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Equip roof windows with exterior sun protection

Exterior sun protection keeps heat out of roof windows, which let in a lot of warmth in summer.

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What you need

  • Exterior roller shutter or blind for roof windows

How to do it

  1. Fit exterior sun protection to the roof window.
  2. Before buying, check the mounting and retrofitting options.

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  • herzenszuhause.de (opens in a new tab)Gerade Dachfenster bringen durch ihren nahezu senkrechten Sonneneinfall im Sommer deutlich mehr Wärme in den Raum als Fassadenfenster.“ und „Ein außenliegender Sonnenschutz wirkt hier besonders stark.

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