Make Your Own Interior Storm Windows

Step 1 measure your window frame s.

Make your own interior storm windows. Luckily there is a fairly cheap and uncomplicated way to create your own storm windows from plexiglas. In general it s easier to friction fit the interior storm window inside the existing window frame. Step 1 at the hardware store buy wood framing used for assembling screens and plastic shrink film.

Before you cut your strips make sure you ve considered all your placement options especially if you have ornate or unusual window frames. Making your own interior storm windows using plastic shrink film. Step 2 put together the interior storm window frame and make sure it fits your existing window.

Window savers are plexiglas based interior storm windows that come to you in diy easy to build kits. Using a tape measure get the dimensions of your window not including the frame. In this post i ll walk you thru how to measure and put together your own interior storm window so you can stop shivering this winter.

Measure across the top across the bottom down the left side and the right side and from opposite corner to opposite corner. Diy interior storm windows in kit form. You will want your storm window including its wooden frame to be about 1 8 inch smaller on all sides so that it can be held in place by the foam weatherstripping.

Making your own interior storm windows is extremely simple and requires only basic carpentry skills. The extra insulation value that traditional storm windows provide is small relative to their high cost. With my windows i could have opted to install the mount inside the inner most window frame image on left or flush against and covering the inner most window frame which would cover a small inset detail on the inner frame see image on right.

To do this measure the inside of the window frame horizontally and vertically and subtract a. Step 2 measure your windows. Making your own interior storm windows out of acrylic plexiglass sheets will save you the much bigger expense of replacing your older windowsor buying commercially available storm windows.