From: ~^Johnny^~ 
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair misc.consumers.frugal-living misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Has anyone Tried to Recycle heat from Dryer vent?
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 00:15:43 -0800

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 15:28:52 -0500 (EST), Alexander Litvin
 wrote:

>~^Johnny^~  wrote:
>
>> I make mine on a frame of 5/8 inch unfinished bolding stock,
>> mitred, glued, and stapled at the corners.  Then 3 mil acetate sheet is
>> stretched over the frame and stapled down.  Finally,  foam weather stripping
>> is attached around the frame's perimeter,   to make a tight seal against the
>> window casing.
>
>How do you fasten it to the window casing? Just screws?


Friction.  It fits inside the casing.  On windows with flush panels,  the foam
stripping could be on the rear-facing surface of the frame,  and I suppose it
could be tacked up with brads or staples... but I never had to give it that
much thought,   since all my single-pane windows are recessed in the casing a
few centimeters.  I have some sliding aluminum windows in the wall facing
between the houses,  but they don't have that problem,  as they,  like many
aluminum windows,  are double-glazed.