Michael, Oh, how I hate that four letter word. I think I would call one of the big box stores. They have a lot of new products that may do the trick. Years ago my dad had a similar problem and solved it by making his own makeshift storm windows. He took some furring strips and made a frame that would fit outside of the window. I don't know where he got the product but he had some crystalline plastic the clear stuff that is formed for food container lids. He stapled it to the frame. He used small screws to hold them in place and used rope calk to finish the seal. They worked quite well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Baldwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] winterizing
Well, I am expecting a pretty good snow storm in the next 24-48 hours, how nice, but oh well. Now, I normally put plastic over the outside of my windows in the winter to help with air leaks and stuff, yes, my windows are...crap... Okay, my siding was replaced this past summer with vinyl, had steel before. What I would like to do, and need suggestions on, is somehow get the plastic around the J channel, then have it pull tight in the J channel. This way I am not trying to use tape or staples to hold the plastic on. 50 MPH winds are not uncommon for our winters. I have seen those kits that you can use on the inside of the house, and use a hair drier to shrink the plastic around the trim, but my windows have no inside trim, the plaster wraps around to the window. Think this would hold up on the outside? Any other thoughts? My requirements are, it looks half way good, and does not leave permanent marks on the new siding. Thanks, Michael ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links __________ NOD32 3542 (20081021) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
