The Efficiency Of Window Shutters

When you are choosing the type of window covering you want for your home there are many things to take into consideration

. This includes what suits the interior of your home, the price, practical issues, and personal preference what you think looks best. Another thing you might want to consider is efficiency. In many ways window shutters are more efficient that other window coverings such as curtains and blinds.

Window shutters can insulate the home much more effectively that other window coverings, therefore helping to keep down heating costs during the winter. This is due to the thick, quality wood material that is normally used to manufacture shutters. They compare very favourable to curtains. The cloth materials used for curtains insulate to an extent but nowhere near as much as the wood used for shutters. You can compare it to accommodation you are warmer sleeping in a wooden hut than a tent and you are warmer in a home where windows are covered by wooden shutters than a home where they are covered by cloth curtains. Blinds can be made from a variety of materials and one of these is wood. Even wooden blinds, though, do not insulate as well as shutters because the wood does not tend to be of as high quality and thickness. Being a better insulate not only saves on heating costs but is also good for the environment.

As well as keeping you warm in the winter months, shutters can also keep you cool in the summer, thus saving on air conditioning, and therefore electricity. This is also good for your wallet and the environment. Window shutters can help to block out sunlight while still letting air in. This can be achieved by having the shutters closed but the louvres open at the right angle. Although blinds, and in particular wooden blinds, can have this advantage too, curtains do not.

Shutters can be relatively expensive compared to curtains and blinds, but they are longer lasting, meaning they are not likely to need replacing for a long time. They can last a lifetime. This is due to the quality of their manufacture. They also often come with a lifetime guarantee so if something does go wrong it will not cost any more.

There is one way that shutters can have a financial advantage they can add value to a home. This is the case with both interior and exterior shutters. Therefore, when you come to sell your home you can recuperate some of the money spent on them. They are generally considered elegant and a real part of the home so they impact the asking price.

Most of the above is focused on wooden shutters, but there are efficiency advantages of exterior shutters as well. They also increase insulation and add value, but have another advantage interior shutters do not. This is protection from the weather elements. They can protect your home and its windows, particularly from wind. For this reason they are popular in areas where there is a danger of tornados and hurricanes. They can prevent windows from being smashed and debris from flying into them.

Andrew Marshall (c)

by: expo09

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