Awning
window treatment
Decorative solar
window
coverings that save energy
 With awning
window treatment you can add style to your home and significantly
reduce your cooling bills by absorbing solar heat before it contacts
your windows.
Awnings are energy saving window treatments that
cover and shade windows like giant umbrellas.
Installing window awnings is a very effective and
time tested solution to reducing solar heat gain at the
window.
These solar window coverings
can reduced heat gain by 65% to
77%. There best suited on east, west and south facing windows.
Consider the drop of
the window awning
The distance the window covering drops over the
window is also important. This distance is referred to as the drop of
the awning and will determine how much shade the awning
treatment will
provide a particular window.
How much of the original window view will be
maintained after installation will also depend on this distance.
Decorative fabrics
and designs
Traditional window awnings were made mostly of cast iron. Modern awning
window treatments are considerable more decorative. Contemporary,
elegant and classical designs are currently available to energy savings
minded homeowners, instantly enhancing curb appeal.
Retractable
window awnings
A retractable window awning can offer consumers
even more energy savings potential than a fixed window awning.
Retractable window awnings can be adjusted during the off peak daytime
hours to maximize on the suns natural light.
These retractable energy saving window treatments
also allow homeowners to fully benefit from the suns heat during the
cooler times of the year. Retractable awnings are ideal for patios,
back and front porches, as well as decks.
Types of window
awnings
Custom window awnings are generally more expensive
but usually more decorative. And they almost always have sides to block
multiple angles of hot direct sun light.
Non customized awnings are less expensive than
customized treatments but homeowners can lose the ability to select the
amount of shade desired. Non custom window awning treatments come with
pre set drop distances.
Do it yourself window awnings are becoming ever so
popular. There usually sold in kits that come equipped with all the
necessary instructions. Do it yourself awning kits usually doe not come
with sides like most custom awnings.
But they can be installed significantly wider than
the window surface, making them still very effective solar
window coverings.
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