Matt Schroeder
07-30-2014, 9:51 PM
Does anybody have experience with solar window screen material, similar to this material?
http://www.phifer.com/suncontrol/exterior
I have two west facing windows in my home office that throw off heat during the afternoon. The room is easily 10 degrees warmer than the closest room without that exposure. I have a full shade on the inside that we open during the winter to keep it lighter, but that shade is always really warm to the touch in the summer. I am not crazy about the dark "hole in the wall" look of the darker solar screen material, but maybe a lighter color, 80% reducing fabric could look OK. Visibility in/out is not terribly important, relative to keeping the room more comfortable.
I have also considered solar film, but it seems to me that would not do as good a job of keeping the heat down as something on the outside, not touching the window, would do.
Thanks in advance for any information or opinions you can share.
Matt
http://www.phifer.com/suncontrol/exterior
I have two west facing windows in my home office that throw off heat during the afternoon. The room is easily 10 degrees warmer than the closest room without that exposure. I have a full shade on the inside that we open during the winter to keep it lighter, but that shade is always really warm to the touch in the summer. I am not crazy about the dark "hole in the wall" look of the darker solar screen material, but maybe a lighter color, 80% reducing fabric could look OK. Visibility in/out is not terribly important, relative to keeping the room more comfortable.
I have also considered solar film, but it seems to me that would not do as good a job of keeping the heat down as something on the outside, not touching the window, would do.
Thanks in advance for any information or opinions you can share.
Matt