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Automated
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With
recent advances in technology, it seems so many things
on our homes are capable of being automated. The garage
door is an old classic, but in recent years home security
systems and controlling the lights in a house have also
become automated. But did you know that you can also
automate your window coverings to increase energy efficiency
in your home? Automated window coverings allow for shade
at specific times of day even when you aren’t
home, increased privacy in the home, and a dazzling
way to impress guests.
Automating
blinds means implementing a motorized system that
allows you to control drapes or blinds either electronically
or on a timer. Automating blinds and drapes come with
a host of benefits. First and foremost, automated blinds
and drapes allow for window treatments to be used properly
throughout the day without necessitating your arrival
home being shrouded in darkness when it’s not
necessary at dusk.
In the summer months, the sun high in the sky and beaming
through windows naturally increases the heat of a space.
If you are not home during the afternoon hours when
the sun is the highest, if your windows are left unblocked,
your space will heat up. This means heavier power is
needed to air condition the space to bring it back to
a comfortable level when you return home. However, if
the blinds in the home are automated, they may close
during the hottest hours thus blocking a substantial
amount of heat from entering the room. This not only
increases energy efficiency in the home, but the space
will be more comfortable when you do arrive back to
it.
Sun also poses a problem to some furniture pieces. Direct
sunlight fades couches, chairs, carpeting, and some
artwork. Automated blinds provide the opportunity to
shade these pieces from the sunlight at the particular
times of day when direct light might be damaging the
pieces.
When the sun goes down, of course, inside lights make
the interior of the home completely visible to passersby.
Though many homeowners used timed lights to discourage
robberies or to give the appearance that someone is
home, the positive effects of this practice can be diminished
if someone looks into the home and can plainly see that
no one is in it. Automated blinds help to maintain the
positive effects of timed lighting by shading a passerby’s
view into the home. Further, drawn blinds help to promote
the appearance of someone actually being in the home.
For homeowners who have high windows or ceilings, automated
window treatments are an especially attractive option.
Taking away the pressure of the homeowner opening or
closing drapes and blinds that are situated in hard
to reach places, automated window treatments create
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