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Sun protection for the house

A waterproof tarpaulin is attached to the pergola
Photo: Unopiu

Well shielded in hot times

Who wants to see red? How to protect skin and house from harmful UV radiation.

awnings

The weatherproof classic likes to wear stripes and tailor-made terrace and house wall. In addition to the standard form, there is the drop arm or cassette awning: It parks in a protective box, her side arms pull out the cloth in fine weather. Articulated arm awnings can be infinitely extended and adjusted in inclination. Large terrace owners are well advised with telescopic arm awnings, while facade awnings cast shadows on vertical surfaces such as windows and conservatories. Some canopies can bend when the sun is low, others have a lowerable valance. Depending on the degree of protection of the fabric awnings filter up to 100 percent of the UV light. Drive with hand crank or motor and weather sensors.

awning

The easy-care cloth consists partly of coated cotton, but mostly of synthetic fabric of high lightfastness. Thanks to collapsible tubular steel poles, ground anchors and plastic guy ropes, it is easy to assemble and disassemble.

shutters

They are not the most beautiful shading machines, but convince by their dual function: shutters make windows safe to enter and can completely hide light. The technology can be controlled by a switch.

Shutters

These wooden shutters with southern charm are custom-made in the traditional way and mounted in the window reveal on the wall, window or door leaf.

rolls

The smooth fabric made of cotton or synthetic is wound with a cord or chain pull on a roll. To darken one takes eg glass fiber fabric. Roller blinds are available for all window fronts, from opaque to translucent, with heat protection, shielding against moisture and electrosmog.

Falt-, Raff- and Wolkenraffrollos

In horizontal folds, the fabric slides from bottom to top over each other. The fabric hangings are fixed to a rail with Velcro tape, quickly removed for washing and then locked again.

blinds

Aluminum, fabric, solid wood, veneer or plastic glare protection, manual or motorized. If you adjust the slat angle (up to 180 °), the light incidence changes. Incidentally, some manufacturers offer products that can be digitally printed with their own designs. Slatted curtain, vertical blinds: So far mostly in the office and practice to see, this visual and sunscreen is more comfortable: It doses light by rotating the vertical slats (up to 180 °). Made of fabric or wood, manually or electrically operated, often with remote control.

Plisseevorhang, folding blinds

Pleats that are braced in the frame are flat on the window, even when it is opened. Free-hanging pleats are also electrically operated. Fabric qualities from transparent to translucent to darkening, with special coating suitable for kitchen and bathroom. Panel Curtain, Panel Track: Smooth panels of opaque to transparent fabrics hang next to each other or overlay and shift to ever new lighting effects. The fabrics are fixed with a Velcro strip on carriages, which slide in profile rails. Easy to remove for washing or changing.

Panel curtain, panel track

Smooth webs of opaque to transparent fabrics hang next to each other or overlay and shift to ever new lighting effects. The fabrics are fixed with a Velcro strip on carriages, which slide in profile rails. Easy to remove for washing or changing.

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