Do you prefer outdoor shutters or screen shades for your home?

The choice of the right outdoor shading for your home is as important as choosing quality windows or a roof – it will last for many years. However, what should you decide based on? Read about the most important differences between outdoor blinds and screen shades.

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Outdoor shading should reflect your lifestyle and be your maximum helper. Therefore, before buying, you should think about what features are important to you. They are:

• Protection against sunlight
• Soundproofing
• Darkening of the room
• Regulation of light entering the interior
• Wind protection
• Increased privacy
• Ability to insulate room temperature to save on heating and air conditioning
• Securing the home against burglars
• Refined design

This way, you can easily decide whether outdoor blinds or screen shades will suit you better.

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Outdoor Blinds

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• Achieve up to 30% savings on heating
• Can reduce interior temperature by up to 3–7 °C
• Allow regulating the amount of light in the interior during the day
• Secure the house against burglars
• Are durable and extend the lifespan of windows
• Protect against weather conditions
• Allow for simultaneous purchase of insect screens
• Can be installed in both new builds and existing homes

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• Cannot completely darken the room
• When opened, they do not protect you from prying eyes of neighbors
• Installation is possible only in windows and doors of the house, not in outdoor pergolas and gazebos
• A possible downside could be their higher weight and unwieldy size

Screen Shades

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• Allow plenty of light even when drawn, while preventing sunlight from entering the interior
• A specific type of shade offers complete room darkening
• They are translucent, allowing visibility from the interior to the outside, but not the other way around
• Can be placed in windows and doors, as well as in outdoor gazebos and pergolas
• Are wind-resistant
• Can be installed in both new builds and existing homes
• Have low weight and are compact

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• It is not possible to simultaneously attach separate insect screens to the windows
• They may be more easily damaged

Now you know the pros and cons of the different types of shading.

The company BUILDING Shutter Systems, s.r.o is one of the largest manufacturers of shading technology in Europe under the Minirol brand.

For more information about shading technology, visit the website minirol.cz

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