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Posted: April 25 2007 at 10:37am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
I have a screened in porch/deck that we love to eat meals "al fresco" but the sun comes in very strongly at dinnertime. I would love to put some shades or curtains on that one side. They would need to be somewhat weather-proof (indoor/outdoor) and washable would be great.

The problem I'm having is finding ready-made to fit our area. So I need to make something. I was thinking maybe a roman shade pattern, or perhaps a long strong curtain rod that I could do grommets and slide the curtain when needed and pull back as decorative. I think that option would be easier to make, but more prone to getting full of pollen and dust.

Anyone have this set-up and have solutions?

I'm in a search for some solar fabric that filters out the UV rays and gives a little shade, but doesn't block the view completely. I'm my Googling I couldn't find a source for just simple yardage of fabric.

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Posted: April 25 2007 at 11:28am | IP Logged Quote Cici
I don't know if these fabrics are what you are looking for, but here are two "sun protection" fabrics:

Solarveil

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Solarweave

The second link looks like its probably a better fit. The first is the cheapest I've found on the web.

ETA the second link is actually for various weights.brands of solar fabric. The solarweave is used for lightweight clothing - it apparently has the feel of lightweight boys/mens swimtrunks.

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I have heard of people making curtains out of thermal blankets (I think that's what they are called). Some people camp with them, and I think ambulances have them because they keep shock victims warm. Anyway, one side is normal fabric; the other is a reflective material that would, in your case, deflect the sun away.

I first heard about this at the Dollar Stretcher web site (dollarstretcher.com).
A lady had used them as curtains to deflect the sun from her bedroom windows. She said it worked really well and also cut her cooling costs. She said she bought the blankets for a fraction of the cost of other material she had looked at. I think she bought them at a sporting goods store. You could try doing a search at the dollar stretcher site- I always get tons of good info that way.

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SeaStar wrote:
I have heard of people making curtains out of thermal blankets (I think that's what they are called). Some people camp with them, and I think ambulances have them because they keep shock victims warm. Anyway, one side is normal fabric; the other is a reflective material that would, in your case, deflect the sun away.

I first heard about this at the Dollar Stretcher web site (dollarstretcher.com).
A lady had used them as curtains to deflect the sun from her bedroom windows. She said it worked really well and also cut her cooling costs. She said she bought the blankets for a fraction of the cost of other material she had looked at. I think she bought them at a sporting goods store. You could try doing a search at the dollar stretcher site- I always get tons of good info that way.


That reminds me of something. My mother bought these roll down shades for our house in Shreveport, LA because the electric bills were so high. They had a reflective side, with tiny holes that you could see through from the inside, but people couldn't look in.

But some neighbor kid asked us why we had aluminum foil in our windows.

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