Mylar shades?
afterburnt
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Anyone have them? Are they worth a damn? Ad says the keep heat out an in.
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You folks must be in Seattle or are you CHUDS?
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My parents have what I think are called Mylar shades. You can see through them during the day to see the outdoors. But at night, you can see through them to see inside the house. The creepers love them.
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@Hermitism Most of my windows have shades and drapes but I don't mind if people look in my house at night they get what they deserve for being nosey. I have these stupid aluminum frame windows that conduct so much heat that they probably negate any benefit of having double panes.
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They live in a sunny place, but the master bedroom, which has those blinds face east and north (two walls) along with a hillside full of trees, so it never sees direct sunlight.
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On a recent episode of This Old House, they had what they referred to as black out shades. Perfect for a home theater, but looked like they would be excellent at insulating.
They didn't mention a brand, as far as I can remember, but they were something like this.
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They live in a sunny place, but the master bedroom, which has those blinds face east and north (two walls) along with a hillside full of trees, so it never sees direct sunlight.
Interesting, I guess they bought them for the view as opposed to thermal considerations. I am thinking about getting some mirrored ones for a couple of windows that I usually leave the thermal drapes closed. I wanted some feedback from real people, not those algorithms that post reviews on the website. -
On a recent episode of This Old House, they had what they referred to as black out shades. Perfect for a home theater, but looked like they would be excellent at insulating.
They didn't mention a brand, as far as I can remember, but they were something like this.
I have some nice views that I would like to see now and then but those windows stay covered in the summer. -
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There is also some great window films you can apply. Some mirrored, from the outside it's a mirror from the inside you see fine. I had bought some that was not mirrored but tinted a little to keep all summer heat out. It worked very well to watch my dog in the winter go lay in the sunshine yet be perplexed by the sun on the floor not be warm was priceless. The down fall is if you have plants they will suffer since all the stuff they need is not coming through in that light.
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Jesse I have those, I just want to be able to look out sometimes without heating or cooling the house too much.Insulated curtains.
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There is also some great window films you can apply. Some mirrored, from the outside it's a mirror from the inside you see fine. I had bought some that was not mirrored but tinted a little to keep all summer heat out. It worked very well to watch my dog in the winter go lay in the sunshine yet be perplexed by the sun on the floor not be warm was priceless. The down fall is if you have plants they will suffer since all the stuff they need is not coming through in that light.
Looking for roller shades, I don't care how they look I want something that works but not permanent. It's nice to have full blast sun when it's below freezing. If it works I will see about some motorized ones for this architectural nightmare.
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If you’re in the market for new insulated glass at some point, try insulated units charged with argon.
