WATCH NOW: Covering for windows to keep your house cool.

We put a ‘reflective’ barrier called Renshade (basically Aluminium Foil laminated, perforated cardboard) on a west facing window. You can buy it here at EcoMaster (Australian site).

This is a quick, cheap and effective way of stopping the room heating up in Summer. If you want to be more comfortable during Summer but don’t want to spend a fortune on external shading, then this is a great project.

Most internal blinds and window coverings don’t do a great job at keeping the heat out. Heavy drapes with pelmets are OK but renshade is good, very good.

Fast Facts:

•  When sun hits a glass window, it heats up the room. If you want to stay cool in summer you have to stop the sun hitting the glass.
•  It is best to stop the sun hitting the glass from OUTSIDE with awnings, blinds, shade-cloth or deciduous vegetation. This can be costly and time- consuming (growing the trees and vines)
•  The next best thing is to reflect the heat back outside with something on the inside of the windows.
•  Renshade works a bit like a mirror reflecting heat from the sun, back outside. It blocks about 85% of the heat and light . The holes allow you to see some of the view outside.
•  It is great for west and east facing windows as well as skylights.
•  Renshade is can be taken down when the heat of Summer is over. and you want the free heat from the Sun.. Roll it up and store in a poster tube for next year.
•  It will help to keep your house cooler so you don’t have to run a cooling system as often if at all. This all means to lower bills and lower emissions.
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