Southern California

Summer heat can ruin your day

It’s easy to be overheated or even to get sunstroke on those hot summer days. Mayo Clinic has some ideas on how to prevent heatstroke. A few of those ideas include:

Wearing loose, light clothing,

Never leaving anyone (especially pets and kids) in a parked car,

Using sunscreen, and

Taking it easy during the hottest part of the day.

What the Mayo Clinic doesn’t mention is that window film can help keep your house cool. Not only that, but if you’ve given up using parts of your home because of heat or glare, you can take back your own home. If you or your kids are outside in the sun, you might want to zip inside the house to cool off. Window film helps you do that.

Your house needs sunglasses just like you do

We’ve mentioned the idea of sunglasses for your house before. When you go to the beach, you never forget to bring along sunglasses for yourself and your family, do you? They go right into the bag along with towels and sunscreen. So why would you not also protect your precious belongings, such as your furniture, rugs, and–most importantly–your family’s skin and eyes. UVA rays can come right through windows, and even be stronger in some cases. Check out what the Skin Cancer Foundation recommends to protect your skin (hint: it’s window film!). And yes, it’s the same window film that goes on your car.

Don’t forget household maintenance in the summer

You keep up with all the maintenance chores for your home. For example, when your roof leaks, you get it repaired. If your floor suddenly develops a hole, you get that fixed. And that old knob-and-tube wiring from 1932? You get it replaced with copper. But what about your windows? Don’t they deserve good treatment, too? Window film lets you see outside on those perfect summer days. You still get a great view without bulky curtains or shades.

Ready to improve your summer?

You can fill out our Quick Residential Estimate form if you need us to install some window film. Give us a call and we can steer you into the right choice, and keep you and your family cool during the summer. We’d love to help you choose the best film. We work all over the greater San Francisco Bay Area, from San Jose to the East Bay to the San Mateo Peninsula and Marin–and have expanded into southern California, too! Give us a call at 415.623.8700.

Why Would a Facilities Manager Need Window Film?

Some of our favorite people are facilities managers, and many of the facilities they manage need window film–even if they don’t know it! We love facilities managers so much that we go to the Northern California Facilities Expo every year. In fact, this was our ninth year! Check out our last blog post: NorCal Facilities Expo October 9-10: Five Reasons to Join Us! And if you didn’t go this year, make a note to join us next year!

But we’re here to discuss why you, a facilities manager, would want to use window film. There many ways facilities managers can leverage window film to improve building efficiency, comfort, and aesthetics. We’ve even talked about How Window Film Empowers Facilities Managers before.

Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency is a big one. Most people have heard of solar heat gain, or they’ve experienced it without knowing exactly what it is. If you lower solar heat gain, you save on how much it costs to run your building. That is, your power bills will come down. According to the Department of Energy, “Solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) is the fraction of solar radiation admitted through a window, door, or skylight.” Check out their post on energy efficient window coverings–there’s even a section in there on window film.

Glare reduction

You can put glare reduction in many ways to keep your clients happy. Nobody wants to walk into their office and have to squint to see their work. Worse yet–nobody wants to wear sunglasses indoors! And yet, that’s what happens a lot without window film. So in addition to the energy efficiency, the lack of glare will also keep your customers (and you) happy.

UV protection

Window film can block up to 99% of UV rays. Those rays can cause skin cancer, too. If you’d like to hear it from the Skin Cancer Foundation, here’s their article about window film and sun protection: How Much Do You Know about this Sun Protection Strategy? Window film protects you in your vehicle, at home, or at your business.

Safety and security

With hurricanes in the news lately, we’ve all become more aware of the awesome power of nature. Window film can help hold glass together so that even if glass breaks, you don’t have flying shards that can cause harm. Here in California we rarely have hurricanes, but we often have strong winds which can blow out windows, especially in towers or skyscrapers. If you’re the facilities manager for a big building, having window film installed can give you and your clients peace of mind.

Need ideas?

Have questions about how to use window film in a building you manage? Give us a call and we’ll give you some ideas! We’d love to help you choose the best window film for your building. We work all over the greater San Francisco Bay Area, from San Jose to the East Bay to the Peninsula and Marin–and are expanding into southern California, too! Give us a call at 415.623.8700.