Too hot in the house

On the top floor, especially, it got too hot as soon as the sun made an appearance. I’ve got a room up there that I use for my fitness classes, and the large windows always made it tricky to keep the sun out,” one of the residents explains. The problem was just as bad in spring as it would be in summer. “The only difference was that you could open a window at that time of year to let some cool air in.” They explored various alternatives, but they failed to be genuinely persuaded by any of the options. “Eventually, we settled on our original solution: sun protection screens,” the owners explain. A wonderfully fresh house, without altering its architectural character “The fact that the side channels of the screens could be the same width as the window profiles were one of the factors that swayed us,” the residents recall when talking about this successful solution. “On top of that, the transition between both large windows on the ground floor and the first floor was beautifully finished with an aluminium panel in the same colour and plane as the lower screen box. The result is that the screen box is barely even noticeable.” After their first spring with the new system, the owners have noticed a real difference in their home: so far, they have been able to keep the top floor entirely fresh. “As soon as the sun comes through those windows, I lower the sun protection screens. They help to keep the interior temperature just right, even on hot summer days,” the owners explain. “And that’s before we mention the other big advantage: the screens are transparent, so our view through the windows is never interrupted.”