ᐅ Exterior blinds for shading during summer

Oraclefile schrieb:

Good morning,

Thank you very much for the many responses. They definitely helped me learn new things, and so far, external venetian blinds seem to be the preferred choice. I’m attaching our living room floor plan again, as I have some further questions about it. As mentioned, the three windows at the top face south:

The west-facing window will definitely get a roller shutter. On the southern long wall section, the table will be placed near the outside, and we are currently planning an awning there. If the awning extends over the two adjacent doors, we might not even need external venetian blinds there because it would provide shade for that section. Or would the awning on the south side not work that way, or not provide sufficient shading? Since in summer you naturally want to go outside, it would bother me to have to raise the blinds every time. That’s why we’re also considering the awning, so at least one door can still be used to go outside.

However, in that case, I would need to equip both doors with blinds; otherwise, it would look odd. So either just the kitchen door with external venetian blinds or also the doors in the section labeled 'living room.' Or do you have any better ideas?

P.S.: Everything that doesn’t get external venetian blinds will definitely have a roller shutter.

Ok, if a roofed structure is definitely planned on the south side and the three south-facing windows are shaded by this roof, then you don’t need venetian blinds. Since last January, we have had a covered terrace and only shade the sliding patio door with an under-roof awning, as it is our main exit to the terrace. It’s definitely too inconvenient to raise and lower the venetian blinds every time we want to go outside. Before, we used one of the two west terrace doors to go out and kept the sliding door shaded until the sun moved around. When the sun reached the west side, we raised the blinds on the south side to go outside.

Take a look at the roller shutter slats from s_onro. They let in a lot of light and apparently don’t rattle. Some friends have them and are very satisfied.

Bookstar schrieb:

I see this nonsense every day with x houses 😀. I tell the owners that they all had poor planning, okay?

If someone prefers to keep the roller shutter closed because of the "lack of speed when raising it," then it IS poorly planned. Or they wanted to save 200 EUR for a faster motor!

The question is how the covering will look. It will probably be an awning, which would need to be at least 6.5 meters wide (21 feet), or it could be two separate awnings. A 6.5 meter (21 foot) wide awning would be very expensive and likely more sensitive to wind. Or maybe a sunshade sail would be better? And wouldn’t the sun still shine in during the morning anyway, since the doors are at the edge of the awning and the sun comes from the southeast?

If there is still enough budget available, I would recommend textile screens, especially for the south-facing side.

They provide excellent sun protection, and the level of opacity can be determined by the fabric used.
Additionally, these products are wind resistant up to 120 km/h (75 mph).

However, it is important to be aware that textile screens are not 100% opaque.
For this reason, it’s a good idea to visit a local showroom when possible to see the products firsthand.

My wife wanted complete privacy, so unfortunately we didn’t choose screens.

Edit: Rick has already brought up the screens here 🙂

Wickie schrieb:

If someone prefers to keep the external blinds down because of the "lack of speed when raising them," then it IS poorly planned. Or they wanted to save 200 EUR on a faster motor!

Could you please share how long your external blinds take to raise?
I’m curious. Our external blinds take exactly 60 seconds each to go up and also to go down on the floor-to-ceiling doors/windows.