We built a roof over our deck...what to do with the afternoon sun???
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Wally
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The south side of the deck is open, like the other two sides, but the south side lets the sun in, makes it so uncomfortable to sit out there till maybe 5pm what to do..curtain, bamboo blinds something that won't swing back and forth when it is windy out??????
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anything is going to blow with the wind.
We use a blind I got from Lowe's, made of wood. Not sure of the wood type, but it has worked for over 5 years.
You have the same situation we do. We have a drop cloth that we clip to a rod on top, then, with rope, tie the bottom at both corners to the banister.
I would say a bamboo shade. All you should have to do is put something like hooks in the patio to hook it on when it is down all the way.
there are shade cloth blinds out on the markets now. big box diy store "L--wS carried them or get a hold of a green house supply company, ask how much for x amount of shade cloth and make your own blind.
Place a piece of pic pipe on the bottom of any curtain or shade to stop them from billowing in the breeze.
Hang a curtain rod with thin shears
We installed a roll up shade. It rolled into a housing and had guide wires to keep it from blowing and roll easily. It had a crank