Window treatment!

[Beny]

Window treatments
Ok men lets face it we need something like curtains? Blineds or shades?
What did you do?
No can’t lit the wife lose at this point!
I just can’t go with lace!!!!!!!
Help.
Beny
PS I will soon have photos

 

[birdmayon]

Window treatments for privacy or for looks?

I have miniblinds on the windows, frosted window liner on the overhead door windows and I put up a set of ODL enclosed blinds on the metal side entry door. I can let light in during the day and keep prying eyes out whenever necessary.

 

[JMURiz]

I'll probably just use some mini-blinds on mine, for security. The house is for the fancy stuff.

 

[birdmayon]

JMURiz,
Noticed your from NoVA, I just moved from Alexandria down to southern MD (Pax river area). Also noticed you've got motorcycles....familiar with dcsportbikes.com?

 

[snorvet]

perforated design roller shades

 

[JohnZ]

I have five 6' x 6' Andersen dual casement windows, and had verticals put on them; I'd think horizontals would be a bear to keep reasonably clean.

 

[Beny]

Hi all and tanks for the input keep it coming!
Beny

 

[Stuart in MN]

I like mini-blinds as well. Home Depot (and probably other places) sells plastic mini-blinds that are pretty cheap yet they look fine.

 

[GarageHonky]

We have the mini-blinds, but the wife also made up some neat black and white checkered curtains as well. Really gives a race car theme. I can use the mini-blinds to control the light and when I want the windows covered I just pull the checkered curtains across.

Dave

 

[RonBou]

I bought two different color curtains (to match my two color stripes) and mix matched them. I wanted something I could close at night and help keep the heat in.

 

[OldCarGuy]

All 16 of my 42” x 66” garage windows have 1” Levolor aluminum mini-blinds installed. I chose blinds for security reasons rather than just tinting the windows. I prefer aluminum to vinyl because they don’t attract as much dust and they just have a better look.

 

[Ryan Wilke]

Hi Fellas,

Rather than go with draps or curtains (that I'd have to remove and wash periodically and also require the purchase and installation of fastening devices/rods/hangers), I was thinking about using a non-permanent (meaning removable) film coating that I could put directly onto the glass. Buy it by the foot, cut with sissors, and by simple static charge, smooth it out onto my clean glass windows.

Does anyone out there know of any supplier(s) of vinyl window film treatment?

I realize that I likely wouldn't be able to see out the window - but more importantly, no one could see in. However, the film would still let in lots of light. I was thinking of a static vinyl film coating that is "plain white frosted" for my garage windows and some possibly a colored Aztec or Southwestern design I could attach to some side windows in my house......

Any link, address or phone # help, advice, or guidance would be most appreciated! Thanks!
RW

 

[BoostAddiction]

Window treatments
Ok men lets face it we need something like curtains? Blineds or shades?
What did you do?
No can’t lit the wife lose at this point!
I just can’t go with lace!!!!!!!
Help.
Beny
PS I will soon have photos

In my garage, I told my builder I wanted windows with integrated miniblinds between the glass (I think Andersen makes them). When I saw the price I changed my mind. But those are the ultimate solution for a garage window that has to look good and offer light control or security along with low maintenance.

My concern with blinds of any kind in the garage is that they are just one more dust magnet that I would have to clean. And one of the goals in my garage was to make it easy to clean, so I would keep it clean. Hence, no blinds or drapes.

My garage is located in a pretty private area, so passersby won't be peering in, so I don't worry about that.

And the windows face North so what light I do get is never too much, nor is it blinding in the interior (as a East or West orientation might be).

If I were doing it over again, I'd probably use tints on the glass. That would offer better security (harder to see in, and more resistance to breakage) and better light control (assuming the problem you were trying to solve was too much light).

Cost-no-object is still the integrated blinds.

-Will

 

[Red Car Garage]

what I did... http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5379

 

[autoist]

I just can't cover all those beautiful cars in my garage!

 

[Beny]

I Love the photos !
Black&wight very good!
Tony your two much
I need more photos!!!
one more thing I have a shard drive.
Beny

 

[Ryan Wilke]

Red Car Garage,

How did I forget about your idea? Maybe it was the $100/ window cost....
I guess I'll just continue on with my slide-in 'film frames'. I suppose I was hoping someone had located some "less salty" frosted film....

Thanks Guys!
RW ..... "I'll pickup the next round."...

 

[Itzkwik]

Maybe it was the $100/ window cost....

I looked at his post again. He said he was in it for $100 total. If I'm looking at the pics correctly, he has at least 3 windows, or about $33 per window. Not much different from mini-blinds.

 

[Red Car Garage]

Yes.. it was just over $100 for ALL the windows... I love it, wouldnt change a thing!

 

[May Pop]

I washed mine about 10 years ago.

 

[boiler7904]

Depending on the age and brand of windows you have, putting a film on the glass may void the window warranty.

Here's the reason:
Films block heat from transmitting through the glass. Heat builds up in the insulated glazing during the day and cools at night. This cycle repeating itself every day eventually breaks the seal on the sash or the glass itself.

One of the glazing contractors I work with a lot told me about that this summer on a commercial project. If I remember right, he has an statement written into his contracts and warranties that he is not responsible for seal failure or cracked glass caused by the installation of films on glass. His advise to me was to use something off the face of the window that was either perforated or had a slight air space to allow air flow and keep the glass surface cool.

One thing I have seen was custom painted roller shades. Take a standard white roller shade and have an artist paint whatever you want on it. Functionality and decoration all at once.

 

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[Kevin54]

The bad thing about tinting the windows is that if you are in the garage at night with lights on, outsiders can see in but you can't see out. It's only good for daylight. Mini-blinds are my choice. I have plastic ones up. When they get too bad as far as dirt, just toss them as they are cheap enough.

 

[nobrakes]

Rustoleum makes a spray that frosts the glass. Lets in plenty of light, you don't forget to close them and people can't see in. Use the Rustoleum brand (green can) though I tried the Lowes brand and it looked like **** no matter how even you sprayed it.

 

[dwilliams35]

Aww, if you had any guts you'd just put in that glass they have in some high-end hotel restrooms that blacks out when you shut the door: just put 'em on a switch and black 'em out when you need the privacy. They can't be all that expensive.

 

[PhantomEB]

I have kept several banners around that I have gotten with booze purchases. MGD, Labatts Pilsner, Jack etc. I plan to use one as a window covering in the garage.

 

[senlow]

I like glass block windows for a shop. They allow plenty of light in, most patterns don't allow others to see what is inside, and they are among the most secure windows.

Before anyone asks; no, I don't have glass block windows in my current shop. I used to install glass block windows as a second job. So, I guess this is kinda like the cobbler has no shoes.