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Have any of you made your own solar screens?
Posted on 5/22/16 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 5/22/16 at 5:52 pm
Fishbowl faces East/West and its hot as hell in the kids rooms.
Local solar screen installer is charging $45/window for standard crossbar and $90 with gridwork.
I was wondering if any of you have successfully done it yourself?
It looks like I can do it per window with crossbar for roughly $20. I have 7 windows in the back that I can do and I will hire out the front 3 with arches and gridwork.
Local solar screen installer is charging $45/window for standard crossbar and $90 with gridwork.
I was wondering if any of you have successfully done it yourself?
It looks like I can do it per window with crossbar for roughly $20. I have 7 windows in the back that I can do and I will hire out the front 3 with arches and gridwork.
This post was edited on 5/22/16 at 6:13 pm
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Posted on 5/22/16 at 5:57 pm to Polar Pop
I like cake.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:07 pm to Tygerfan
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:09 pm to Polar Pop
I like mustard on my biscuits. Ummm...hmmm...
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:13 pm to Polar Pop
My buddy did it with my help. It was fairly easy. Just measure and cut. There much easier to assemble with someone assisting you.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:13 pm to Tiger Vision
god damnit pics added
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:30 pm to Polar Pop
What is the ROI?
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:36 pm to seawolf06
On homes that really bake, you can see a 25-30% reduction in cooling costs.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:47 pm to Polar Pop
I did it on the west side of my prior house. Did it myself and I'm moderately handy at best. The difference was pretty dramatic.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:49 pm to Polar Pop
I would get the windows tinted. Costs more but works way better than screens and looks better.
This post was edited on 5/22/16 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:53 pm to SG_Geaux
Tint works no where near as well. They have a local mom and pop in denham that do it and are super nice and I found reasonably priced. I did my entire house because I wanted them to match. Cost me about 1000 for about 15 windows
The savings were definitely there and it was a nice little selling point when we sold. We were happy with them and it worked out to a good little chunk of savings. Not to mention furniture, painting , etc.. fading
The savings were definitely there and it was a nice little selling point when we sold. We were happy with them and it worked out to a good little chunk of savings. Not to mention furniture, painting , etc.. fading
This post was edited on 5/22/16 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:56 pm to Polar Pop
I may not even install windows in my next house. Between the blinds and curtains I rarely if ever look out them. Certainly don't need as many as I have. For looks maybe but I could just throw a couple of these in the front and make it look like I do.
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