OT- Solar Screens

[greenbean.sixpack]

Anyone use solar screens (exterior window screens but they reflect heat from the sun). The front of my house catches the afternoon sun and the sun ain't f'in around. Would appreciate any advice from those who have tried this. Not looking at "tint" film as the screens can be removed and I'm assuming tint is pretty much permanent.

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[gtowndawg]

We have some windows that get the afternoon sun and we use solar drapes (along with closed blinds of course). Basically they're curtains that have a special liner to help block heat. Thay do help quite a bit. Just another option.

 

[jdbulldog]

Solar screens work extremely well. You will love the heat reduction in your rooms. The downside is the blacked out look from the outside and it is hard to see out from inside the house.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Just use foil

 

[RocketDawg]

Solar screens work extremely well. You will love the heat reduction in your rooms. The downside is the blacked out look from the outside and it is hard to see out from inside the house.

Wouldn't they need to be removed in the winter/heating season?

 

[HotMop]

Just use foil

A man of distinction I see.

 

[Anon1704414204]

17'd up

 

[mstateglfr]

Cow Flatulence kills polar bears fastern fossil fuels. Case closed.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Wouldn't they need to be removed in the winter/heating season?

yes, that's why i'm looking at the removable screens.

 

[Dawgbite]

You need something on the outside not the inside. An inside barrier feels like it blocks the heat and it does block direct heat but once the heat is inside the house it radiates into the surrounding space. I personally use something called trees. They're great for blocking the sun but they're not great for tornadoes!

 

[jdbulldog]

Wouldn't they need to be removed in the winter/heating season?

Another downside I failed to mention….for maximum benefit of sunlight for warmth in winters they should be removed.

 

[LordMcBuckethead]

Wouldn't they need to be removed in the winter/heating season?

In Mississippi, no.

 

[LordMcBuckethead]

You need something on the outside not the inside. An inside barrier feels like it blocks the heat and it does block direct heat but once the heat is inside the house it radiates into the surrounding space. I personally use something called trees. They're great for blocking the sun but they're not great for tornadoes!

Trees are great for early in the morning and late afternoon. Not so great in the middle of the day.

That is why traditionally, in Mississippi a 24" overhang is your best friend. Trees to block sun in the middle hours of the day, are too close to the house for safety concerns. A 24" overhang works all day every day. Now for morning and afternoon, trees placed around 50 feet from your house, once grown will work phenomenally.

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

In Mississippi, no.

We might get a freak winter storm/two-three days of sub freezing temps, but the winters and fall seasons of our youth won't return until long after we've produced our own fossil fuels.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Trees are great for early in the morning and late afternoon. Not so great in the middle of the day.

That is why traditionally, in Mississippi a 24" overhang is your best friend. Trees to block sun in the middle hours of the day, are too close to the house for safety concerns. A 24" overhang works all day every day. Now for morning and afternoon, trees placed around 50 feet from your house, once grown will work phenomenally.

Great point. It seems that many of the homes built int he first half of the twenty century had awnings over the windows, when the "ranch" style (inspired by Brutalism?) became popular in the 60s, it seems awnings fell out of favor.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Anyone use solar screens (exterior window screens but they reflect heat from the sun). The front of my house catches the afternoon sun and the sun ain't f'in around. Would appreciate any advice from those who have tried this. Not looking at "tint" film as the screens can be removed and I'm assuming tint is pretty much permanent.

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You really should have planted an oak tree 20 years ago.***

 

[RocketDawg]

In Mississippi, no.

Depends on where in Mississippi. There's a lot of difference in the Gulf coast and the 35th latitude at the northern border.