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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Window Blinds for Your Protection

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Window Blinds for Your Protection

By Stefan Rockhaus

Window blinds are the coverings used for the windows to give shade and privacy to your place, generally attached to the interior side of the window. The good thing about using these blinds, is that you can control the amount of light coming in simply by adjusting the blinds.

Types of window blinds:

Window blinds come in various types:

Slat blinds: These blinds have numerous flat horizontal slats, which are joined with string so that they can be rotated. This allows light to pass between the slats. To keep the light out, they can be rotated up to 170 degrees, or to clear the window they can be pulled up. By pulling a cord or rotating a connector which is attached to the string, the rotation can be achieved, and a different string is used for the raising and lowering of the blinds. There are other versions where both the mechanisms are combined into one single rod.

Slat blinds include:

Venetian blinds: Introduced around 1770 in Venice, these blinds are made of plastic or metal, and sometimes even wooden slats are used, which are known as wood blinds or bamboo blinds. The width of the slat ranges between 50-120 mm.

Miniblinds: These are basically venetian blinds that have slats measuring from 19-24 mm only.

Vertical blinds or track blinds: These blinds use plastic or metal horizontal slats which can be rotated ninety degrees to allow the light to come in, or can be folded to the side for a clear view through the window.

Solid blinds: Often called window shades, these blinds unlike venetian blinds, cannot be rotated. But they can be rolled up or folded to allow the light to come in. These blinds include:

Holland blinds: Known as roller shades, as they have rolling window blinds which can be pulled down.

Woven-wood blinds: The slats used are made of decorative wood or bamboo, which are woven together using colorful yarns or other decorative material. These blinds can be rolled up or folded out of the way. They are energy efficient, have greater light control, and are economical alternatives to shutters.

Pleated shades: These blinds consist of pleated fabric shades which can be pulled up to the top of the window.

Honeycomb shades or cellular shades: They are similar to pleated shades, but here there are two or more joined together at the pleats forming compartments to trap air, thus giving the room insulation to save on your energy bills. Cellular shades come in various styles, such as double and triple cell styles.

Roman shades: These blinds have a cord woven through the fabric that allows you to raise or lower the shade in an accordion pattern. They are easy to operate and are very efficient in insulation.

While installing your blinds, you should see to it that the blinds are unobstructed such that when it is fully extended, it can still hang freely. It is necessary to cut the blinds to make them fit in the windows. You have to measure the width and length correctly before cutting the blinds. You can also put the blinds in your bathroom windows. Choose pleated or cellular shades with privacy backing to keep outsiders from looking into your windows.

You can choose the window blinds that suit you best from the variety of blinds available. Window blinds are extremely beneficial, not only for protection from sunlight, but also to prevent onlookers from peeping through your windows.

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Cellular Shades and Your Home: Honeycomb Shades Combine Style and Energy Efficiency

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Cellular Shades and Your Home: Honeycomb Shades Combine Style and Energy Efficiency

By Maria Allen

When it's time to update your home with new window treatments, you may want to consider more than just aesthetics. Of course, you'll want your new window shades or blinds to be attractive and stylish, but you may also want to keep energy efficiency in mind.

In the average American household, over 40% of your utility bill goes toward heating and cooling your home. That wouldn't be too bad if all of that energy--and money--actually contributed to creating a comfortably warmed or cooled environment. But did you know that heat lost through your windows could add up to 10-25% of your energy bill? Keep that money from going right out your windows--literally!--with cellular window shades. This versatile window treatment solution provides homeowners with all of the benefits of standard window coverings like Roman shades but with the additional benefit of improved energy efficiency. So when you choose to install cellular shades in your home, you get easy operation, sleek looks, and lower energy bills.

Unlike Roman shades or window blinds that are typically made of one or two flat layers of material, cellular shades are formed in a unique honeycomb style. Two or more layers of a non-woven material are pleated together, sandwiching pockets of air between the layers. This distinctive design offers a soft, elegant appearance, but it's also what helps insulate your windows. By trapping air inside the cells, these window shades create a thermal break between your window glass and the temperature inside your home. This helps ensure the hot air stays in during the winter and out during the summer. High-quality cellular shades typically offer R-values (measures of insulating property) of between R-4 and R-6 for double honeycomb styles. Compare that with a typical R-value of 2.5 for horizontal blinds and 3.0 for basic Roman shades. These numbers spell out just how much more efficient a cellular window shade is than many of your other options!

Cellular shades are a particularly good investment for warmer, sunnier climates. That's because in addition to heat transfer from the hot temperatures outside, the sun can actually warm up a space with solar radiation. Those bright sunbeams that make the beach so pleasant are also making it hotter in your home, forcing your air conditioner to work harder, and your energy bills through the roof. However, when you install cellular shades in your home, you can combat solar heat gain as well as thermal heat transfer. By drawing your cellular shades when the sun is streaming in, you can block out the sun and insulate your windows at the same time, ensuring your home stays comfortably cool for less.

So if you're in the market for window blinds or shades, make sure to consider the whole picture, including energy efficiency, before you make your selection. With cellular, or honeycomb, shades, you'll find that their great looks mean you won't even have to sacrifice to make your home more energy efficient. Contact your local window treatment specialist to learn more or to place your order for a cellular window shade today.

