How would bubble wrap work for insulation between a window and a storm
window or between a window and a screen? It would still allow light to
get through and it's not too expensive.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

On Nov 3, 7:19*am, (---MIKE---) wrote:
How would bubble wrap work for insulation between a window and a storm
window or between a window and a screen? *It would still allow light to
get through and it's not too expensive.

* * * * * * * * * ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire

* (44° 15' *N - Elevation 1580')

Would probably work but you better check trailer park rules to see if
it meets their code

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
How would bubble wrap work for insulation between a window and a storm
window or between a window and a screen? It would still allow light to
get through and it's not too expensive.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

If it's exposed to direct sunlight it would break it down pretty quickly. If
you're talking about packing bubble wrap but it would probably work pretty
good if you packed it in tight.

---MIKE--- wrote:

How would bubble wrap work for insulation between a window and a storm
window or between a window and a screen? It would still allow light
to get through and it's not too expensive.

In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(440 15' N - Elevation 1580')

I don't think it would accomplish much. Caulking the gaps will work
though.

Insulation comes from having air between the windows that doesn't
exchange with either the indoors or outdoors. The caulk will do that.

Some additional insulation comes from keeping the air that _is_
captured between the panes from circulating and carrying heat from one
piece of glass to the other, and bubble wrap would slow that down a
little, but I'm guessing it wouldn't do it very much.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

---MIKE--- wrote:
How would bubble wrap work for insulation between a window and a storm
window or between a window and a screen? It would still allow light to
get through and it's not too expensive.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Perhaps, but bubble wrap has probably not been tested for heat and fire
resistance. I would be concerned to create a fire and smoke hazard right
at my door...

"Chris" wrote in message ...
---MIKE--- wrote:
How would bubble wrap work for insulation between a window and a storm
window or between a window and a screen? It would still allow light to
get through and it's not too expensive.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Perhaps, but bubble wrap has probably not been tested for heat and fire
resistance. I would be concerned to create a fire and smoke hazard right
at my door...
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good point!

olddog

Perhaps, but bubble wrap has probably not been tested for heat and fire
resistance. I would be concerned to create a fire and smoke hazard right
at my door...

"Someone" makes some "bublewrap" that is also a raidaton shied in that it
has a layer or two of reflector maerial. I wanted to use it to cover some
exposed HVAC ducts and the manufacturer's folks said it was OK.

"John Gilmer" wrote in message
e...


Perhaps, but bubble wrap has probably not been tested for heat and fire
resistance. I would be concerned to create a fire and smoke hazard right
at my door...

"Someone" makes some "bublewrap" that is also a raidaton shied in that it
has a layer or two of reflector maerial. I wanted to use it to cover
some exposed HVAC ducts and the manufacturer's folks said it was OK.


I've used that stuff for my heater closet. Insulated the closet and helped
with the noise. But it wasn't transparent.

olddog

(---MIKE---) wrote in news:15433-490EFA7E-1506
@storefull-3251.bay.webtv.net:

How would bubble wrap work for insulation between a window and a storm
window or between a window and a screen? It would still allow light to
get through and it's not too expensive.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')


Fill it with Great Stuff expanding foam. It says it's for wind'rs 'n doors.
Easily 'comodates goofy size trailer doors.

Works fine for me. I've got some bubble wrap in a couple of my windows.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
How would bubble wrap work for insulation between a window and a storm
window or between a window and a screen? It would still allow light to
get through and it's not too expensive.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Hope it does some good. I've got some bubble wrap that's been in my unused
window the last couple years.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"SteveBell" wrote in message
...

I don't think it would accomplish much. Caulking the gaps will work
though.

Insulation comes from having air between the windows that doesn't
exchange with either the indoors or outdoors. The caulk will do that.

Some additional insulation comes from keeping the air that _is_
captured between the panes from circulating and carrying heat from one
piece of glass to the other, and bubble wrap would slow that down a
little, but I'm guessing it wouldn't do it very much.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

I got some at Home Depot, which was rather expensive. And stapled it under
some ducts where the fiberglass had fallen off. I sure hope it's helping.
Cost enough.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"John Gilmer" wrote in message
e...


Perhaps, but bubble wrap has probably not been tested for heat and fire
resistance. I would be concerned to create a fire and smoke hazard right
at my door...

"Someone" makes some "bublewrap" that is also a raidaton shied in that it
has a layer or two of reflector maerial. I wanted to use it to cover some
exposed HVAC ducts and the manufacturer's folks said it was OK.

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
How would bubble wrap work for insulation between a window and a storm
window or between a window and a screen? It would still allow light to
get through and it's not too expensive.


It's not exactly an elegant solution to heat loss, but placing several
layers of plastic containing trapped air pockets (which is what bubble wrap
is) does act as effective insulation. It also lets sunlight through and thus
allows your house to absorb solar energy for additional heat. You would
probably be better off using several sheets of the small bubble wrap on a
window, rather than one big sheet with the big bubbles. Don't listen to the
bozos around here trying to criticize you - energy conservation doesn't make
you trailer trash, and being cheap is not evil.

- Logic316

"Civilisation will not attain to its perfection until the last stone
from the last church falls on the last priest."
-- Emile Zola