FROM THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL

Problem-- BAD window in a rented house, conveneitnly located in the shady part of the porch and well out of the rain; storms and screens fit for sh*t and incomplete, but need an outer screen for seasonal use of a small twin-fan-type exhaust fan. Redeems an otherwise unusable room that needs good ventilation, into playroom, daytime napping space, occasional classroom, occasional childcare room, and one of Mmario's favorite places to sleep when the house is full-up. Outer parts of window all oldstyle aluminum siding, except for actual wood of window sashes. Unheated and very drafty section of house-- winter use very slight. Sashes also no longer work easily due to settling, warping, etc.

Solution: Mount permanent screen from the outside. Use celotex or plexi panel for winter insulation to mount from the inside when it's time to close the room for the winter. Install fan in summer when its warm enough to need it and it can be left for the season; remove when winter heating season gets serious after Indian Summer, and install insulating panels.

Procedure:
1. Break the remaining glass on the remaining storm window panel, obviating the need to get the other aluminum frame re-glazed. (Let it fall out onto the woodpile under the window, CHECK)
2. Caulk ever-falling upper sash and screw in permanent, tightly- closed position (CHECK)
3. Dig up unused roll of black nylon screen and estimate size suitability. (CHECK-- it's an inch too small on two sides and an inch too long on one.)
4. Bypass duct-tape hunt through house and camper; proceed indirectly to WalMart for new roll; purchase after ice-cream stop. (CHECK, narrowly missing known associates for mandatory Wally World chitchat.)
5. Send man-- who moved woodpile to clean up broken glass without consultation with wife, blocking access to window she could FINALLY have fixed all by herself-- for favorite ladder. (CHECK)
6. Wife: Duct tape screen fabric onto side wall of porch, using porch siding as leveling guide. Extend size of patch on three sides, with multiple rows of neatly-pressed duct tape. At bottom, run a line of tape as a reference/place to grab for tightening patch during installation. (CHECK)
7. Wife: Peel neatly-prepared patch off porch wall and bring to installation site. (CHECK)
8. Wife: Hand patch up to man on ladder and instruct on placement after eyeballing center/level. (CHECK)
9. Man: Follow instructions carefully and manfully, attaching top (only) of patch, tightly. Come down and remove ladder when asked.
10. Wife: Trim off excess at bottom of patch. Finish tightening and taping from the bottom edge. (CHECK)
11. Man: Put ladder back in place and tighten/press down sides of patch. (CHECK)
12. Couple: Congratulate/thank one another, admire effect of patch, clean up site. (CHECK)

If completed successfully, proceed to fan installation procedure manual.

~Susan