Insulating curtains blinds or pannels

alokin · Apr 07, 2010 1:53 pm

I must do something with our windows, it's cold here and the cold falls literally in the house. We have a big Aluminum sliding door, approx. 2 m width which is the worst window.

Everyone told me that I must sew curtains with pelmets as the pelmets trap the cold. But I really do not like the look as we like more a modern easy going style.
I also consider to make blinds, however they are so much more work.

curtains or blinds I would sew them both with some padding in the middle, so it would have a more quilted look.

Panels would be great as well, but it must not exceed our handyman possibilities.

The best thing would be wooden shutters on the outside, simple ones not plantation shutters, but I guess they would be quite expensive. However we are in a cool climate and the expenses of insulation pay for itself.

Any great ideas?

House-To-Be · Apr 07, 2010 1:56 pm

Roman Blinds? Attached high above your door/window frame and going all the way down to the floor

alokin · Apr 07, 2010 8:52 pm

Yes I yet made these, this was a bit of work, however. They look very tidy and very good.
But I'm not sure if they are good at the big sliding window which is two metres wide (would be two blinds with one metre each)

take2 · Apr 07, 2010 8:58 pm

I had panel blinds on the sliding door, which I got from freedom, which I found on special so I of memory I did a 2meter door for less than $300 I found them easy to install. Not sure how good they are at keeping out the cold, we used block out panels which kept the light out.

Cheers Lou

House-To-Be · Apr 07, 2010 9:24 pm

alokin

Yes I yet made these, this was a bit of work, however. They look very tidy and very good.
But I'm not sure if they are good at the big sliding window which is two metres wide (would be two blinds with one metre each)

I have two Romans on my sliding door which is about 2.6m wide. Works really well, keeps the cold and heat out

dymonite69 · Apr 08, 2010 10:54 am

We got honeycomb (cellular) blinds. They have a specially designed air pocket running across the blind to act as an insulator. They work well with modern homes as well. We have many of them installed into the window reveal so they sit neatly (and more importantly prevent cold air current circulating around).

We got one from an internet distributor who sells them at 30% off the standard costs and installed them ourselves