Window Coverings-- energy efficiency

Anyone put a covering on the outside of your windows for energy efficiency-- keep out heat, etc.

We have a room where the wall/ceiling is all windows-- a solarium, and I'd like to put something on them since the room gets very hot.

Re: Window Coverings-- energy efficiency

Window tinting. Link
I'm sure they must sell this at Lowe's or Home Depot. HTH!

Re: Window Coverings-- energy efficiency

all of my shades suppoebly do this

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they sell window treatments that are lined but I don't think you will want to cover up the windows that much.

You can do have them professionally tinted. There is a big difference between car tint and home tint. The only issue that I have ever heard about this, is it causes a reflection on the outside and birds tend to fly into the windows a lot more

ETA: I don't like the look of the tint at dawn and dusk because it causes the effect that you cant see out but people can see in.

Message edited 6/16/2010 4:41:41 PM.

Re: Window Coverings-- energy efficiency

From the people who told me about it-- it's something you don't see at all and is not tinted, but it helps to keep the warmth of the sun out so you don't use as much AC.

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There's this shrinkwrap stuff you can buy - seemed kind of expensive tho...