Guest Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 I am a teacher in a small EYFS classroom which gets very cold when the door is open for free flow. We are thinking on buying PVC door curtains, designed especially to solve this problem. Has anyone already got these and can recommend them? What are the pros and cons? Is it still possible to see the children clearly, as the learn outside Thank you
SueFinanceManager Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 These topics are a bit old but might offer some ideas; here here
AnonyMouse_5970 Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 We've got one and its brilliant. It definitely keeps the heat in. It was made and put up by Doortech. You can see through it, but are children are never outside without an adult so that's not a concern for us.
AnonyMouse_22106 Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 The Reception class i volunteer in has just had one installed, it's fab for keeping the cold out - one negative is that the strips are quite heavy, the children deal with it with no bother, it's the adults that struggle as usually we are carrying something and the strips knock things out of your hands unless you hold on very tightly
AnonyMouse_38881 Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 Ours is fab and has kept the cold out really well. I agree adults find it harder to negotiate and whilst it was still a novelty the children loved to run at it........ :blink: but that's got better!!
Guest Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 I bought and installed my own from TTS. We have it from the playroom to the all weather area and from there to the outside space and its made a huge difference to the amount of cold air and draughts entering the playroom, its side effact has been to slow the children down when running between rooms.It is easy to take down and clean and we remove them during the warmer weather, roll them up and store ready for the winter
Guest Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 they do move but hardly at all as they are quite heavy and overlap each other
AnonyMouse_33031 Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 We have the TTS ones and they are great for keeping the room warm when the door is open for free flow play. They can be a pain when trying to carry paintings etc through door but easy to wipe down.
Guest Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 We have the TTS ones and they are great for keeping the room warm when the door is open for free flow play. They can be a pain when trying to carry paintings etc through door but easy to wipe down. Lol! They can look quite pretty with paint, glue and glitter all over them as well as snot, mud and sand!
Guest Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 Thank you everyone! You have given me the confidence to 'go for it' Perhaps, at last, I will be able to leave the thermals at home!!!!! :rolleyes:
Guest Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 This all sounds very positive :-) The only thing stopping me is its saying for outward opening doors..and ours opens in over!! Does anyone else's and is it an issue?? Or do you attach on the outside instead?
Guest Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 This all sounds very positive :-) The only thing stopping me is its saying for outward opening doors..and ours opens in over!! Does anyone else's and is it an issue?? Or do you attach on the outside instead? simple answer is yes!- we have one inward and one outward
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