I plan on keeping all my windows intact and don't want to get into skinning over them from the outside. I know some of you have covered them from the inside. What method did you use, did you keep some air space or ventilation. I noticed a large heat infiltration when the sun is on them and wondered if it would get too hot behind them causing cracking etc. Thanks ;D
My PO used stick on vinyl, and it's now peeling off, so think twice about that. Other than that, he just put up the interior walls over the windows and painted the inside of the wall (3/4" plywood) black.
Brian
If you cover the windows on the inside with walls be sure you think about how you will repair any window leaks down the road. I know there are some bus nut here who can't fix their window leaks because the PO covered the windows and left no way to open them.
We chose to keep our windows also, we used 1/4 inch Foam board insulation to make the windows flush AFTER we pulled all the e-latches and cleaned the drains and seals. FWIW
I'm useing the 1/2" foam board insulation with the tin foil on one side, I'm actually cutting it to fit into the 1/2" hole where the window is, then useing another full sheet of the same stuff to cover the walls completely.
So basically there are 2 layers on the window, and one layer everywhere else.
I have all my original windows. The PO painted all the windows blocked by house stuff + a few others with black paint. It is great in cold weather but hell in hot sunshine conditions.
I scraped all the paint off I could reach and Beth hung curtains on those windows. The curtains allow light but no view. In the front where we want a view we use pleated night shades from CW.
The result was much less heat in summer and much more light. The center section of the bus had been really dark, the increased light is nice. A dark bus is really not pleasant to us.
I took my bus to a window tint shop and had them tint all of them except the rearmost ones which they blacked out. I have been satisfied with the result.
Quote from: Charles in SC on March 17, 2010, 06:53:03 PM
I took my bus to a window tint shop and had them tint all of them except the rearmost ones which they blacked out. I have been satisfied with the result.
Did they tint them from the outside or inside?
Tinting or window film is applied to the inside of windows, it would not stand up to the sun and weather on the outside very long especially out west.
used the silver reflective tint on inside to reflect heat...in your case also to make uniform apearance from outside and prevent heat build up behind your inside insulation?covering..5 years and all is good.89 prevost.
I bought silver window film but before I installed it I decided it would not look so great and gave up the idea.
It is the very best for reflecting heat but I don't think it would look so good mixed in with the dark green others.
I tinted mine from the inside then sealed the window where it opened with spray foam. Then I put spray foam all over the window and put in 2" foamboard cut to the windows shape. I then covered the foamboard with 1/2 plywood. A little heavy and overkill with the 1/2" plywood but it works well. You have to be carefull not to use too much spray foam
or it will press your walls out.
Been using it for a year now like that with no leaks what so ever. I eventually plan on covering the outside with metal and keeping the windows in there. I know it's a little different but so am I.