Re: Re: What do people use for window coverings?

November 23, 2005

Does anyone know how to clean the pleated shades that are fabric? Loni

pwcwg325 <pwcwg325@...> wrote: You can go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy

the clear, plastic

insulation to put over the windows. I can make an air tight seal and

its see-through. You use a hair dryer to make the plastic shrink to

fit the window perfectly. I use it for my leaky windows around the

house during the winter. Works great!

>

> I am currently in the process of trying to clean up and de-mold

(as much as

> possible) my apartment, and one of the things that has to go are

these

> mini-blinds that I have had for a long time. They seem to

accumulate dirt

> (and mold) like magnets. I am getting sick of washing them only to

have them

> gunk up again in what seems like only four or five months. They

get so dirty

> I have to wash them in the bathtub with a sprayer.. (actually, I

use an old

> Water Pik for stuff like that..)

>

> I can't just put up curtains because I am afreaid that they will

also

> accumulate dust.

>

> What do people use for privacy and allowing in light that won't

also become

> a mold problem? I live not too far from a busy street, on a

moderate hill,

> and there is a fair amount of uphill traffic, so we get our share

of black

> gunky dust. (which outside, according to air testing, doesn't have

mold

> spores in it, its just black dirt

>

> Someone has got to have the ideal solution.. I don't want to just

cover the

> windows with hanging fabric.. hippie style.. Not only is it not

appropriate

> for my (middle to upper income - sigh) neighborhood.. it wont be

easy to

> clean. Easyness of cleaning and light access is my #1 priority.

>

> Thank you!

>

November 25, 2005

Wow, great idea!

Do you have a SKU I can find on their web site?

I'll just order them mail order.. (The urban place I live doesnt have big

chain stores for miles)

On 11/23/05, pwcwg325 <pwcwg325@...> wrote:

>

> You can go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy the clear, plastic

> insulation to put over the windows. I can make an air tight seal and

> its see-through. You use a hair dryer to make the plastic shrink to

> fit the window perfectly. I use it for my leaky windows around the

> house during the winter. Works great!

>

> >

> > I am currently in the process of trying to clean up and de-mold

> (as much as

> > possible) my apartment, and one of the things that has to go are

> these

> > mini-blinds that I have had for a long time. They seem to

> accumulate dirt

> > (and mold) like magnets. I am getting sick of washing them only to

> have them

> > gunk up again in what seems like only four or five months. They

> get so dirty

> > I have to wash them in the bathtub with a sprayer.. (actually, I

> use an old

> > Water Pik for stuff like that..)

> >

> > I can't just put up curtains because I am afreaid that they will

> also

> > accumulate dust.

> >

> > What do people use for privacy and allowing in light that won't

> also become

> > a mold problem? I live not too far from a busy street, on a

> moderate hill,

> > and there is a fair amount of uphill traffic, so we get our share

> of black

> > gunky dust. (which outside, according to air testing, doesn't have

> mold

> > spores in it, its just black dirt

> >

> > Someone has got to have the ideal solution.. I don't want to just

> cover the

> > windows with hanging fabric.. hippie style.. Not only is it not

> appropriate

> > for my (middle to upper income - sigh) neighborhood.. it wont be

> easy to

> > clean. Easyness of cleaning and light access is my #1 priority.

> >

> > Thank you!

> >

November 25, 2005

I use the Jumbo shrink roll for all my windows. It comes in a 64 " x 25'

roll and is VERY easy to put up. Great for picture windows. Also on

difficult windows for privacy I sponge on white latex paint lightly. It

still lets the sun in but people can't see through it. This idea may not be

useful to people with a sensitivity to paint odors though. You can make

pretty patterns with sponges.

It scrapes right off with a window scraper after it is dry if you need to

remove it. I have a friend's house (she is artistic) and she did the

windows up like stained glass with different colors and black paint for the

leading between the colors. Looks " SO COOL " (she does different season