According to Phifer if its screens are installed on the outside of a window they can block up to 90 per cent of solar heat and glare

“Can you imagine how it feels to be outside all day without sunglasses and the bright sun beaming into your eyes? During the summer months, the windows to your house are facing the intense sun without any protection.

Phifer offers sun control screening products that replace insect screening on a customers’ windows and doors and work like a pair of sunglasses; they shade up to 90 per cent of the sun’s heat and glare, eliminating hot spots at windows and doors.

According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development: ‘A good way to keep your house cool in summer is to shade it from the outside…any way that stops the sun before it gets through the glass is seven times as good as keeping you cool as blinds or curtains on the inside.’

Solar Screening is just such an outside sun barrier, with specially designed, vinyl-coated yarn for strength and a tight weave for better shading ability.

Installed as a screen on the outside of the window, these products can block up to 90 per cent of solar heat and glare before it enters the glass. This results in a more comfortable indoor temperature, more efficient air conditioning and ultimately energy conservation. Sun control screens work with the window open or closed, giving a user daytime privacy while reducing the fading of drapes and furniture. In addition to these benefits, the screens allow excellent outward visibility as well as insect protection. Phifer’s Sun Control Products are available in a variety of colors to look attractive on the outside of a home.”

• Phifer