Times-Advocate, 1985-03-20, Page 45Page 10 T -A Horne Improvement, March 20, 1985
Solar screens can help keep cooling costs
under control for a comfortable summer
Summer's hot days are not far away,
and with the sununer sun will come those
high utility bills associated with air condi-
tioning.
The secret in controlling the summer
sun is to keep the heat and glare from strik-
ing and entering your windows.
One simple solution that is helping inil-
lions-of homeowners from coast to coast is
SunScreen'' solar screening, the product
selected for use on The Energy Saving
House at both The 1982 and The 1984
World's Fairs.
SunScreen solar screening is a replace-
ment for your regular insect screens, but
with one important improvement.
Solar screens not only keep out the
bugs, they stop most of the sun's heat and
glare as well. In fact, SunScreen solar
screens stop up to 70 percent of the sun's
heat and glare from reaching your win-
dows and entering your home.
There are lots of additional benefits to
having SunScreen solar screens too .. .
for example, improved daytime privacy.
Homeowners report they can leave the
shades up or the drapes open and still en-
joy their privacy with SunScreen solar
screens installed. The unique weave of
SunScreen solar screens affords good out-
ward visibility too.
Since most of the sun's ultraviolet rays
are stopped. fading of carpets. drapes and
furnishings is greatly reduced when Sun -
Screen solar screens are installed.
Unlike films or other types of sun con-
trol products. SunScreen solar screens
work with the windows open or closed, a
nice feature during those times of the year
when you want windows open for ventila-
tion. Gentle breezes enter through the
open SunScreen mesh.
SunScreen solar screens make interiors
more comfortable by reducing glare from
water, pavement, adjacent buildings or
other shiny objects.
Exterior shading, such as solar screen-
ing, has been proven effective for years in
such hot climates as Arizona, California
and Texas. In those climates, shading is al-
most a must for east, west and south -fac-
ing windows.
In fact, many state and local building
ordinances in California now require some
type of shading on all new home construc-
tion. SunScreen solar screens are recom-
mended and endorsed by many utility
companies in those areas.
Woven of long-lasting fiberglass yarn,
SunScreen solar screening is available in a
choice of several colors to blend with any
building exterior.
If your home has storm windows, you
may have already discovered that they do
very little to protect you from the sun's
summer heat.
Tests have shown that the solar screens
will improve the thermal performance of
storm windows in winter as well as offer-
ing summertime shading.
Adding SunScreen solar screens to your
existing storm windows can make win-
dows year-round energy-efficient. The
pay -back on a storm window equipped
with SunScreen solar screens should be
considerably shorter than for a conven-
tional storm window alone.
Many homeowners prefer to have Sun -
Screen solar screens installed by local
dealer/installers. To find a dealer, look in
the telephone book under "Screens —
Door and Window" or "Storm Windows
and Dears "
Chances are your local screen shop is
already familiar with SunScreen solar
screens and may even be able to reuse your
existing screen frames to install solar
screens.
The SunScreen solar screen material is
also available in many hardware and home
centers, and replacing your existing
screens is not difficult for the do-it-your-
selfer.
To he really effective. though. solar
screens should cover the entire window
area. So, if you have half screens or no
screens at all, you may be better off to con-
tact an installer to begin with.
The pay hack period for SunScreen so
lar screens should be three years or less,
even if custom installed, and that's based
on today's utility rates. which will surely
rise in years to eo 'tea
The modest co: t of SunScreen solar
screens might fit your budget better than
other window treatments available and can
offer year-round comfort.
TO MAKE HOMES MORE COMFORTABLE and to save energy, SunScreen solar
screens block the sun, but not the view.
REROOFING REQUIRES
SKILLED HANDS
In an effort to save money. some home-
owners are themselves taking on the job of
reroofing.
11 you are considering reroofing as a Bo -
it -yourself project. says the Asphalt Roof-
ing Manufacturers Association, be sure
you are a capable mechanic, am willing to
devote the time and effort necessary for
getting the job done, arc comfortable
working at heights. and follow safety pre-
cautions.
If not, adds'ARMA. better hire a pro-
fessional roofing contractor.
THE SECRET behind SunScreen solar
screens is this unique patented mesh de-
sign, which blocks up to 70 percent of
the sun's heat and glare.
10 ANALYZE YOUR POOL WATER before swimming season opens, take a sample
by immersing a clean, closed plastic container about 18 incises below Use surface of
your pool and away from the pool inlets.
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