We have AC. But now I notice that when I sit next too a closed window where the sunlight is beating down, that there is a lot of heat being produced.

I have been reading of a film, that you can buy at Lowes, and Home Depot to help keep out the afternoon heat, or morning heat, depending on which side of the house.

I was thinking of some sort of bamboo shade, but that would probably blow away, with a strong wind.

Any suggestions.?

We got an $80 Coolaroo exterior window shade and it has been very effective to keep our living room cooler with the evening sun.

I attached a couple of "balloon" weights to the bottom which have helped to keep it from flapping in the wind thus far.

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External shades can be made out of lots of materials, sheer fabric or reflective Mylar film. bhaveshp has one of the types, they can be motorized if you don't want to go out and wind them down.

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Those external shades are only good at keeping direct light from entering your house and causing things to warm up. If it's simply hot outside, they'll do nothing for you. For that, you'll need double pane glass.

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I used the film that goes onto windows with static cling and soap solution. Pain in the a$$ trying to put it on skylights. However, I can see how easy it would be to install on regular windows. It does a really good job reflecting heat. It is, however, mirrored, FYI.

Light is what is creating that heat. Block the light, block the heat.

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Quite popular in southern EU

sometimes solid shutters also inside too.

opening a window to look outside can be a multi-step process.

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I put low E film inside our main window (2 story entrance). Then also a white vertical blind (like for screen doors). It cuts the heat load significantly. The key is to reflect the light back out rather than trap it inside.

Made a magnetic stick-on shade with this stuff to go over my garage door windows. It made a huge difference. Butt-ugly, though.

Reflectix at HomeDepot

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This is what I used

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Double pane windows or film should do the trick. I have both (sorta).

We have double pane windows, which is almost necessary in Florida if you have any sun exposure. I also have film on my windows, BUT it's not the dark tinted kind. The film is to keep burglars from breaking the windows. We had a rash of break-ins a few years ago, and in several instances, they were breaking windows to gain entry. We have an alarm system, but the cops told us in a neighborhood meeting that if a burglar breaks in and there's an alarm, they can and will still go through the house to steal as much as they can in about 3 minutes. I bought some 8 mil film called Burglar Guard online and had thoughts of installing it myself, but ended up paying a company to do it. It actually cost less than buying the same film from the installers. The film is clear and you can't even tell it's there. Doesn't block the sun at all, but it gives us peace of mind.

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We got an $80 Coolaroo exterior window shade and it has been very effective to keep our living room cooler with the evening sun.

I attached a couple of "balloon" weights to the bottom which have helped to keep it from flapping in the wind thus far.

[www.homedepot.com]

I have something like this on a large window that gets the afternoon sun, I purchased it at Lowes and it comes with hardware that keeps the bottom attached to the house so that it doesn't flap in the wind. Works great.

Low-e film works well. Note that not all films are low-e. Some dark-colored films without a low-e coating will actually absorb heat and make things hotter, whereas the low-e rated films have a coating that reflects thermal infrared energy to keep interiors cool.

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I put low E film inside our main window (2 story entrance). Then also a white vertical blind (like for screen doors). It cuts the heat load significantly. The key is to reflect the light back out rather than trap it inside.

We have horizontal blinds. I reflect the sun out in the summer and let it shine straight-in in the winter. Works great. We also have double pane and AC.

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