How to buy a roller blind that darkens the room
You have decided to customize the roller blind for your house. very good! But now you have to decide whether to use a sunscreen filter roller blind or blackout roller blind indoors. This article will quickly discuss the difference between light-shielded roller blinds and black-out roller blinds and discuss why you should buy a room-filtered sunscreen roller blind or black-out roller blind.
What are the differences between them?
As the name implies, the filter fabric can filter light and block ultraviolet rays, and will not block all light. According to different opening factors (1%, 3%, 5%, 10%), the amount of light entering the room will not be much. Most of this roller blind fabric is made of PVC and polyester, suitable for use in some places with bad links, not only fireproof, antibacterial but also very reasonable in price.
There is a foam layer on the back of the fabric of the roller blind. The function of this layer is to block the light, not filter it. It can provide 100% shading effect. Different materials can be made into blackout roller blinds: PVC fabric, polyester fabric, linen fabric and so on. This kind of roller blind fabric is very suitable for people or houses that need privacy. It is very good to have your own space at a specific time. So both indoor darkening roller blinds provide the highest level of light control, reducing glare and preventing UV rays.
Why choose a roller blind that darkens the room?
You should use darkened shadows in the room to maximize privacy and limit the amount of natural light entering the space. Doing this will:
–Protect furniture and floors from ultraviolet rays
– Limit the amount of heat entering the room
– Reduce glare
Conversely, in rooms that want to use ambient light (especially in the kitchen and living room), blackout roller blinds may be a better choice.
When should I use blackout roller blinds
Generally speaking, you want the highest degree of lighting control and privacy at any time. Generally, when you have a south-facing window, we recommend that you darken the room. More specifically, we recommend using sunscreen roller blinds or blackout roller blinds for media rooms, study rooms, bedrooms, and home offices.
Sunscreen roller blinds are the most effective way to block light from entering the room, but they do not block all light. Then there is a very good way to let you get the best of both worlds. That is the double roller blinds ! Let the sun roller blinds and blackout roller blinds move in a shadow. When you need a completely dark space, you can directly pull down the blackout roller blinds, letting you want to have natural light but not want to be dizzy, you can pull down the sun roller blinds. If you automate the configuration, then you can control the double roller shutter more conveniently. Convenient for you to use, save your time and air conditioning costs!
Although we hope this blog will be helpful to you, the final decision to purchase still requires you to discuss it with our UNITEC sales department, and we will do our best to meet your needs. We can send you free samples, these samples will explain the difference between sunscreen roller blinds and blackout roller blinds, you can also have a better choice. If you are interested, please contact us.