Local Shutter InstallersSubject
Winter
Night-time heat loss through one pane while the curtain is down. 11 guides.
SeasonA nursery at night
Parents close a shutter for dark and for a quieter street, then discover the winter pane is less miserable too. The motor needs to be quiet enough for.
SeasonClosing shutters at dusk
The winter job is simple: when the heating is on and the glass is a cold hole, the curtain comes down. You create a still air gap and you stop the room.
SeasonCondensation and a closed shutter
A tight external curtain can change the temperature of the pane and of the air gap. On tired windows, moisture sometimes shows on the glass or in the.
SeasonFrost, snow and the little solar panel
A panel under a thick cap of snow does not charge. A panel in hard shade does not charge.
Long noteRoller shutters in a British winter
In winter a roller shutter is a night cover for glass. Closed at dusk, it adds an air gap and stops the room facing a cold pane. It is a comfort and a.
SeasonShutters do not replace double glazing
If the unit has failed, the seals are gone, or the frame is rotten, a shutter is a coat over a broken window. Replace or repair the window, then decide.
SeasonSingle-glazed sash windows
Old single glazing is where a night cover feels most obvious. It is also where a street-facing box is most likely to be unacceptable.
SeasonThe box can be a cold bridge
A built-in box that punches through the insulation line can cost you some of the winter benefit and show up as a cold patch indoors. Front-mounted.
SeasonTrickle vents versus a fully closed curtain
Modern windows often have trickle vents so the house still gets background air. A shutter across the vent can block that path if it seals the whole.
SeasonU-value and a closed roller shutter
Window U-values describe the glass and frame, not the glass plus a shutter. A closed external curtain adds an air gap and can cut the heat flow through.
SeasonWinter sun you might want to keep
Low winter sun on a south window is free heat and free morale. A shutter used with a summer timetable will throw that away.