Edmonton Thermal Drapes

By Kelly P. Kramer

Thermal Drapes and radiant heating products can keep your home warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

How important are thermal drapes? Well, how much do you want to save on your energy bill this winter! Thermal Drapes can reduce the chill factor in your home. If you live in a colder climate, you know how important thermal curtains can be for insulating a home. A cost effective alternative to most other heating solutions, curtains are a relatively minimal one-time investment. Thermal Drapes can keep your home cozy and warm throughout the harsh winter months without sending your heating bill through the roof.

Thermal drapes are the most useful tools for keeping your house warm. Did you know that Thermal Drapes are more than five times as effective at insulating compared to a conventional drape? Thermal Drapes use thermodynamics to keep heat locked in. Windows are a major source of heat loss, because the panes conduct high-energy heat away from the house and toward the low energy region of the outdoors. This problem is amplified by deteriorating frames and window casings that allow pockets of cold air to seep in.

Thermal Drapes use insulating material to create a barrier which is designed to block the above process. Thermal Drapes can be made from scratch, but these days, it is just as easy and cost effective to purchase your thermal drapes at a drapery store. You can find Thermal Drapes that are a professional-grade product that will really do the trick during the worst months of winter.

Thermal drapes are made with thermal backing, thus keeping the cold out, and the heat in. Thermal Drapes are usually made with 100% polyester, which makes thermal drapes easy to clean. Simply machine wash your thermal drapes and tumble dry at a low setting.

Thermal Drapes don’t have to be big and bulky. You can create a dramatic focal point with the simple addition of thermal drapes in your choice of 8 colors. Thermal Drapes come with a light-filtering foam back for superior insulation. Add a straight valance and matching tiebacks to your thermal drapes to complete a traditional look.

Thermal drapes have pinch pleats for easy hanging and insulating foam backing. And as mentioned earlier, thermal drapes are all machine washable!

We talked about thermal drapes keeping you warm for the winter, but also, thermal drapes keep you cool during the summer! Tab-Top Thermal Drapes can help you save money on soaring heating and air conditional bills. Tab-Top Thermal Drapes have an acrylic foam backing. These Thermal Drapes are machine wash and dry!

On hot summer days as window screens or above windows or patio covers use Thermal Drapes as a sun shade. Thermal Drapes will reflect most of the solar generated heat away from your home before it enters through windows or roofs. The great thing about Thermal Drapes is that 45% diffused light still enters, but 70% of the heat is blocked.

The best winter use is hanging your Thermal Drapes on the inside of your windows, patio doors or skylights, where about 50% of your room's warmth is lost to the cold outdoors. Hanging Thermal Drapes, as an indoor winter curtain will reflect and radiate most heat energy back into your room by preventing it from escaping out the windows, reducing heating bills.

Hot dry summers are also integral to keeping energy saving ideas alive. Thermal Drapes can reduce the amount of heat coming into the home. Windows are now recognized as "thermal weak spots" in a house.

Did you know that up to 15 times more heat is lost or gained through windows as is lost or gained through an equal area of wall space?

Unprotected, 1/8" windows can account for up to 25% of heat lost during the winter and of heat gained during the summer. Thermal Drapes can increase the energy efficiency of windows.