I live in an apartment in N TX that has a west window that is 7'W X 6'T. It
is actually a double window with four panes each. The heat has come early
this year and the direct sun on that window makes the entire apartment hard
to cool. I was going to have a dark tint applied to the window but the
apartment owners forbid that. Is there a website that sells an effective
heat barrier, like a pull down window shade that would reduce the direct sun
heat? If so, please provide a website and ballpark cost if you know it. I'm
not an engineer but it seems logical to me that a tint would be the best
because it prevents some heat from ever getting into the apartment???

mike

In article GCGdg.198$lN5.191@trnddc04, James Lewis says...

I live in an apartment in N TX that has a west window that is 7'W X 6'T. It
is actually a double window with four panes each. The heat has come early
this year and the direct sun on that window makes the entire apartment hard
to cool. I was going to have a dark tint applied to the window but the
apartment owners forbid that. Is there a website that sells an effective
heat barrier, like a pull down window shade that would reduce the direct sun
heat? If so, please provide a website and ballpark cost if you know it. I'm
not an engineer but it seems logical to me that a tint would be the best
because it prevents some heat from ever getting into the apartment???


Presumably, the owners will not allow outdoor awnings either. Or indoor
shutters. So, as a renter your best option is in draperies lined with a light
color, kept drawn.

Banty


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On Fri, 26 May 2006 17:08:54 GMT, "James Lewis"
wrote:

I live in an apartment in N TX that has a west window that is 7'W X 6'T. It
is actually a double window with four panes each. The heat has come early
this year and the direct sun on that window makes the entire apartment hard
to cool. I was going to have a dark tint applied to the window but the
apartment owners forbid that. Is there a website that sells an effective
heat barrier, like a pull down window shade that would reduce the direct sun
heat? If so, please provide a website and ballpark cost if you know it. I'm
not an engineer but it seems logical to me that a tint would be the best
because it prevents some heat from ever getting into the apartment???

mike


Solar Screens would be an option, if allowed by the owner. We use
these screens in the desert. The fabric has more thread and reduces
the amount of sun into the room.

Example:

Serving Houston, Katy, Galveston, Woodlands, Tomball, Sugarland and
the Surrounding Areas!

http://www.solarscreensplus.com/


Oren


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James Lewis wrote:
I live in an apartment in N TX that has a west window that is 7'W X
6'T. It is actually a double window with four panes each. The heat
has come early this year and the direct sun on that window makes the
entire apartment hard to cool. I was going to have a dark tint
applied to the window but the apartment owners forbid that. Is there
a website that sells an effective heat barrier, like a pull down
window shade that would reduce the direct sun heat? If so, please
provide a website and ballpark cost if you know it. I'm not an
engineer but it seems logical to me that a tint would be the best
because it prevents some heat from ever getting into the apartment???

Actually, a reflective film is better than one merely tinted. Nevertheless,
Home Depot sells opaque shades in any size. You should be out for $15.00.

If you have access to whatever's outside, put some (large) potted plants
between the window and the sun.

Are the windows functional? (both panes)
Shade cloth outside the window (out the top and in the bottom) will
shade fairly well. It may not look great, but blocking the sun before
it enters the glass is the best option.

Is there a sill outside the window?
Perhaps a windowbox with some tall leafy plants can be made to provide
some shade.

Just brainstorming.

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James Lewis wrote:

I live in an apartment in N TX that has a west window that is 7'W X 6'T.
It is actually a double window with four panes each. The heat has come
early this year and the direct sun on that window makes the entire
apartment hard to cool. I was going to have a dark tint applied to the
window but the apartment owners forbid that. Is there a website that sells
an effective heat barrier, like a pull down window shade that would reduce
the direct sun heat? If so, please provide a website and ballpark cost if
you know it. I'm not an engineer but it seems logical to me that a tint
would be the best because it prevents some heat from ever getting into the
apartment???

You might want to take a look at http://www.1windowquilts.com/. Not cheap
for what they are but they work quite well.

mike

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On Fri, 26 May 2006 17:08:54 GMT, "James Lewis"
wrote:

I live in an apartment in N TX that has a west window that is 7'W X 6'T. It
is actually a double window with four panes each. The heat has come early
this year and the direct sun on that window makes the entire apartment hard
to cool. I was going to have a dark tint applied to the window but the
apartment owners forbid that. Is there a website that sells an effective
heat barrier, like a pull down window shade that would reduce the direct sun
heat? If so, please provide a website and ballpark cost if you know it. I'm
not an engineer but it seems logical to me that a tint would be the best
because it prevents some heat from ever getting into the apartment???


Open the window about an inch, top and bottom. Build screening inserts
to plug the holes, if there's not an outer screen.
Then plug the window-bay with a foil-covered urethane foam insert,
with painted sheetrock glued to the inside.