energy saving window film

**nodmicks** · 06-19-2006, 03:13 PM

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Sun-Taming Window Films As printed in HANDY® Magazine:
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Dh and I are going to Menards soon to check this out!

**Darlene** · 06-19-2006, 03:32 PM

Neat stuff. We have a shade with this material on it and it really works great. Love being able to see thru but cut glare etc. at the same time.
Thanks for the link.

**PrairieRose** · 06-19-2006, 04:20 PM

Hey Darlene, where did you get the shade?

I have some film but have yet to apply it to my 4 windows that need it.

**Springer** · 07-09-2006, 10:50 AM

I looked into this film for my sunroom/familyroom this year. It sounds great, but I have 4 sets of windows that are in groups of three. They are casement windows with the middle panel being stationary and the outside two opening to the outside. I concluded that I could not use this film, as at least half the year, this film would be open to the elements on 8 of the twelve panels. Do you think I am right? My alternative is to make roll up shades using the reflex insulation (bubble wrap with foil on each side) covered with material on both sides. My problem is all window treatments are at least $300/ window group to buy, as they are a custom size, about 90 inches by 72 inches. I figured my cost for making them would be about $400 total if I use a reasonable material for the inside covering. I do not want to make them pull up roman shades, because the apparatus would be intensive. Rolling up at 90 inch shade by hand would be no picinic either! This would help summer heat and winter cold, as this room is an additon and not on our HVAC system. Anyone make shades like these?

**PrairieRose** · 07-09-2006, 12:05 PM

Never made shades like that but I'm sure they would work quite well. I thought on the window film, still have not installed mine b.t.w., that you install it on the inside of the window. Am I wrong about that?

**Darlene** · 07-09-2006, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by PrairieRose

Hey Darlene, where did you get the shade?

I have some film but have yet to apply it to my 4 windows that need it.

I think it was JC Pennys, ours is a light smoke color film. This was about 10 years ago. They have some sun shades at JCP but they are made of a different material.

**nodmicks** · 07-19-2006, 07:59 AM

Well I love this stuff on our front door. We put on the mirrored so we can see out but you see a mirror from the outside. However we obviously had someone on the deck knocking and trying to peer in. My dog must have been lunging at the door and scratched the bottom of it off! Now we need to redo it. Sheesh!!!!! They sure had to be doing something for my old huge dog to go nutso.

**Puffy** · 07-23-2006, 06:40 AM

We bought the foil type curtains that you hand behind your regular curtains to reflect out the sun from Carol Wright on the internet for $3.99 per panel. Figured for that price what could we lose. In the winter you turn them around to help keep the heat in. The make a crinkle noise in the wind but I like being able to see out and the do work well