Episode 19 - Installing window
screens
When I’ve visited southern California I’ve been struck by the
absence of window screens. Apparently flying insects aren’t a
problem there. But they sure are where I live in the north-east. I
want to be able to sit in the skoolie after dark with the house
lights on and not attract a swarm of bugs. So I set out to make
some window screens for the skoolie.
I’ve seen other skoolie
YouTubers make screens
from a kit, and that’s what I
did - ten of them. After you
get the hang of it, the
assembly goes pretty quickly.
Figuring out how to fasten the
the screens to the bus was a
little trickier. I wanted to use
existing screws to avoid drilling
new holes in the exterior. And
I
I wanted to make the fasteners
adjustable to to ensure a good
seal. I ended up using 1” wide
aluminum strips with a
threaded hole for a set screw. They work great.
There was a pleasant surprise when I read the instructions that
came with the screen kits. Apparently if I use clear plastic
instead of screen material, I can make storm windows. Skoolie
owners in cold climates go to great efforts to make insulated
window coverings to cope with our leaky windows. This could be
an alternative to that.
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