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Sunday, May 9. 2010
No Hardware Store Trip
Why that window in the door of trailers. Provides light through the patterned glass. No one can see in nor can anyone see out. So what is the point of the glass. That doesn't stop the heat of the sun from sending solar energy into Wandrin Wagon. Time to do something about that issue. Put up with that for too many years.
Purchased a remnant of solar screen fabric. This was going to be an easy job. Or so I thought. I removed the screws of the frame on the inside. Cut and fit the solar screen over the window. Now put the frame back and... Oops. The outside part of the frame didn't stay. The whole thing -- frame, glass, solar screen -- fell to the ground. Wow. And the glass didn't break. So far so good.
After another hour of screwing the frame to the door and silicone glue, the project was finally complete. The solar screen was doing its job. It was cutting down the solar by 90%. The same thing could have been accomplished by painting the outside of the window with white paint.
Regardless. For me it was declared a success. There were no trips to the hardware store to finish the job.
Purchased a remnant of solar screen fabric. This was going to be an easy job. Or so I thought. I removed the screws of the frame on the inside. Cut and fit the solar screen over the window. Now put the frame back and... Oops. The outside part of the frame didn't stay. The whole thing -- frame, glass, solar screen -- fell to the ground. Wow. And the glass didn't break. So far so good.
After another hour of screwing the frame to the door and silicone glue, the project was finally complete. The solar screen was doing its job. It was cutting down the solar by 90%. The same thing could have been accomplished by painting the outside of the window with white paint.
Regardless. For me it was declared a success. There were no trips to the hardware store to finish the job.
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I'm surprised the RV resorts, that you stay at, condescend to permit customized, non-RVIA-approved rigs. What's next? Will they allow old pickup trucks with homemade caps made of plywood? (grin)
Seriously, the one legacy I have of RVing in Yuma in the winter is an appreciation of solar screen. I can't imagine living without it on the windows. I even put it on the vent covers.
Seriously, the one legacy I have of RVing in Yuma in the winter is an appreciation of solar screen. I can't imagine living without it on the windows. I even put it on the vent covers.
Boonie,
Wished I had done the solar screen years ago. My next customized trailer (isn't going to be one) will have a windowless door.
Wished I had done the solar screen years ago. My next customized trailer (isn't going to be one) will have a windowless door.
One of the first changes I made in my new trailer was to replace that no-see-through glass with clear lexan. I want to see out the door. Then I added a raisable flap that allows privacy when I want it and blocks the sun when that is desirable. Randy
Randy,
The clear glass option was considered before selecting the solar screen.
The clear glass option was considered before selecting the solar screen.