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solarvector ,

I don’t think the look good.

And literally never thought about it more than that.

So people may not really know what they’re for, just that they’re “old-fashioned”. Not sure how to make them trendy but that seems to be a deciding factor in how people invest in their homes. Maybe sell them with “live laugh love” printed on the front with wine bottles dangling from the corners?

NegativeInf ,

Just start doing it and brag about your electric bill going down. Eventually others will do the same for the same reason. Then it becomes a trend for being a thing people are doing.

That which is old is new again.

meleecrits ,
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They definitely make a house look dated. I doubt this would pass the wife test for most people. I know my wife wouldn’t like them, and we’re all about saving energy.

NataliePortland ,
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Same here. But make it with like jute and bamboo with a thin gold trim and she would buy 2

KillingTimeItself ,

it wouldn’t pass the wife test, but a cooler home and less expensive electricity bill would likely pass the wife test.

baggins ,

Make them out of eco friendly bamboo slats and 36-in long sections of galvanized square steel, sell it flat packed on Amazon and people will go crazy for it

marx2k ,

“The lake is that way”

“Gather”

“Eat”

Maggoty ,

Some people decided awnings are unattractive so now every HOA and rental bans them. And the rest of us have to suffer because the pretty people who can afford to pay that A/C bill run our entire society.

This is the entirety of what’s wrong with the US in a microcosm. The majority being forced to live under rules made by people that aren’t affected by them.

HubertManne ,

Im lucky as im right below the roof so I get the effect but nobody on the other floors get that shade except for the balcony getting it from the balcony above.

Buelldozer ,
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I was watching this earlier and got about halfway through before the power went out. I spent the next 90 minutes before it came back on trying to imagine a style of these that would look good on the south side of my house.

I didn’t come up with anything that my wife would let me install so I guess I’m going to stick with my plan of automated shades or drapes.

CeeBee_Eh ,

I just got awnings installed two months ago on the windows that get sun for most of the day. It dropped the temps in those rooms by almost 8 degrees Celsius on hot days. The AC even runs less during the day now.

They’re simple retractable awnings that a local guy installed for me. I used to hate the idea of awnings, but the thought about IR heat getting trapped clicked with me recently and suddenly the idea of awnings seemed brilliant.

OminousOrange ,
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Interior shades aren’t nearly as effective as exterior. Once that sun gets through the window, it’s already giving that next interior surface quite a bit of heat.

There are many styles of awning or other shading elements. You can have metal slats or what looks like a wood box that comes out horizontally over the window. I’m sure something could fit your house’s aesthetic. And perhaps ask your wife what value she’d put on thermal comfort.

Looking for shading elements or shading strategies might get broader results than simply sheet metal or fabric awnings.

ladicius ,

Interior shades are a special kind of heating by trapping and converting every.

tills13 ,

No offense but they are also fucking ugly

almar_quigley ,

It sure why you’re being downvoted, it’s is unfortunately true. Makes your house look like a diner most of the time…

jol ,

Most suburban houses he was showing in the video look hideous and not because of awnings.

papertowels ,

There’s modern louvre versions that look good.

AA5B ,

Cool, thanks for pointing those out. I really need something like that

Zahille7 ,

There’s a house near me who has disgusting cheap awnings on their house. I want them so badly to just take them down. They have all kinds of trees casting shade on their house anyway.

marx2k ,

Why do you care that much?

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