Solar Shades: Bringing Energy Efficient Comfort to Your Home
Whether it’s cold or warm outside, solar shades are beneficial in any climate or during season. Solar shades are durable, modern, and stylish window treatments. They not only reduce energy bills, but they also have multiple openness options that offer more versatility to your space. Openness is one of the most important aspects of choosing solar shades. When you have higher openness, it adds softness to harsh sunlight. The lower the number, the better the shades protect privacy and blocks Ultraviolet light. The lower the percentage of shade, the tighter the weave, and the less light will show through. The higher the shade, the clearer the view.
Solar shades are the perfect choice for blocking light and harmful UV rays from fading furniture and other items in your household. Stylish and energy-efficient, solar shades allow you to control the amount of heat and light that enters into your home, all while decreasing your electric bills. In addition, solar shades are available in a variety of opacities, ranging from 14% to 1% openness. If you decide to get window treatments with 1% shade, it blocks 99% of UV rays, 10% shade blocks 90% of UV rays, and so on and so forth.
The most popular choice for opacity is 5%, which is most commonly used for commercial and residential spaces and rooms. If the shade’s opacity level is high, you will be able to have a clear view of the outdoors. Once you choose a level of openness, it’s time to decide on a print or pattern that will match your current blinds or shades and your décor.
Chic and sophisticated, solar shades control heat, light, and energy, whether they’re installed indoors or outdoors. There are two types of solar shades: exterior and interior.
Interior Solar Shades
Interior solar shades protect the inside of your home, and they work very well in cold climates because they aren’t disturbed by snow or wind. During the warmer months, the solar shades help eliminate heat, and during the colder months, you can raise the shades and let in natural sunlight to heat the house. Interior solar shades typically have a range of 30-70% effectiveness.
Exterior Solar Shades
Exterior solar shades will help you keep cool whether you are inside or outside. Exterior shades attach to the outside of the home, similar to custom awning. They protect your privacy and work well in climates where it’s primarily warm. Exterior solar shades reduce the sun’s heating by 80%. Exterior solar shades typically work best on patios, south-facing windows, or decks. Lighter colors block more UV rays whereas darker colors give you better visibility to view the outdoors.
Long Island Window Treatments has been serving the Long Island community and surrounding areas since 1993. Our family-owned business has thousands of fabrics and materials available in our showroom, so our clients can view as many options as possible when they visit our store. Our team is dedicated to helping our customers choose the best high quality and custom options available for your unique space.