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My new house's living room has 18 foot ceilings. There are three large windows high up on the wall, the bottom of them are probably at least 10 ft from the floor. I'm thinking perhaps remote controlled motorized blinds? But they are pretty spendy ($300+ per window). What do people do for window treatment for these types of high up windows?
Are these windows facing South? If not, do you really need something (to keep the blazing sun and heat out)? Most windows I see at that height don't have any treatments.
This is probably the most common type of treatment you'll see-
But of course, its just decor- not function. If you're looking for something that is more function, I have seen similar setups with one continuous rod so the panels could be pulled over the windows- but what a pain in the ass that would be! Besides, if its for privacy either someone is 24' tall or you have a higher elevation neighbor thats nosy- what's the point?
The windows face East and 30 degrees South. Keeping the heat out is a concern, but not a primary one (the windows are low-e). My primary concern is that I have a projector setup, which is more sensitive to ambient light than a regular TV. I was going to set it up in the living room, but since the floor plan is open concept, there are 13 visible windows from the living room (including the high ones). It would be difficult to control the ambient light when it's not dark outside. I may have to just have a dedicated theater room, and put a regular TV in the living room (in which case I may just not get any window treatment for the high windows).
Understandable, but low-E windows don't impact visible light. I only made the suggestion because you mentioned your concerns regarding the projector.
Ah gotcha. I would welcome the additional light when I'm not using the projector or when the sun is not directly shining on them. So permanently darkening them probably wouldn't work.
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