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With the heat of summer hitting hard, one wonders, "how can I keep this heat out?" The best answer will also help with the winter cold: insulation. While insulation in the walls is great and helps a lot, much of your lost heat or gained heat comes through the windows. You could have a great insulation rating in the walls, but even with the best windows, much of your heat transfer still occurs in the windows. If it is cooler inside, the heat comes through those windows and heats the house. In the winter, you heat leaves your house the same way.

Shade helps a lot in the summer, but in the winter those trees that blocked out the summer heat also block the winter sun which could help heat the house. How about exterior shutters? Shades inside are good in adding extra insulation, but the heat still get inside the house, trapped between the window and the interior shade. This heat slowly seeps out around the shade, getting into your house. It slows the heating of the house, but there is a better way. With exterior shutters, the heat never gets into the house.

Shutters should be mounted on hinges, not just nailed to the side of the house. If they are nailed to the house, they look cool, but serve no purpose. If they are on hinges, you can close them to help keep out the hottest hot and the windiest wind and the coldest cold. Shutters also add some great character to your home, as well as adding great insulation qualities to your home. With all the styles available, you are sure to find one that will match the style of your home.