You might not realize how many uses there are for window film and here are ten (actually eleven!) of the best uses for your home. There’s even a bonus best use of window film! Hint: it has to do with dogs!
Energy Efficiency
Window film can help reduce heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer, resulting in lower energy bills. With the way all our energy bills have been going up lately, that can really help with the home budget.
Window film for privacy
Have a nosy neighbor, or simply a window that is inconveniently located? Have us install some window film! Window film can be used to create a frosted or opaque effect on windows, increasing privacy in bathrooms, bedrooms and other rooms. If you’d like to read more about window film and privacy, you might like this post: why not use window film for patio privacy?
UV protection helps prevent skin cancer
Window film can block up to 99% of harmful UV rays, protecting your home’s interior from fading and the sun’s damaging rays. We often say that window film is like putting sunglasses on your house. You wouldn’t go out on a sunny day without sunglasses, would you? Well, window film protects you by eliminating harmful UV rays.
Use decorative window film for interior design
There are so many beautiful window films these days, and we have many favorites. You may have a glass partition or wall that you’d like covered. Or, maybe you have an area in the bath where you’d like just a little bit of design. Window film can be used to create a decorative effect on windows, such as a stained glass or etched glass look. By the way, David Wood Window Tinting of Florida has a terrific article about decorative window tinting: 7 Beautiful Ways to Use Decorative Window Tint in Your Home. (Shower glass is one way to take advantage of window film.)
Protect against glare
Have you ever been in a store where the sun shines in so brightly that the employees have to wear sunglasses…indoors? Your home should be a place to relax, not a place where you have to worry about excess glare! Window film can also reduce glare on television and computer screens, making them easier to see. This is especially critical if you’re working from home and trying to see your screen.
Hide clutter
Remember when you saw those kitchen shelves with the glass doors and thought it was a great idea to install them? But now your life has changed, and those shelves are filled with sippy cups and mismatched mugs? Why not cover the glass doors with window film to hide some of that clutter?
Keep thieves away
If you have a foyer, like many of us do in San Francisco, where deliveries end up, you could cover the windows and doors with window film so people can’t see in. Window film eliminates the temptation. Some window films can help hold broken glass together in the event of an accident, providing an added layer of security.
Cost-effective
Window film is a cost-effective way to improve the energy efficiency and appearance of your windows. And it’s much less spendy than replacing your windows and doors. If you already have double-paned windows, window film makes your window into a triple-paned window.
Block heat
Window film can block the heat (in the trade, we call this heat rejection) when the sun beats down on your home. It can even out the heat so the temperatures are more stable. With climate change, we’ve seen so much more temperature change. Window film can reject heat, keeping the temperature inside the room comfortable and reducing the load on air-conditioners
Reduce fading
Window film can help protect carpets, furniture, and artworks from fading by blocking UV rays. Do you know someone who has pulled back the carpet to see flooring bleached from the sun? Chances are they don’t have window film.
Calms reactive dogs
Some dogs, when sitting inside all day, look out the window and what do they see? CATS!!! Also: other dogs! Then they bark. And bark. And bark and bark and bark. Soon, the neighbors are annoyed. Then the police get a call. This just annoys everyone. Plus, the poor dog loses his voice and needs throat lozenges. So use some window film so your dog can’t see out that window and get all buck nutty.
Easy to Install
Call us and we’d love to help you through choosing the best window film for your home. We work all over the greater San Francisco Bay Area, from San Jose to the East Bay to the Peninsula and Marin. Give us a call at 415.623.8700.
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