My kitchen gets very hot in the summer due to a large kitchen window. Even with the shades closed and slanted downward, and the ceiling fan running nonstop, I could not block the sun's rays from coming in.
I purchased a $6 car sun blocker from Walmart and cut them to fit my window measurements. I taped them to the window with scotch tape and voila! No more sun! My kitchen was no longer hot and I did not have the run the air conditioner as much.
By Amylucille from Fremont, Ohio
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You can buy very cheap plastic on a roll that is made to cover windows. It is tinted. It blocks all heat but you can still see out. I covered a whole patio door once when I lived where this window faced full west in the summer.
I live in Arizona and I love the car window shade idea, but i have very tall windows and to Lilac, where do you find this plastic cover ? I have looked everywhere for such an item as you described. Thanks.
Sonigram, you can order this window film online or buy it at a home improvement store. I bought some on clearance last fall at either Lowe's or Sutherland's, I don't remember which (and since it was on clearance, I don't know what department it would normally be in). Be careful to get the kind you want. I wanted the mirrored sun-blocking (UV blocker) type to keep out the heat, but inadvertently ended up with Privacy film, which also blocks much of the visible light (it's very dark).
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