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Old 04-18-2013, 11:29 PM
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Default Better Shades?

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Originally Posted by PeteDz View Post
We love our west facing lanai, and the east facing front of the house. The houses behind us block the sun during the day, and we have some high-grade shades installed, (*NOT* the Coolaroo shades). We keep the shades about 12 inches down all the time, and seldom have to lower them any more than that in the afternoon. One thing that I would say, is to definitely get some shades.
You mention high-grade shades. We are enclosing our lanai with glass windows (low e) and were told to get coolaroo shades. What type of high-grade shades do you suggest and where do I get them? Sounds like you feel that coolaroo don't perform well on a Hot Lanai.
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