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?
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motorradsilke3 Apr 2021 16:48Mycraft schrieb:
The upper floor of a typical gable roof house is just as good as an attic apartment. Especially when it comes to dealing with the star that shines down on all of us.Usually, this is actually the case because the attic apartment is located elsewhere. The attic apartment is typically in the city, surrounded by many more buildings, which creates a completely different climate than in a village. In the city, the surrounding buildings absorb and retain heat. In a village with forests and fields around, this does not happen. I can tell you, when I drive from here to Berlin, the temperature rises by several degrees as soon as you reach the first continuous built-up area. In summer, this can easily be 5 to 8°C (9 to 14°F).RotorMotor schrieb:
If you think you can simply reach the outside temperature by leaving windows open, you will probably be disappointed. Well, no one here expects to bring the 30°C (86°F) from outside directly into their living room.
But @saralina87 seems to think so just because we like to let the sun into the house. We had wonderful sunshine today, even inside the house. Still, the indoor temperature remains normal...
Whether someone likes a venetian blind or not is a matter of personal taste.
Here, in Baden-Württemberg, new build with venetian blinds with S-shaped slats, guided on rails.
- The house is bright, yet shaded.
- I like it warm, but in a new build without shading? Never. You can ventilate all night long, but you won’t get the heat out. And when it’s 30°C (86°F) outside, it’s 35°C (95°F) or more inside if the windows are not shaded.
- The plastic roller shutters in the old house rattled more in windy gusts than the rail-guided venetian blinds do now.
- Ours take about 40 seconds for floor-to-ceiling height to go down. But honestly, who cares? I don’t have an outhouse outside and need to wait for the blinds when dealing with diarrhea. Either they go up or down centrally controlled without me noticing, or I press a button and then do something else. No need for fast movers. :p
Here, in Baden-Württemberg, new build with venetian blinds with S-shaped slats, guided on rails.
- The house is bright, yet shaded.
- I like it warm, but in a new build without shading? Never. You can ventilate all night long, but you won’t get the heat out. And when it’s 30°C (86°F) outside, it’s 35°C (95°F) or more inside if the windows are not shaded.
- The plastic roller shutters in the old house rattled more in windy gusts than the rail-guided venetian blinds do now.
- Ours take about 40 seconds for floor-to-ceiling height to go down. But honestly, who cares? I don’t have an outhouse outside and need to wait for the blinds when dealing with diarrhea. Either they go up or down centrally controlled without me noticing, or I press a button and then do something else. No need for fast movers. :p
motorradsilke schrieb:
Usually it does, because it is located elsewhere. The attic apartment is mostly in the city or surrounded by many more houses, which creates a completely different microclimate than in a village. The stones of the surrounding houses store heat. In a village with forest and fields around, this effect is not the same. I can tell you that when I travel from our place to Berlin, the temperature rises by several degrees where the first continuous built-up area begins. In summer, this can easily be 5 to 8 degrees Celsius (9 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit). Are apartment buildings only found in large cities for you and single-family houses only in villages with up to 1,000 inhabitants? Really?
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saralina873 Apr 2021 20:33ypg schrieb:
Well, no one here expects to bring the 30-degree (86°F) outdoor heat straight into their living room. But @saralina87 seems to think so just because we like to let the sun into the house. We had beautiful sunshine today, even inside. Still, the indoor temperatures are currently normal...Huh? No? I’m just saying that in summer it becomes unbearable if you have large windows facing south or southwest and don’t properly shade them or lower the roller shutters. @motorradsilke, on the other hand, thinks it’s great. Which is absolutely her right, but probably doesn’t reflect the general public’s experience as much as my own impression. I have no idea why you assume that everyone who doesn’t want to feel like they’re melting in their living room during summer automatically dislikes sunlight. Sorry, but that’s nonsense.@motorradsilke: I live in a town of about 6,000 inhabitants. Many farms, hardly any industry. I don’t think that argument applies here.
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