So far in the UK we have had a few nice days of sun where finally it is warm enough to sit outdoors without wrapping up in a coat or jumper. This gives good signs that we will get the summer that we so deserve!

Anyone who owns a conservatory will have got their first tater of how ridiculously hot their conservatory gets as soon as the sun starts shining. This is the problem with a conservatory – the temperature goes from one extreme to the other. One moment it is freezing cold, the next, stuffy a stiflingly hot.

Conservatory blinds are available to help shade the conservatory helping ease the glare and offer shade but still the heat remains often making your conservatory unusable. Quite simply, blocking the sun from the inside doesn’t cut the heat as it has already hit the glass.

The solution is quite simple though not often considered by the owner of the conservatory. Exterior Conservatory Blinds are quite a specialised product to the UK though there are several companies offering a range of exterior conservatory blinds varying in quality and effectiveness.

Exterior Conservatory Blinds are most often installed to the roof of your conservatory which is the main area that excessive heat is generated. The blinds, being external have the ability to block the sun’s rays before they hit the glass offering immediate heat reduction.

Choosing a higher quality Conservatory Roof Blind means that more of the heat is reflected away from your conservatory roof.  On top of this, other factors should be considered such as the durability of the fabric used and the components that make up the external housing of the roof blind.

Automatic Conservatory Roof Blinds are by far the most popular choice of product these days simply because of the sheer convenience of reducing the heat instantly with the press of a remote control. On top of this, Sun and Wind sensors can operate the blind when the sun reaches a certain threshold keeping your conservatory cool even when you are out. Whilst most blinds are not effected by the wind it is often helpful to protect the blind by having it retract if the wind gets really strong in your absence.

When your conservatory roof blind is not in use it will retract back into a neat cassette that protects it through the winter months and in periods that it is not required keeping it looking fresh and new any time it is needed.

The main advantage of having  Conservatory Roof Blinds installed is that finally your conservatory can be  a usable room even on the hottest of summers days.