Today’s weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 17°C, max - 37°C. 100% chance of no rain

  • melbaboutown
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    5 days ago

    It’s a sucky solution but taping tinfoil over large sun facing windows helps a lot

    • BakuOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      5 days ago

      I can’t remember who suggested it, but I’m considering those emergency warming blanket things since they’re thicker than alfoil and I’m not sure what else to use besides alfoil

      The rental laws also stipulate that you’re allowed to put anything removable on the windows for the purposes of privacy or temperature control. So getting some window tint, or even completely blacking out sun facing windows could also be an option in the long run

        • BakuOP
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          5 days ago

          That’s a good idea. From what I remember, I think they’re fairly affordable and I’ve seen them in $2 shops a few times

          I might look at some kind of window frost film in any case since the neighbours windows look directly over my fence and into my bedroom window which I’m not huge on.

      • melbaboutown
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        5 days ago

        I was looking at the window tint a while ago, the sample square I got off eBay wasn’t amazing but Bunnings sells too and it could help.

        Expensive but

        • BakuOP
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          5 days ago

          It doesn’t seem too expensive. If it could just keep my bedroom a few degrees cooler, that would eliminate the need for the porty and it’d probably pay for itself in time