With winter storming Eastern Tennessee by force these days, one of the considerations Better Half and I will have for our future house will be window treatments. Window treatments? Well, in addition to blocking out sunlight, Peeping Toms, and other such things, a lot of pleated curtains these days also have insulated backings, turning them into part of your home’s overall thermal efficiency plan. Not a lot of people think about it, but a fair bit of energy can escape out your windows, especially if they are single-pane, and curtains may not stop that leakage entirely, but they will certainly cut down on it a little.
Yeah, being green is important and all, but the larger detail, to me, is saving money, and a few bucks spent on a set of insulated curtains will probably be recovered in very short order. And when it comes to spending money to save money, SHOP.COM might help you out a little.
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I strongly suggest looking into the tinted security film on the windows. Not only will it drastically reduce the heat transfer between inside and outside but the stuff is almost bulletproof too.
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Also a good idea, from both directions. Unfortunately, I fear our apartment complex would actually give us grief about that…