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"Don Phillipson" wrote:

"Bob-tx" No Spam no contact wrote in message
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I am considering putting in solar screens to reduce the heat and AC
requirement.

A couple phone calls for ball park cost is between $300 & $450. Each
double window is 5' 5" wide by 6' high. The cost seems a bit high for
screens but I've no experience with screens and don't know anyone who has
them.

Does this seem like a reasonable cost?
Do they significantly reduce inside heat?
Are there any disadvantages to them?

Solar windows (sealed double-pane units, coated with transparent
titanium or similar metal) as sold in Ontario, Canada, come in two
varieties, to retain interior winter heat or exclude exterior summer heat,
although both have both functions. These panes also block radio
waves (as used by cell phones and WiFi) but radio passes through
most wall materials OK.

We installed window quilts circa 1973. Love them. Worth a search.

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Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden

"Always tell the truth and you don't have to remember anything."
--Mark Twain.