[Greenbuilding] Window insulation

[Kathy Cochran]

Does anyone have a source for magnets that can be sewed into window quilts?
I have 1940's steel frame windows that should be PERFECT for this
application.

Thanks,  Kathy Cochran


> [Original Message]
> From: <bilrob at silcom.com>
> To: Lawrence Lile <LLile at projsolco.com>
> Cc: <Greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
> Date: 9/26/2007 5:39:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Window insulation
>
> So how much do you gain in measurable (R or U value)terms by using window 
> quilts?
> Bill Robinson
> Train2Build
>
>
> Quoting Lawrence Lile <LLile at projsolco.com>:
>
> >  
> > I've been playing with window insulation lately.  
> >  
> > First, I have tried the classic R-Max alumimum foil clad polyiso board,
duct
> > tape on the edges, painted on the interior, force fit between the wooden
> > trim.  It's cheap, effective, and ugly. 
> >  
> > You can always dress up the force-fit Rmax with a covering of your
favorite
> > cloth, a little less cheap, still effective, and not too ugly. 
> >  
> > I am using window quilts  http://www.warmcompany.com/wwhdwr.html  on a
few
> > windows.  These are very nice looking, very efficient, and easy to move
up
> > and down by a string just like a regular window shade.  They take a lot
of
> > effort to put together.  They are also very expensive.  
> >  
> > A big portion of the cost of the warm window quilt is magnets.  They
use a
> > magnetic strip to get a good seal around the window.  
> >  
> > I noticed an interesting fact:  I have sheetrock returns around the
windows
> > (not wood trip like most people) because of extra thick walls.  The
sheetrock
> > returns feature a metal corner bead, which is common in sheetrock
> > construction.  this metal corner bead will hold a magnet!  
> >  
> > I could get rid of half the magnets in the warm window quilt system, or
> > install magnetic strips ont he backs of foam panels.  I believe that
magnetic
> > foam panels would be a lot easier to put up and take down than force
fit foam
> > panels, and should last a lot longer.  I am going to try this after I
get
> > done with my current Window Quilt.  
> >  
> >  
> > So the moral of this story is, use sheetrock returns on your windows -
and
> > make sure they use metal (not vinyl) corner beads, this will help you
use
> > magnets when you go to install moveable window insulation.  
> >  
> > --Lawrence Lile
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