Going Green Doesn't Have to Cost You an Arm or Leg

 When you decide on going green to not only save money, but to save our environment you don’t have to do everything at once. By thinking small, you can go green over the long run. By doing one room at a time it may be the best way, and pick the hottest room in your home, or the room most used during those hot summer months.
  
In what ways can you go green in your home a little bit at a time? Choose wisely and consider several options along the way. When you find one option works better than another, follow that option as you deal with all of your windows.

If you find that a couple of options will better serve you, try stacking them. For instance when you install shutters on the inside of one of your rooms, and still the sun warms that room hotter than you want. Try adding an awning to the outside of the window. It could be one that folds up or down, and it could be lighter material like canvas or an aluminum awning that’s permanent will serve as well.

Exterior blinds will stop the sun from heating up your window that will transfer the heat right into your home. Most of those roll up when you want the sun to shine in.

Light colored interior blinds, drapes or shades work well too. That’s because light colors reflect the sun and keeps the sun from the interior of your home. Darker colors absorbs the heat and the heat ends up inside.

Louvered Shutters or Adjustable Blinds give you the most control simply by opening or closing the louvers. Some prefer exterior shutters that do the same.

Tight fitting insulated shades will also help to control heat loss, and it will also keep the heat inside during the winter.

Shade Trees don’t get the credit they deserve. Plant wisely and your shade trees will keep the sun off your home, but in the winter when the trees lose their leaves, sun enters the home.

Consult a contractor, interior designer, or a contractor that is a green consulting firm. They will help keep you in the green direction, and you’ll find the many ways that don’t cost that much more than simply changing the window treatment.

You’ll find that you don’t have to go through the entire scope of your home, but by wise choices they can help you get to that end result.

Golden West Shutters specializes in Orange County shutters, Los Angeles shutters, and San Diego shutters.