Im gonna use aluminum foil to block of the light and uv rays from the sun because my apartment gets super hot. Should it be outside or inside of the window and will it disturb my neighbours?
Apartment too hot
Im gonna use aluminum foil to block of the light and uv rays from the sun because my apartment gets super hot. Should it be outside or inside of the window and will it disturb my neighbours?
>disturb my neighbours?
if you have to ask, yes it will
get blackout curtains
I have already and they dont help that much. And yes its light outside still but thatd because i live in Sweden and thats because i have my window door open too because its cool outside atm
you need air conditioning if its still too hot
Cant afford sadly.
>Cant afford sadly.
Just get a fan and some mosquito net to keep the windows open at night, how hot could it be in sweden?
>Responds in some cryptic Celsius shit
"Its normally a cool 31c but today its a steamy 35c!"
balck curtains will get hot, moron. Ever heard of absorptivity?
blackout curtains come in more than just black, moron
>outside
most definitely this. and put the shiny side towards the sun for best effect
is it bad on the inside? nta but im on a higher floor and dont want to break my neck over this
It's not bad, just worse.
I would expect about 50-80% of the performance of having it outside.
At that point, you could just get white shutters for outside your windows
LOL the foil is metal, it will get hot also! you moron!
That’s what I call a “Bjorked potatoe”
it work you idiot, the bigger problem is if the apartment complex allows it.
Outside the window will reflect and radiate the heat away from the house, and then cool down very quickly when the sun goes away instead of storing the heat
Many apartments and HOAs explicitly prohibit using aluminum foil on windows.
Get a sheet of foam board insulation. It is reflective on one side and the foam layer will keep most of the heat from leaking in. It's very easy to cut to fit your window. A 4'x8' panel an inch thick costs about $15.
Came here to post this, highly highly recommend especially since apparently it doesn't matter what it looks like
>uv
Does not penetrate glass.
>aluminum foil
Use white oak tag. Similarly cheap. Opaque. But white so won't be weirdly reflective from the outside.
Outside or risk your windows to go an hero.
Brick
mirror spray, like in a can.
Did this and I noticed a small difference in bills but maybe I should whole house
My friend did this on the inside.
Everyone will think you're a psychopath
Outside works better but if it's smoothe to the glass it will help inside. Better option is to get something with actual insulation like
. It'll work better and be with the difference.