Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I installed two 72" wide shades Yesterday. Had to chip out a 1/2 " of stucco for the right one to fit. They were fairly easy to install. Took longer than 20 min. per, though, like the directions claim.
Today I'll install my 96" shade. I'll have to engineer this one since it is wider than the screen. I bought the pebble color. You can't see out very well. They do block out the light and heat. The 20% off sale only applies to special orders.
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Got 'em all done. Got the little bungees to tie them down on the bottom. Those 2 little rings that are included are before they included the bungees.
Don't know anything about "cow magnets."
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Pictures, please and GOOD for YOU. I love it when someone does something great like this on his/herown.
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Yes, I love doing DIY projects and saving money.
Thanks, Gracie. It was cool of you to turn me on to the Coolaroos!!
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So I have a ? about the coolaroos. Are you using them in a screen room or enclosed
lanai??? The reason I ask is I had solar shades installed in my glass enclosed lanai and while they do a great job of keeping the sun and UV rays out - no so much the heat. The glass heats up and in turn heats up the shades. I believe I will now have to have tinting applied to the windows that are the problem to keep the heat down. |
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I would love to see pictures, too. I'm particularly interested in the "rings/bungees" set up.
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Custom Windows of Leesburg is doing it. This may be an alternative to tinting the windows. Supposed to keep the heat from penetrating the windows. We'll see. Nancy |
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I have taken some before pictures and will take some afters too. I am so excited about getting them. Like a kid expecting a new toy!
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The Coolaroo's are installed and we like 'em.
Here are some pictures of our new shades. You can see out but not in except at night with lights on. They do block a lot of the heat and most of the sun and they really do the trick for us. Showing after and then before and then one from inside house, it cuts down glare a lot inside. Got 'em at Lowes and they measured and installed them. We chose black because our rug and metal screen dividers are black but they come in white and tan too.
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It is better to laugh than to cry. Last edited by graciegirl; 06-15-2013 at 09:36 AM. |
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Gracie, they look beautiful. Great choice on the black, they look very elegant. Thx for sharing.
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Live, love, laugh and eat chocolate. Simsbury, CT; Alpharetta, GA Visited The Villages in Oct., '09 Working on making it permanent. |
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They're beautiful...
Thank you Gracie. They look beautiful. Your lanai looks so relaxing and inviting!
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Beautiful lanai. Great pictures. How does the screen fare with wind? Is it tied down?
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