winterizing screened in porch/sunroom?

Question

I just bought my house in may and now that winter in on its way I'd like to winterize the sunroom. there are 7 screens with the panel size of around 3x5 . I was wondering what you would think the cheapest way of making this rooms winterized? the frame is all alumium and i wasnt too sure if double stick tape and plastic would stay on there. I was thinking about getting customer glass to put in there, but I think that would cost way too much. any ideas would be appriciated :)

Answer 1

I get a few sheets of the cheapest plywood and sut it in strips about 3 inches. then I wrap the top strip 2 times in heavy plastic sheet, do the same on the bottom. the sides I just tack over another strip. Keep an eye out for people throwing away large glass screen doors collect enough of these and you can rig those up

Answer 2

If I'm not mistaken, the manufacturers of sunrooms offer accessories, such as solid plexiglass panels that fit into the screened windows for winter/cold weather.
Although you could "rig-up" some stuff to keep warm air from flowing outside, in the long run you may be better going with the commercial products. If your make-shift soution fails to work to the max, you'll have added heat costs to factor into your total cost.

Also, depending on the category of sunroom (some are called 3-season because they're not intended for occupancy during cold weather) It may be best to close it off from the rest of your house to prevent heat loss.

Notwithstanding, here in the south it's not unusual to use thick clear plastic to winterize a screened-in porch. The only difference is the porches usually have a wooden frame that permits one to use a staple gun to fasten the heavy duty plastic to the sides. you may be able to use a heavy duty tape, or even build light-weight frames covered with plastic that will fit inside the screened areas.

good luck

Answer 3

Plexiglass Windows Screened Porch

Answer 4

There is heavy duty clear plastic or acrylic sheeting available at some hardware stores or home centers that comes in a roll...it's much thicker than regular plastic sheeting and much clearer, more like the thickness and look of soda bottles---you'd have to build a frame for it out of 1 X 2 wood, attach the plastic with staples or a wood trim board and install it in the window openings with hook and latch hardware. I used it many times when working in a bodyshop for customers with broken windows that could not get repaired right away....much clearer and stronger than plastic sheeting. If you want to, put an inside and outside layer on the wood frame for a little insulation value.

Answer 5

Touch Screen

Answer 6

You could try Plexiglass cut to fit the opening, using L hooks to keep it in place or you could use the thick clear plastic stuff that they use at restaurants on the patios that rolls up.
Here in the South thats what most people use.

Answer 7

is there a glue that can be used to attach the plastic instead of using staples to winterize my porch

Answer 8

How about some sheets of plywood cut to that size?