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In Germany you can generally call the city office and complain and they will put some metal there to block the light from falling into your house. It might be a
by kaybe 6y ago
In Germany you can generally call the city office and complain and they will put some metal there to block the light from falling into your house. It might be an option in other locations as well.
- mattbk1 6y agoWe were able to do that for an alley light here in small-town Minnesota USA.
- lm28469 6y agoDon't houses in Germany, and western Europe, have blinds ? I only had this night light issue when living in the US
- hocuspocus 6y agoNot everywhere in Germany, or in Western Europe for that matter. I cannot explain why many regions that are fairly up North don't have solid outdoor blinds or shutters.
- vinay427 6y agoWhere did you find a house in the US without blinds? I honestly don't think I've ever seen one without some sort of window covering. The solid exterior blinds that I slightly prefer are much less common in the US, but both still block light adequately in my experience.
- lm28469 6y agoEverywhere I slept in California, from SF to LA and a few places in between had these awful vertical blinds which can't even block moonlight: https://persianascanet.com/wp-content/uploads/Verticales-PVC9.jpg https://persianascanet.com/wp-content/uploads/Verticales-PVC...
- kaybe 6y agoThey often do, and those are quite handy, but fully closing off your bedroom windows can be bad since you won't wake up with the light and sleeping with an open window is not possible. (Plus, the major temperature control move in summer Germany is to open everything possible at night and close it during the day. If you have mostly cool nights and good insulation that is sufficient.)