 yards. Misses are easy to see.