Blocking heat from windows

scaeagles · 07-26-2009, 12:39 PM

When we remodeled our home 2 years ago we made a significant investment in interior shutters (artificial insulating wood). They look great and make a significant impact on the temperature.....but they are flippin' expensive, so that might not be the best option.

Another thing we do for a large (8' by 4') upstairs window with western exposure is pretty cheap but very effective as well.....I went to Home Depot and got a piece of 1 inch foam insulation. It's some for of styrofoam. I put it behind the shutter and it blocks a lot of the heat as well. I left just enough uncovered to allow a little bit of light in. Not a perfect solution, but inexpensive and very effective. We have it in there during June, July and August.

07-26-2009, 12:39 PM	#1
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	When we remodeled our home 2 years ago we made a significant investment in interior shutters (artificial insulating wood). They look great and make a significant impact on the temperature.....but they are flippin' expensive, so that might not be the best option. Another thing we do for a large (8' by 4') upstairs window with western exposure is pretty cheap but very effective as well.....I went to Home Depot and got a piece of 1 inch foam insulation. It's some for of styrofoam. I put it behind the shutter and it blocks a lot of the heat as well. I left just enough uncovered to allow a little bit of light in. Not a perfect solution, but inexpensive and very effective. We have it in there during June, July and August.
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