There are the vertical veneation blinds and the roll up window shades. The latter are spring loaded and can be put up at various stages, but do not allow for varying the amount of light overall.. As to why cover the windows? One to block sunlight from coming into the house or prevent outsiders from seeing into the home. There is also some thermal blanket effect in keeping cold air out or in during air conditioning season. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Claudia To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:11 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Purpose of Blinds?
Hi All, What truly is the purpose of blinds/ Since I've never had any sight, I don't actually know, but here are my questions! We have the sort of blinds that are pulled up and down by strings, can be opened or closed, by a stick on the blinds, and they're vinyl, I guess, or plastic! They are on all of our windows here, and they are truly a pain in the A*** to clean! I can't get them clean anymore, and I don't know how to take them down, to wash them in the tub! Would aluminum blinds be better because they're definitely easier to clean? We have them at work, and they don't seem to accumulate the major dust coding that these blinds do? Why couldn't we just put curtains on all windows, or would this allow people to still see in? I'm just frustrated with these darned things, and they feel gross, no matter how I try to clean them.! We've lived in the house for 6 years now, and so, we installed them, when we moved in! Claudia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
