Solar Screens Conserve Energy

Whether your home is new and you are looking for ways to conserve energy, or your existing home is in need of new window screens, solar screens are an excellent way to enhance the exterior beauty of your home. Solar screening protects your furniture, as well as your carpet, from the sun's harmful high-temperature UV rays. Unlike tinted windows or window film, solar screens block these harmful rays before they reach the windowpane. A solar screen is like having a shade tree in front of your window. However, the screens allow full visibility outside with the comfort of privacy on the inside.

The concept of solar screens is quite simple. They shade the window from the sun thus keeping the window from absorbing and retaining heat. Thus, the heat does not transfer to the interior of the home from metal frames or window panes. By shading the window, solar screens will keep your house much cooler which makes a significant improvement in your air conditioner's efficiency. With these screens, some estimates place the reduction in your utility bill up to 40%.

While screens may be installed on the inside of the window, the most efficient solar screens install on the exterior of your home. With the screens on the exterior, the heat that is not immediately deflected will be absorbed by the screen while a major portion is dissipated into the surrounding atmosphere. Solar screens on the exterior also eliminate the need for covering windows in the winter time as the insulating techniques work year round. The installed screens help to hold the heat that is generated in the interior of your home.

Solar screens also block glare very effectively. The problem of glare that normally appears on television screens or other parts of a room will be solved immediately.

While solar screens are available in many different colors to match the exterior of most any home, keep in mind that the darker colors are most efficient and also offer the best view. Since solar screens save energy, they normally will pay for themselves within a very short period of time through the reduction in your utility bills. Once installed, solar screens will be a welcome addition to your home that will provide satisfaction for many years to come.