Acrylic Sheet Window Insulation

It s a great insulator and perhaps the best cost effective way to insulate your windows.

Acrylic sheet window insulation.

Lighter and less expensive than storm windows. Optix acrylic sheet is a lightweight impact resistant optix acrylic sheet is a lightweight impact resistant transparent material that is a great replacement for glass in many applications. Its higher impact strength makes it a great glass replacement for applications such as garage door windows storm windows and other glazing needs. Climate seal is unquestionably the most effective interior insulating window system on the market.

Item 491792 model hslw12 400. As a result you can reduce your heating costs during the winter. To replicate the superior insulating properties of glass plexiglass glass sheets are made to be thicker. Made by 3m this indoor window insulator kit contains window insulation film along with scotch window film tape to keep cold drafts out and warm air in.

Therefore in comparing a sheet of glass and an equally thick layer of acrylic the glass will insulate better. Window insulation kit for 6 of 3 x 5 windows contains 6 sheets of 64 inch x 42 inch shrink plastic film and 6 rolls of 0 5 inch x 18 foot double sided tape crystal clear 3 9 out of 5 stars 30 9 99 9. Other properties of acrylic although acrylic cannot match glass for insulation it can be superior in other ways. Although glass is a better insulating material acrylic comes with a host of benefits.

Plexiglass sheeting is unique in that while it is extremely difficult to shatter it can be broken however it doesn t break into a thousand tiny dangerous shards. To replicate the insulating properties of glass the acrylic sheet has to be significantly thicker than the glass. To keep your expenses down and lower your energy use you can install acrylic panels into your window frames without replacing your existing windows. Our acrylic glazing is clear and guaranteed against yellowing clouding for 10 years.

Plexiglass sheets are 17 times stronger than ordinary glass sheets. 12 ft x 400 ft clear 0 31 mil plastic sheeting. This keeps the cold air out with a pocket of air between the window and the plastic. It is lightweight yet 17 times more impact resistant than the glass of equal thickness climate seal inserts are also safer and better insulators than glass.