How To Stop Heat Transfer Through A Sliding Glass Door?

Posted by admin on December 3, 2009 under Heat Transfer | 5 Comments to Read

Does anyone have any ideas for stopping (or minimizing) heat transfer through a sliding glass door?
I live in Phoenix, AZ. I own a condo with a sliding glass door to the backyard. During the day I can feel the heat coming through the glass. I have vertical blinds on the door that stops some of the heat, but it still gets really hot in the room.
The door is in the shade 95% of the time…it’s mostly just the hot air. So putting an additional shade in front of it won’t do much good.
Any ideas of additional methods for keeping out the heat? Anything I can add/put onto/put in front of the door to slow down the heat transfer?
Thanks!