playhouse windows

[Piers Finlayson]

I've built a playhouse and I'm now left with "glazing" it. I was going to use cut to size perpsex sheets. I'd appreciate any suggestions of the sort of perspex (or other material) I'd be best off using, and any recommended vendors.

Thanks, Piers

[Martin Brown]

I'd be inclined to use clear polycarbonate instead. It is much more difficult to break and less inclined to shatter under duress.

The online vendors seem to change names at the drop of a hat but this one does cut to size 3mm clear polycarbonate etc.

have had sharp pieces of perspex break off when cutting up cast and extruded sheet perspex more than once. I guess if you make the perspex thick enough at 6+mm it probably doesn't matter.

You may be able to get offcuts cheaper locally from the right sort of plastics dealer (including the mirror variant).

[Nightjar]

>> I have had sharp pieces of perspex break off when cutting up cast and

If you choose polycarbonate, make sure it is UV stabilized, or has a UV resistant coating, or it will quickly go cloudy. Acrylic (Perspex) is inherently UV stable.

Colin Bignell

[Peter Parry]

UV stabilised polycarbonate or as an alternative use something like thin plastic film such as used on overhead transparencies. It won't last terribly long but is easy to replace and inherently pretty safe.

[Nthkentman]

Forget all the cheapo consumer supplies, look for Makrolon. Ask at the local sign makers where they may well have some lying around in suitable pieces and for nothing.

[fred]

In article , Piers Finlayson writes

As other have suggested, polycarbonate sheet seems to be the one.

Fell across these guys earlier today, no connection but prices seem ok, although annoyingly you have to enter full details before you find out the delivery charge (you can use guest checkout and fake details to find out):

and they have a cut to size option.

[The Natural Philosopher]

NOT perspex. Polycarbonate.