[Noisebridge-discuss] staying warm (was PG&E Bill)

[Kelly]

Man, Martin you're killing my joy here.

I personally really think we should cover those bloody skylights.  I'm
pretty much on Team FuckNaturalLightLet'sBeWarm and I'll stand on a
ladder to prove it.  What CAN we use to cover the skylights?  More
curtains + staple guns?  I'd even be down to drywall those bitches in,
but we kind of have enough construction to do as it is, so maybe a
temporary solution?

Also, Rachel, I hereby poke you about the curtains.  And if you poke
me later I'll bring some heavy fabric.  I have a couple huge, old
curtains from my last apartment.

-Kelly

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Martin Bogomolni <martinbogo at gmail.com> wrote:
> From experience, I don't recommend using plastic wrap for the
> skylights.   Especially in foggy San Francisco, you'll get
> condensation issues which lead to the wrap failing, or mold/rot
> issues.   What I did to fix up the issue in the old wearhouse my
> company used to use, was get large squares of the material they use to
> make outdoor political signs (looks just like cardboard, but it's
> corrugated plastic).  It's available in white which lets the light
> through, and can be bought from most places that make signs in sheets
> than can be pretty huge.
>
> Shrink wrap + curtains though, sounds pretty cool for the windows.   I
>  imagine curtains made from all kinds of scrap material would look
> like something out of the Nightmare before Christmas.
>
> -M
>
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com> wrote:
>> Ya the shrink wrap sounds good.  No reason we can't put that over the
>> lower part of the skylights too.  Frankenshrinkwrap!
>>
>> Rubin Abdi wrote:
>>> Rachel McConnell wrote, On 20091207 133733:
>>>> I will make curtains for the windows if someone can help by poking me
>>>> about it from time to time.  This is a very simple project and will help
>>>> a lot to retain the heat lost out from the glass.  Donations of old
>>>> curtains or cheap heavy fabric would also help.  I don't think we care
>>>> if they match... Frankencurtains FTW!
>>>
>>> With some double sided tape we can use a bunch of the plastic wrap from
>>> the shrink wrap setup to actually seal all the windows, which'll work
>>> better then curtains and still allow light in.
>>>
>>> As far as all that goes (slightly off topic here) our problem isn't the
>>> windows, it's more of our sky lights more or less being vents for all
>>> the heat to escape. This building wasn't setup to keep hackers warm.
>>>
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