Hello everyone,
who here has exterior blinds and what has your experience been like? Our living room will face south, so I am naturally concerned about heat protection in the summer. We are now considering using exterior blinds instead of roller shutters as a shading solution. How wind-sensitive are these on windows about 1 meter (3 feet) wide? What about security against break-ins? Do they provide significantly better sun protection than roller shutters while still allowing an unobstructed view of the garden?
who here has exterior blinds and what has your experience been like? Our living room will face south, so I am naturally concerned about heat protection in the summer. We are now considering using exterior blinds instead of roller shutters as a shading solution. How wind-sensitive are these on windows about 1 meter (3 feet) wide? What about security against break-ins? Do they provide significantly better sun protection than roller shutters while still allowing an unobstructed view of the garden?
motorradsilke schrieb:
I don’t think so, I’m actually looking forward to lots of sun in the living room (on the south side).
We will have roller shutters, but if at all, they will only be lowered at night. Well, then enjoy the long hot summer with a heated-up house where the temperature can’t escape anymore because of good insulation...
But everyone is different.
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motorradsilke31 Mar 2021 18:53Exactly, everyone is different.
When it gets too warm for me, I leave the windows open at night to create a draft. That cools things down again. But our bedroom faces north, so it doesn’t get that hot.
For us, it’s also rarely too hot. We find 25 to 30°C (77 to 86°F) comfortable in the living room.
When it gets too warm for me, I leave the windows open at night to create a draft. That cools things down again. But our bedroom faces north, so it doesn’t get that hot.
For us, it’s also rarely too hot. We find 25 to 30°C (77 to 86°F) comfortable in the living room.
motorradsilke schrieb:
If I’m too warm, I open the windows at night to create a cross breeze. That cools things down again.This only works if it’s noticeably cooler outside. I’d like to point out that in 2020 all records for tropical nights were broken in Germany, and this is steadily increasing. So, sometimes opening the windows has no effect at all.M
motorradsilke31 Mar 2021 19:30Mycraft schrieb:
It only works when it’s noticeably cooler outside. I should remind you that in 2020, all records for tropical nights in Germany were broken, and the trend is steadily increasing. So, just opening windows often has no effect. Unfortunately, that’s not the case here. We only had a handful of tropical nights last year. But we live in a rural area. Still, even tropical nights are around 20°C (68°F), so with cross-ventilation, it cools down.
I have a 5m (16.4 ft) wide lift-and-slide door with a roller shutter on the south side facing the terrace. I didn’t think this through during planning. I’ve been living in the house for 3 weeks now and just ordered a façade venetian blind earlier this week... even at the current 25°C (77°F), it’s too bright for me, and in direct sunlight, it gets too warm.
So, if you don’t want to keep lowering the roller shutter all the time, I would recommend planning for a venetian blind. Aside from the cost, I actually find the combination of both solutions ideal. If it gets too windy, the roller shutter can still be used as a fallback.
So, if you don’t want to keep lowering the roller shutter all the time, I would recommend planning for a venetian blind. Aside from the cost, I actually find the combination of both solutions ideal. If it gets too windy, the roller shutter can still be used as a fallback.
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