Help with west-facing window and heat

[petesgirl]

My son's bedroom has a large west-facing window, so on summer evenings it is always warmer than the rest of the house (and uncomfortable) for sleeping. Are there any products out there that can act as a heat block for the window or any other ideas to keep it at a more comfortable temp? It currently has a classy, giant piece of cardboard covering the inside of the window to make it darker by his bedtime, but it doesn't keep the heat out. TIA!

[georgiegirl]

How about a room darkening shade? I’ve been pulling down the one on DS2’s room during the day to keep it from heating up the room

[jawilli4]

Another option is heat control window film. We paid someone to install some in our house in Texas and they made a huge difference. You can also install it yourself with patience and attention to detail.

Here is an example: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gila-3-f...5491/313420506

[SnuggleBuggles]

These are inexpensive, work well and will look better than your box https://www.target.com/p/braxton-the...20#lnk=sametab


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[twowhat?]

Solar screens are popular here and come in a variety of colors to keep the exterior looking nice (they are screens installed outside the window that block the sun, they come in white, ivory, black, brown).

Other options: If there's attic space, consider spray foam. It's expensive but it makes a huge difference - we were able to add a whole 400 sq ft room above the garage using our existing HVAC because we were able to reduce the HVAC load enough with spray foam.

If there's no attic space, spray foam can also be applied behind the wall between studs. They can make a couple of small holes per stud-free space and spray it in...there would be some drywall patching/repainting needed. That's obviously more invasive but it would make a difference as well.

[lizzywednesday]

My son's bedroom has a large west-facing window, so on summer evenings it is always warmer than the rest of the house (and uncomfortable) for sleeping. Are there any products out there that can act as a heat block for the window or any other ideas to keep it at a more comfortable temp? It currently has a classy, giant piece of cardboard covering the inside of the window to make it darker by his bedtime, but it doesn't keep the heat out. TIA!

Blackout or thermal drapes and/or a double-rod with lighter drapes on the inner rod (close to the window) & blackout on the outer rod (closer to the room) will help a great deal.

What other window coverings do you have on the window?

[petesgirl]

Blackout or thermal drapes and/or a double-rod with lighter drapes on the inner rod (close to the window) & blackout on the outer rod (closer to the room) will help a great deal.

What other window coverings do you have on the window?

It just has blinds. And our cardboard is on his room side, because our HOA has some regulation about window treatments not being visible from the street.

[bisous]

I would totally do room darkening shades. Unfortunately we need them in my dining room since we lost our beautiful shade tree. They keep the room dark AND they keep a lot of heat out of the room. You can get a rod and install them over the blinds!

[lizzywednesday]

... You can get a rod and install them over the blinds!

We have regular drapes in our bedroom (rear of house; front of house faces east/bedroom has 2 windows that face west and 2 windows that have a southerly facing) and even those reduce the heat quite a lot!