Hi We have masses of glass in our house (in Melbourne) In some rooms I have installed fabby blinds which really block the heat but they are expensive and my kids are little and I dont want to put them where they might wreck them. In these rooms I have good old fashioned pelmeted lined curtains. These are good in winter but in summer less effective and I have just been wondering if there is a silvering product (?spray-on?) which I could put onto the linings to make them more heat reflectant? Thanks for any advice
Improving radiant heat insulation in summer
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acd
MemberThe windows/doors in question face NW. Two doors have veranda covering them, though one veranda is narrow only 1m (but does have drop down blinds at the edge of the veranda (but as this is a thoroughfare the reality is one of these blinds needs to stay up when the kids are home). The other veranda is only as wide as the window, so the west sun streams in in the afternoon. The 2 windows have the same orientation but no eaves to speak of. There are 2 trees which give a bit of shade. Obviously when I close the curtains I loose all view and all light (the windows look onto the garden). I am kind of looking for an inexpensive interim measure until I feel the kids are big enough to look after the heat blocking blinds, but any suggestion is good.
Posted Monday 30 Aug 2010 @ 10:53:49 am from IP # -
solar_star
Memberhave you had a look at this product http://www.concertinafoilbatts.com/renshade.htm
although you can have it made up into blinds you can also attach it to the glass with velcro dots which you can order with the rolls of material. Whether you class it as inexpensive I guess will depend on exactly how much glass you have.
Posted Monday 30 Aug 2010 @ 11:15:24 am from IP # -
dymonite69
Memberhttp://www.reflectiveblinds.com.au/
http://www.mep.com.au/index.php?page=products&subpage=res_solar
http://opinnor.org/Section/Industry/Documents/J075786_FinalReport.pdf
Posted Monday 30 Aug 2010 @ 11:20:59 am from IP # -
shem
Memberhi
try window tint, it works really we to stop the heat entering the room.
http://www.protinting.com.auPosted Sunday 13 Feb 2011 @ 3:43:36 am from IP # -
cool at home
MemberTint won't be effective on western sun. We have tinted windows and while I'm sure the tint helps we needed thermal curtains until we built a verandah - actually still do for early/late sun which hits the windows when low in the sky, and for glass doors where the verandah is only 1.5 m wide and the bottom of the door gets the sun unless the sun is high in the sky.
Agree with Ghostgum... stop the heat entering. Anything else is 'mopping up' the problem.
Good luck.
Posted Sunday 13 Feb 2011 @ 6:03:09 am from IP # -
matas
MemberAgree very strongly with GG, DL and CAH.
Number one priority - stop sun entering windows with external shading.
It works ten times better than any internal blinds.
Something temporary for summer, removed in winter for full sun, is the best IMOPosted Sunday 13 Feb 2011 @ 6:26:10 am from IP #
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