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Slider Window Tinting
Asked by C.S. from Sarasota
on February 20, 2010
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We have 2 triple sliders that face East. My sister suggested that instead of window treatments to have a company put on tinting. It's a 3m product she said that comes ...
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- The window tinting is Mylar, just like for car windows, and it comes in various thinkness and degree of tint, both of which affect the cost. We have used it for years....
- you can opt for a colorless type tint that still blocks like 98% of the rays that emanate the heat. Where I work, we had this added to our new building because there w...
- Window tint on any window will help. Do you have window tint on your car windows? If so, then you know how it will benefit the house. However, window tint does not ...
Any Had Window Tinting or Solar Screens on Their House?
Asked by L.Z. from Dallas
on May 16, 2007
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We are considering putting window tinting on all our windows on our house. Has anyone does this? Do you recommend it? We've also heard of using solar screens instead...
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- Hi L., We debated for a long time between window tinting and solar screens. Our house has large windows facing both east and west. We decided to go with a light tan...
- I used to be a new home inspector for a large new home builder and the window tint did void the warranty as it has be known to cause a problem with double paned window...
- I have had both...I DON'T recommend the window tinting. We have solar screens now and we love them. I don't know that it saved too much on our bills, but it did sa...
Looking for Information About Solar Screens for Home Windows.
Asked by B.J. from Dallas
on August 24, 2008
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Has anyone installed solar screens on their exterior windows? How about window tinting? If so, whom did you use and how do you like the effect? I want someting to bloc...
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- Hi B.! We installed solar screens on our house through Lone Star solar screens. They DRAMATICALLY cut down on the heat that was pounding our house & makiing it impossi...
- We built our home in 2000 and went with window tint. We do not have an issue with direct sun as we are located nicely on our wooded lot. Yes, woods in Plano/Allen. ...
- Solar Screens are great, we have vaulted ceilings and the windows at the top were unbarable with the sun glazing in. Now our house stats cool and we can be in the livi...
Solar Screens - Worth It? Just Plain Ugly?
Asked by P.L. from Dallas
on May 30, 2006
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we're pretty new to Texas and have yet to spend a summer here, but are getting the feeling its hot & sunny for many months. A window guy was suggesting solar screens ...
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- Hi, We built our current home 4 years ago. This is the second home we built. The first one was when we didn't know anything. We installed solar screens the first summe...
- Hey, there! Where are you from? Yes, it is HOT, HOT, HOT in Texas...and it seems like it never ends! We relocated from N. California and still aren't used to so man...
- I've seen them on houses and agree that they are ugly. I don't know why people put them in the front of their house. I don't think they're a problem in the back, but...
3 Questions, Really, Regarding Home Maintenance & Budgeting!
Asked by A.G. from Dallas
on January 16, 2009
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I am working on a budget. Ouch! No wonder I always feel broke! :-)
1. Have any of you installed those black screens over your windows? If so, would you recomme...
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- I have an answer for #2...We don't use a pest control service. Every spring, we buy the spray at walmart or Home Depot and spray around the house (exterior only). Th...
- we got rid of the pest and lawn fertilizer company. never been a problem, not a big deal to do it yourself, and yes, it's definitely cheaper to do it yourself. we ...
- Here is what we do... I don't sit down and budget things out, we figure out what is best for our situation and go from there.... 1. Black screens....No. We do, ho...
My House Is HOT!
Asked by N.O. from Dallas
on August 3, 2010
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Hi Mamas,
I'm in Texas and this week it's 100's + all week long. Well every day my house gets soooo hot! We use ceiling fans all throughout the house, keep the curt...
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- It sounds like something is wrong with your AC. Freon can leak and even though you had it checked last year, it might be leaking. Our AC seems to run more in this ex...
- I live in an area with 100+ degree temps much of the summer. The first two years we lived here, we thought the AC just couldn't keep up with the hot weather. Finally b...
- Since I can't tolerate a/c, we simply use window fans that have the exhaust option, and then have a UV blocker on a few of our windows. It actually isn't too bad in h...
AC Temp Setting... What Is Best?
Asked by K.C. from Evansville
on May 25, 2010
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My husband and I have argued for years over the AC and heat temperature setting. I want 75 (preferrably 76) for AC and he wants 72. We have a large house so I'm worr...
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- Mine is somewhere between 72 and 74 depending on humidity. But without air my house rarely gets hotter than 76 due to lots of trees around the house. My bill in the su...
- In Tennesse, I keep it on like 73 in the summer. Right now it is still at 74. I have a very small house but it doesn't cool well. In Phoenix, I kept it at like 71 o...
- right now here in tx is 82 outside i have my ac at 65-60 during the day because the hi temp at day is 90 degrees aoutside and inside my house is super hot at night i ...
