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09-13-2016, 07:24 PM
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Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: May 2015
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Window screen added to emergency window
Like many of us, I wanted to be able to open our bedroom emergency window for ventilation and wished there were a screen. I jerry-rigged a solution that is working perfectly for us. I've mentioned it a couple of times on this forum and folks have asked for pictures, which I'm now including.
I bought a roll of velcro with adhesive and placed it all around the window on the black metal. I put it on with the 2 sides of velcro attached to one another and one side sticking to the window frame and the sticky part on the other side facing the room. Then I cut a piece of plastic window screen a little larger than the window, and placed it on the sticky velcro. I made a little dart (a fold in the screen fabric) even with the red catches to allow a little bulge in the screen since the catches stick out a little beyond the plane of the window frame. Then I trimmed the excess screen and put black duck tape around the edge of the screen to keep dirt, etc from sticking to the sticky part of the velcro in the screen openings. At the bottom, I used a little of the duck tape to make tabs to make it easier to pull the bottom part of the velcro apart. Now I can pull the bottom of the screen out, open the window, put a small stick in to keep the window open and then velcro the screen back tight. I ordered a set of cheap chopsticks from Amazon to use for the stick to hold the window open since I didn't have anything else handy the right size. I've also put a fan on the dresser facing into the room and so with or without the window open, I can get good air circulation in there.
The project took less than half an hour to complete and the only tool needed is a pair of scissors. I used velcro with only a 3 lb rating rather than a stronger mounting tape because I wanted to be able to very easily pull apart the velcro since I have to do that each time I want to open or close the window.
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09-13-2016, 08:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Portage, MI
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Simply amazing! I just did the same thing a month ago. Great minds, they say.
My only deviance is that I stitched a hem all around the screen's edge, then stitched the Velcro.
I also have my prop rod go through a reinforced hole in the screen. The prop rod has slots to engage the vertical lip on the window frame.
2016 Newmar Bay Star Sport 2705
CHF+, Rear Trac Bar, RSSA, Blue Ox & Equinox, RVI2
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2017 Newmar Ventana LE 4037 & 2021 Chevy Trailblazer
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09-13-2016, 08:40 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 30,785
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Thanks to the both of you  for your ideas in adding a screen to the emergency window, I will add this thread to QT's # 3 Problem Solving section.
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09-13-2016, 08:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
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Excellent !!!
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09-15-2016, 08:41 PM
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Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Arcadia, FL
Posts: 202
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I have screen I hold on with clips. I also prop open the window and use a small bungee cord to hold it closed under tension.
2016 Canyon Star 3710
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09-18-2016, 12:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Portage, MI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bydnar
...prop rod go through a reinforced hole in the screen. The prop rod has slots to engage the vertical lip on the window frame.
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The pink arrow points towards a wooden target that has been double-sticky taped to the glass. It's purpose is to hold the prop rod in position on the glass.
The yellow arrow points towards a second prop rod to show the slots that have been sawn into the rod, for engaging the vertical lip on the window frame.
The red arrow points towards the vertical lip that engages the rod slot.
The reinforcement of the screen is simply a piece of the velcro (loop side) stitched onto the screen and a hole punched through.
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2017 Newmar Ventana LE 4037 & 2021 Chevy Trailblazer
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11-09-2016, 09:29 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 231
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new bedroom window!!!!!!!!!!!
During my delivery last month I discussed the bedroom window issue and my tech said he had just installed one but didn't remember the part number. The parts guys in my service bldg looked up some drawings for 2018 and got a part number for the new window. My DW brought chop sticks, velcro, and screening to make the "system" but I ordered the window instead! Just got pics from Newmar:
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Going to have Independence RV do the swap.
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2017 DSDP 4369 Beach House
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11-09-2016, 09:40 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: May 2015
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Thanks!
Thanks so much for posting that! Newmar must have listened to our concerns and gotten the manufacturer to create it. Could you measure the window so I can see if it would fit in our 2915 DSDP?
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11-09-2016, 09:45 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Location: Fort Lauderdale
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Ours is a 2017 but I think the window is the same. will measure when it gets here.
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2017 DSDP 4369 Beach House
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11-10-2016, 09:31 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Jefferson Twp., PA
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Do you know how much it costs?
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11-10-2016, 09:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 241
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These look great!
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11-11-2016, 11:12 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Fort Lauderdale
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I think I paid $400 and change but I was told I was getting a discount because I ordered while they were doing the delivery week at the factory.
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2017 DSDP 4369 Beach House
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11-11-2016, 08:40 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Troy, MI
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The window is a Hehr IG 27x22x2.5 VENT EG. My quote from Newmar in June was $405.90 and 1 hour labor for installation. It was a special order and took 4 weeks to get the window.
2015 DSDP 4369, 2014 Grand Cherokee, SMI AF1, VMSpc. Sent from my iPhone using iRV2 - RV Forum
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2015 DSDP 4369 with HWH Active Air, 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Roadmaster tow bar, SMI AirForce One, Silverleaf VMSPc
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06-01-2017, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,136
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Does anyone know if there is an aftermarket add on screen available?
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