Solar Shades?
Does anyone have experience with solar shades, either in terms of effectiveness or where to buy? The south elevation of our house gets full sun year-round. The problem is particularly bad on our master bedroom, which is on the top floor facing south. While I would love to add awnings to the back of the…
Does anyone have experience with solar shades, either in terms of effectiveness or where to buy?
The south elevation of our house gets full sun year-round. The problem is particularly bad on our master bedroom, which is on the top floor facing south. While I would love to add awnings to the back of the house, that is not in the cards at the moment, so we are looking into solar shades (for example: http://www.theshadestore.com/category/shades/solar-shades/view/all). Personally, I hate air conditioning, so anything that reduces/eliminates the need to run them is a plus in my book.
Does anyone have experience with these (or others) to comment on the effectiveness of the solar shades? Do they reduce energy costs on running the A/C? Keep a room getting full sun comfortable on average summer days? Etc.
Just seeing this posting now, but we got great solar shades at Green Depot on the Bowery. Spendy at about $150/per window, but very good quality and could be worth it if you have just a few very sunny windows. It reflects light back while still allowing you to see out, so you don’t feel like you’re stuck in a box.
We have some great options for solar shades at Horizon Window Treatments in Chelsea.
http://www.horizonyc.com/products/product_pages/solar/1.html
133 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
Thanks, everyone.
If I were you I would look into UV films rather than shades.
I had a similar situation in my apt and they work great.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/WF/3MWindowFilms/
They’re great, but not if need privacy too.
I likes the ones made with 100% flax.
I have 4 rooms of West facing windows and it was pretty unbearable in the pm. I ordered Phifer Sheerweave from here:
http://www.blinds.com/control/product/productID,8577
All I can say, the shades made a big difference. An extra bonus is that they don’t block the view. You can probably get something more expensive and even better looking, but for me they do the trick.