What to do if your neighbours can see straight into your home?
05-01-2023If you want to enjoy your home to the fullest, then you want yourself some privacy. And then, it would be incredibly annoying when you notice neighbours or passers-by looking straight into your home. When you add the right solar shading systems to your windows, you’re better protected from these peeking Toms.
But which sun shading product should you choose? Let’s take a look at the best view-blocking sun shading systems.
A fully blocked view with roller shutters
Whether it’s day or night, roller shutters always block your neighbour’s sight. A disadvantage: roller shutters block your outdoor view, too, and they prevent sunlight from falling into your rooms. If all of your roller shutters are closed, you’ll very likely sit in a completely darkened living room.
They can’t see you, you can see them with zipscreens
A product that looks like a roller shutter is the zipscreen, a vertical awning with a special, transparent fabric. Thanks to this fabric, fully closed zipscreens do let through sunlight and you can still enjoy your outdoor view. Your neighbours, however, can’t see through the screens during the day.
However, when it gets dark outside and you turn the lights in your living room on, your neighbours are able see through the transparent awning fabric into your home. You can solve this by adding extra window decoration in front of your windows. Think of curtains or venetian blinds.
Style and privacy with window decoration
With window decoration products like curtains, venetian blinds and roller blinds, you can also protect your indoor rooms from nosy neighbours. You should look at whether the awning fabric is translucent or darkening. Darkening awning fabrics obviously block more view and let through less light.
Venetian blinds can be opened, closed, and the angle of the blinds is easily adjusted. With these products, you can still partly enjoy your outdoor view and have some light fall into your room.
More information about solar shading
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