Some Window Treatment FAQ

My response to the 64 thousand dollar question, what is a window treatment? A window treatment is a window dressing that serves multiple purposes: light control, heat control, privacy and most of all aesthetics; yes a thing of beauty. The function of the window treatment can change with the control such as a "top-down, bottom-up" feature which allows the shade to be raised from the bottom and lowered from the top. This gives the versatility of covering one area, say the bottom for privacy, and leaving the top open for light.



And "Just what is R-factor?" you might ask. R-factor or R-value is the measurement of a product's ability to resist heat flow. Since today's homes typically have R-values of up to 25 in the walls and only 3.5 in the low-e double glazed glass, the windows become an energy sieve losing energy to the outside in winter and gaining energy in summer. So now we may have this consideration when choosing a window treatment. The best class of window treatments for R-factors is the honeycomb shade, also known as the cellular shade.

It is important to note that all window treatments have some R-factor and it is worth weighing all their features when making a decision about a window treatment.

-Paul