Maria Allen is a home improvement hobbyist and an Internet marketer for Prospect Genius, specializing in online advertising for local businesses.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

Insulating window blinds and shades

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Insulating window blinds and shades

Replace your vinyl blinds with insulated window coverings…

Insulating window blinds, shades and coverings are thermal energy saving window treatments that all homeowners should seriously consider.

These thermal window coverings are far more energy efficient and decorative than standard vinyl mini blinds. Standard vinyl blinds with slats are essentially just light restricting window treatments.

Insulating window blinds and shades both halt the costly escape of household heat during the winter as well as shade and absorb solar heat during the dog days of summer. In fact thermal window shades can stop up to 80% of heat loss and 86% of heat gain.

Pleated window shades are the new standard

Pleated window shades have uniformly stitched layers of fabric.

These layers providing an insulating barrier between the window pane and a homes interior.

There similar in texture to decorative pleated lamp shades, and unlike mini blinds they have no adjustable slats.

Instead they can be neatly and easily adjusted vertically or horizontally to regulate incoming sunlight.

Cellular or Honeycomb window shades

Cellular or honeycomb window shades look very similar to pleated shades, in fact there also made of pleated fabrics.

The difference is cellular shades have other layers sewed to form extra insulating compartments between the pleated fabrics.

The extra insulation between the pleated fabrics resembles a honeycomb, hence their often used secondary name.

These thermal window coverings are available in single, double and triple insulated layers or cells. The more cells between the pleated fabrics, then the greater the insulation and the home energy savings potential.

Decorative appeal

Insulating window blinds and shades are year round energy saving window coverings, there also quite functional and decorative. Pleated and cellular shades are much more decorative than standard vinyl blinds.

Insulated window shades stack and fold very lightly, unlike heavy decorative curtains and drapes. In years past they were popular among upscale homeowners only, now these energy saving window treatments are available in a wide array of designs and colors at affordable prices.

Other insulated window coverings

Insulating window film is a thin sheet of heat absorbing and reflecting material that can be applied to the inside of a window pane. This insulating window film can significantly reduce both heat loss and gain.

Interior storm windows provide homeowners much of the same insulating energy savings benefits that double paned and triple paned windows do. And plasticwindow insulation film can serve as temporary interior storm windows for homeowners seeking a more cost effective solution.

External window shutters if installed and fitted properly can very effectively insulate household heat and also block solar heat gain.

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We hope you enjoyed today’s information. Call today, at 941 460-0200 to schedule an FREE-NO OBLIGATION measure and estimate. We offer a complete shop from home service!

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940 460-0200

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Cordless Cellular Shades

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Cordless Cellular Shades

By: Saul Faraci

Cordless Cellular shades or also known as honeycomb shades are both effective and fashionable. Not only because of the shades sleek and elegant honeycomb design, but also its efficiency which makes many homeowners to find it a necessity to have in their homes. A cellular shade is made up of fabric with innovative cellular structure that contains small cells that traps air in each cell. It then serves as a protection from the cold breeze of the winter season or the typical heat of the summer. These types of shades come in varieties such as single celled, double celled or triple celled. The more cells that the shades contain will result to better insulation.

During cold seasons, people will save money by a reduced use of energy for heating up a room. It is advisable to have a shade having double or triple the number of cells so that the demand for insulation would be met. Meanwhile, during warm seasons, these types of shades may still reduce your energy consumption by keeping in the cool air that comes from your air conditioner. Homeowners not only save money on electricity use, but the use of cordless cellular shades will also make their homes have an enhanced elegant and inviting look of the room where the shades are installed to.

Besides having the benefit of quality insulation for a lesser amount, another benefit that will be reaped out of these shades is quality lighting in a room. It allows homeowners to adjust lighting within a room to their specific taste. Whether people prefer soft filtered light or hard filtered dark rooms, there is even a blackout type of shade wherein it prevents 100% of the suns UV light emissions to enter the window where the shade is installed.

Cordless cellular shades also come in various types which you could lift from top to bottom or the other way around. It is an efficient, appealing and a safe feature in your homes for families with children and pets. Since the name itself cordless meaning there are no cords attached to them, then you wont have to worry about entangling and possibly injuring your children and/or pets. Since no cords are involved in the use of these shades then you might be probably wondering how it works. It works by a spring mechanism inside the headrail. For a more expensive and high class type of shade, it may come along with a motorized system that is controlled by a remote. Its as easy as pressing a single button. Imagine waking up in the morning and pressing a single button and letting the sunlight into your bedroom. The price of cordless cellular shades would rely mostly on their size, the type of fabric used and the number of cells you choose.

The price of a single cell shades would be the most economically priced. Double cell shades would cost more and the triple cell or the blackout shades would be the most expensive since it would give more functionality in terms of insulation and lighting. If you want to have a more efficient and less expensive way to maintain insulation in your house then cordless cellular shades is the answer to your problem. With its smart and versatile functionality, sleek and elegant honeycomb design it will surely make any room a sight to see and at the same time, reap benefits out of this innovation.

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