Heating related, sort of.
The new Drago Towers has some large garden doors with large floor to ceiling windows each side.
Looks classy, as befits a classy guy such as myself, but I've discovered a problem. The slightest whiff of afternoon sunshine beams through a d turns the living room into a furnace.
It has fitted aircon, but while it works very well it struggled as the room is being simultaneously heated while the AC is trying to cool it. The effect is like having the AC on with the fire lit. Troublesome.
Blinds or curtains woukd do the job, but they have their own drawbacks. Curtains are old fashioned, blinds fiddle and expensive, and I don't want to blot out the garden view every time the sun comes out.
So after some hese scratching I'm having solar film fitted. It'll cut out up to 80% of the solar heating effect, while retaining about 95% visibility looking out. An added bonus it acts as a privacy film and prevents folk looking in from outside (not that we're at all overlooked), even at night with the interior lights on. I'll let you know how it goes once fitted.
The Billy bonus of the AC is being able to run it in reverse, so during t the winter I can very inexpensively heat the lounge instead of the whole house while I'm home aline during the day.
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