Wiley widows, seals,screens ?

[rustytoolss]

When you guys make Wiley windows , do you use some tape on foam weather stripping to stop water from seeping in (when closed) ? Also what about screens ?

[daveesl77]

The window design itself, if done right, keeps water out. With our trailer, we have 4. I leave them open (Florida) all the time, meaning that the plexi is left in the frame, but angled back so there is a 4" opening at the top to allow for air flow. Massive summer storms, the recent tropical storm, not a drop of water inside the camper. Towing last year through Virginia at 60 mph, in heavy rain, not a drop inside.

Make the base angled down and out. I sealed all interior portions of the window and wall with epoxy and then did angles down to the central drain line. The plexi is held back by the triangle shaped side holders. They force it closed or open. The screens are held to the inside of the window wall opening with hot glue, this allows me to remove them if necessary to clean or replace.

Here are the ones on the door before they were sealed



Here is a wall one, right after it was mounted, showing kind of how they work. The interior is just being worked on in these shots. All the plexi can be removed to be fully open. The door ones have a cross bar as we can mount an O-2 12 volt fan in the window(s) if we want. We also have ducted ventilation at the front. We sprayed all of the plexi with the window frost paint, so we can allow light in, but still have privacy.




You can see the down angle on the bottom wood and the lower back piece of wood. These form the trough that keeps water out. All edges and corners are sealed with epoxy, then poly over.

The screens aren't mounted yet in any of these and the triangle lock piece aren't in place either. The triangles are just pieces of wood that match the angle of the window sides. you'll also notice that the plexi comes about 1" above the window opening, that is so when opened they are still above the opening top, so rain doesn't get in. I've had several sailboats in the past that had these type of windows. They work great.

Here is the finished product, with the temporary fan in the door.



dave

[KennethW]

I made my window to use two panels. A window panel and a screen panel. The screen panel has a hole with the screen glued on. So if you want you can remove both or any combination.

[Ron Dickey]

I too am about to build them.

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I plan to make the screen be part of the outside window frame, between the door skin and the window frame I will put a screen. and plan to have the drip line below that frame.

I build a hollow door so on my outside cut will be lower and wider then my inside window cut. But there are some really good pictures in here showing the lower water leak line.
done by Rowerwet

some sketches to help anyone interested understand the details
view cut in half

view from inside looking out

outside looking down and in

outside looking in: make sure the inner lip is higher than the outer one, your drain holes may get plugged, but the gutter will still drain outward that way.

top view

lying under the window frame

there is a trough at the bottom that runs at an angle and a whole at the front bottom that lets it out.

Mine will be a little different but the best way to do it is to make a model. simulate what you will do and find the flaws before you have to make a new door.

Ron