Studies demonstrate that medium colored draperies with white plastic backings can reduce heat gains by 33.
Prevent heat from windows.
Heat gain from your windows doubles the workload of your air conditioner and makes it very difficult for the poor machine to maintain a suitable temperature inside the house.
Reduce heat loss through windows when you consider that a single pane of glass can lose almost ten times as much heat as the same area of insulated wall it is worth taking some simple steps to reduce heat loss through your windows to make your home more comfortable and reduce your heating costs.
We need window very importantly as these are essential architectural and aesthetic element of any house design but sometimes it s a challenging to block the heat coming through them in hot summer days.
Surprisingly 76 of the sunlight which creeps through standard double pane windows enters your house and transforms into heat.
South and west facing windows.
While thermal curtains can help retain heat in the winter they have to be closed for most of the day.
Combining multiple methods.
All of these diy methods for blocking sunlight heat from windows will help in their own unique ways.
We ve listed below four most popular window.
Low emissivity also called low e glass utilizes a film coating that keeps the radiant energy heat on the outside of the window while still allowing light to pass through into the window.
Therefore we look for some of the modern window treatments as the proper window treatments can save us up to 25 in heating and cooling bills.
Windows designed with energy efficiency in mind can potentially save you hundreds to thousands of dollars per year over older traditional windows.
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After placing window film on your windows heat it with a blow dryer to shrink it and seal out drafts.
Again you won t get a huge difference with this method but if you get enough film to cover all your windows you can block some heat from entering whilst still being able to enjoy the natural light.
Switch to energy efficient windows.
During summer days you should close draperies on windows receiving direct sunlight to prevent heat gain.
Re caulk windows and doors.
In summation low e windows can block more heat in the summer than clear glass depending upon the low e coating.
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Re caulk old spots along your windows and doors to help seal out drafts.
We also have low e window films that can upgrade the performance of any window.