I like the look of the frameless windows offered on many new RVs. I understand that they don't open as wide as conventional offerings, which is not a show stopper for me. I know how to maintain the old school conventional windows with butyl tape, caulk, etc. Are these similar? Totally different? How do they hold up to the rigors of RVing? Are they prone to leaking? How do you deal with it?

I maintain mine like anyother RV window I have ever had. Keep em clean and caulked. How the windows open depends on the application. I have some that open out at the bottom several inches, and some that slide up and down. With roof vent fan they are enough.

i heard comments about water being held on top.

Fulltimer, you have frameless windows that slide up and down? How do they work? I've never seen those. I was under the notion that all the frameless windows just cracked open at the bottom.

I like them but they are so expensive to replace the old one.

fj12ryder wrote:Fulltimer, you have frameless windows that slide up and down? How do they work? I've never seen those. I was under the notion that all the frameless windows just cracked open at the bottom.Best I can do now. If you look at the window on the side of the slide, perhaps you can see how the window works. I took pics but dont have a web page to post them where you can see them.PICPS While they look to be frameless they are not. The frame is on the inside. The window is glued to the frame from the outside.

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Fulltimer50
Explorer
Aug 20, 2015
fj12ryder wrote:
Fulltimer, you have frameless windows that slide up and down? How do they work? I've never seen those. I was under the notion that all the frameless windows just cracked open at the bottom.

Best I can do now. If you look at the window on the side of the slide, perhaps you can see how the window works. I took pics but dont have a web page to post them where you can see them.

PIC

PS While they look to be frameless they are not. The frame is on the inside. The window is glued to the frame from the outside.
buc1980
Explorer
Aug 20, 2015
I like them but they are so expensive to replace the old one.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Aug 19, 2015
Fulltimer, you have frameless windows that slide up and down? How do they work? I've never seen those. I was under the notion that all the frameless windows just cracked open at the bottom.
Learjet
Explorer
Aug 19, 2015
i heard comments about water being held on top.
Fulltimer50
Explorer
Aug 19, 2015
I maintain mine like anyother RV window I have ever had. Keep em clean and caulked. How the windows open depends on the application. I have some that open out at the bottom several inches, and some that slide up and down. With roof vent fan they are enough.

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