For light acrylic secondary glazing what methods of fixing could you recommend?


NT

On Tue, 6 Mar 2018 04:43:46 -0800 (PST)
wrote:

For light acrylic secondary glazing what methods of fixing could you
recommend?

I'd suggest double sided sticky foam tape, or aluminium or PVC angle, or
wood quadrant, or foam tape combined with one of the latter.
I can't recommend, as I've not got around to doing the job yet (and
now that it's warmer I probably won't for another year).

On 06/03/2018 12:43, wrote:

For light acrylic secondary glazing what methods of fixing could you recommend?

Do you mind what it looks like?

Needs to be fairly airtight or you will have problems. The self adhesive
magnetic strip and metal strip works OK but it is hard to apply neatly
in longer lengths. Silicone foam strip to seal and small clamps (which
could be mutilated white cable clips if you don't care about looks).

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Regards,
Martin Brown

On Tuesday, 6 March 2018 15:56:19 UTC, Martin Brown wrote:
On 06/03/2018 12:43, tabbypurr wrote:

For light acrylic secondary glazing what methods of fixing could you recommend?

Do you mind what it looks like?

Needs to be fairly airtight or you will have problems. The self adhesive
magnetic strip and metal strip works OK but it is hard to apply neatly
in longer lengths. Silicone foam strip to seal and small clamps (which
could be mutilated white cable clips if you don't care about looks).

Angle or quadrant mouldings wouldn't do the job, they don't fit the frame shape. The glazing will sit on the face rather than within the frame. I'm not against the latter but it's hard to see how that would work prperly. Double sided sticky tape sounds a right mess and a recipe for broken glazing when removed.

Naturally what it looks like matters. It needs to be not too hard for the average Joe to remove, cut cable clips are out. Clamps of some sort are what I had planned, the question is, if I go that route, what sort of clamps. The original window frame is shallow, shaped like so:

outdoor
_______________glass
wall___|
___/

indoor


NT

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 12:43:54 PM UTC, wrote:
For light acrylic secondary glazing what methods of fixing could you recommend?


NT

I use this for glass secondary glazing. The plastic edging gives a fairly
neat appearance:
http://www.tubeway.co.uk/easyfix-diy...x-glazing.html
You can get it for various thicknesses.

Simon.

On Friday, 9 March 2018 15:37:55 UTC, sm_jamieson wrote:
On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 12:43:54 PM UTC, tabby wrote:

For light acrylic secondary glazing what methods of fixing could you recommend?


NT

I use this for glass secondary glazing. The plastic edging gives a fairly
neat appearance:
http://www.tubeway.co.uk/easyfix-diy...x-glazing.html
You can get it for various thicknesses.

Simon.

That looks a lot more like it. Their packs seem a little expensive, £24 or so for a 15m length, and I wish they had decent looking clips, but that would get the job done. Thank you.


NT

On 09/03/2018 15:37, sm_jamieson wrote:
On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 12:43:54 PM UTC, wrote:
For light acrylic secondary glazing what methods of fixing could you recommend?


NT

I use this for glass secondary glazing. The plastic edging gives a fairly
neat appearance:
http://www.tubeway.co.uk/easyfix-diy...x-glazing.html
You can get it for various thicknesses.

Simon.


There are standard clamps, a sort of a boss which the screw goes through
with a tag that you can rotate for fitting or removing the framed
glazing easily. Incidentally, polycarbonate sheeting is much cheaper
than acrylic. It does eventually become cloudy from UV even inside, but
it lasts quite a long time IME.