subject: Solar Blinds For Your Conservatory [print this page] While these structures do bring the joys of nature inside, they can also amplify the harsh elements of the great outdoors, like blistering sun and freezing cold. To address the comfort level in conservatories during severe weather, homeowners are installing appropriate conservatory blinds to keep out the direct sunlight in the heat of summer and provide added insulation when chill winter winds blow.
By installing solar blinds in your conservatory, you can keep this room at a comfortable temperature without having to crank up the heating and air conditioning units that not only raise your energy costs, but contribute to the carbon emissions issues. Although heat reflective glass can help the conservatory from absorbing too much heat, the shading provided by solar blinds not only helps regulate this process, but the also offer homeowners a greater level of privacy.
Enter the Appeal line of window and roof shades and blinds that are especially designed to create solutions to the problems faced by conservatory owners. The most popular style in their collection is the signature Original French Pinoleum blind that transforms the glare of the sun into a soft, dappled light that creates a beautiful atmosphere in a glass conservatory. Throughout Ireland the the U.K., these elegant wooden blinds are being installed and have been selected to protect such landmarks as the Hatfield House in England, the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland and even the award-winning Calcott Manor Hotel's famed Conservatory Restaurant.
Appeal continues to introduce cutting-edge blinds not only for conservatories, but for the whole house. The new Solar R and Alu-Pleat blinds can actually reflect up to 85 percent of the heat that they receive, making them the most reflective -- and effective -- blind on the market in the U.K. This claim has been established by an independent study conducted by Faber Maunsell, a leading environmental consulting firm. They used industry-standard thermal modeling to run software simulations of various conditions created by glass conservatories. The results determined that the Solar R and Alu-Pleat blind fabrics offered the greatest reduction of internal temperatures. The studies also shows that roof blinds were 3 times more effective at controlling temperature than side-window coverings.
