Did you know even with double paned windows you typically loose 25% – 40% of your heating and air conditioning through your windows no matter how new they are. Well we have the best options to help change that over at Summerdale mills.
For maximum energy cost savings Cellular shades are the #1 recommended option. With their superior design to trap dead air in the cellular structure and slow down heat transfer between the indoor room and the glass.
Winter insulation: In cold weather cellular shades trap warm air and prevent it from escaping from your windows. This helps reduce up to 40% of heat loss from your home allowing your heating system to turn on less. This ultimately not only helps you save money on the cost of your monthly heating bill but also helps save your heating system on wear. This reduces the probability of having to fix or replace parts as frequently over the years allowing you to save money and time.
Summer Heat reduction: In the warmer months of the year cellular shades block solar heat from entering through the glass. This decreases unwanted heat gain by a whopping 60% to 72%. This ultimately not only helps you save money on Air conditioning but also reduces the wear on your air conditioning units. This reduces the probability of having to fix or replace parts as frequently over the years allowing you to save money and time.
Silhouettes/transition shades: Just like the superior cellular shades these shades also create a space that traps dead air just like the cell shades do. These produce a comparable environmentally friendly outcome as your cell shades would but also adding the option for a sheer and full black out option, whereas your cell shades do not have this option.
Window panels and cornices: You better believe it, Yes your window panels and cornices can most definitely help you reduce heat transfer. Now that you have your shades you might want to fortify your windows with thermal lined window panels and a cornice. Even with the best energy efficient shades there is a sliver of space between your shades and your window frame. Adding these thermal lined window panels helps block out the light and air from those small slivers between your shades and window frame. This allows the shades to hold on to the dead air better and blocks out any cross breezes from pulling the dead air out of your shades maximizing the efficiency of your shades. We highly recommend the thermal lined panels but normal panels will still help reduce the thermal transfer more than not having panels at all. Now if your shades are not inside mounted you loose the key feature of the bordering from your window frame. So again we highly recommend panels, but also a key difference of putting up a cornice to trap the movement of air flow from the top of your window will significantly help the dead air from escaping from behind your shades when you have an outside mounted shade. When air can circulate from the top of your window it turns the dead air into active air that is now moving and allowing the colder or warmer air behind your window to move freely and allows the air that buffers the temperature to escape.
If you are interested in saving money and helping reduce your carbon foot print come on in to Summerdale mills at 8101 Frankford Ave 19136 or call us at (215)-335-9494 to see all our options of how you can save money and reduce your carbon footprint.