Three Reasons Window Film Should Be On Your Home Improvement List

As we head into Summer, most of us likely have a home improvement list we plan on working on in the coming months. In this article, we are going to give you three reasons why implementing a high quality window film should be on that list.

• Increased Home Comfort - Window films work to block excessive heat and glare from entering your home through the glass. Most homes have some windows that get a lot of sun throughout the day. In these areas of the home, there can be hot spots from the heat entering which is often accompanied by irritating glare. Often, in an effort to keep these areas of the home comfortable, your need to adjust your air conditioning. The problem then becomes that the home is often too cool in other areas where the sun is not shining in. By using window films on these specific windows, you can reduce the heat and glare specifically where the problem lies without covering the window with a blind or drapery.
• Reduce Energy Costs - Continuing with the point above, if you have windows that are allowing excessive heat to enter the home, your air conditioning is likely having to work overtime to keep your home comfortable. All that extra running is costing you money. When you reduce the heat entering the home, your air conditioning will not need to work as hard to keep the home comfortable and you will save money on utility bills as a result.
• Preserve Floors, Furniture and Furnishings - Our guess if that other things on your home improvement list may be things like new flooring, some furniture, artwork, etc. If that is true, you want to be sure to protect those things from premature fading and sun damage. The primary sources of sun damage and fading are UV, Heat and Visible Light. Window film works to reduce all three of these primary areas of sun damage. In fact, most films reduce over 99% of the sun's UV rays which accounts for 40% of the total causes of sun damage.

Hopefully these three points have you placing window film on that home improvement list. If you have any questions or would like to arrange a free, no obligation assessment of your home and how window film can help, contact us by calling 800-488-5099 or emailing us at sales@controlthesun.com.

Six Crystal Clear Window Film Facts

This is an excerpt from an interesting article from The Denver Post that discusses how window films can be used to save you money. We wanted to share with you the six window film facts that they spelled out in the article.

Six Crystal-Clear Window Film Facts

1. Color-Neutral Options – “If you don’t want to change the color of your home’s natural light or see any metallic shine, ask for a color-neutral day-lighting film,” said the International Window Film Association's Darell Smith. Your windows will save energy, but give up next to nothing in light quality.

2. Lower bills – In hot weather, solar-control films can block up to 80 percent of the solar energy coming through windows, which cuts down on air conditioning. “It usually translates into a year-round savings of about 5 to 10 percent of the home’s total energy bill,” said Smith, and much more during hot months.

3. Damage Shield – Visible light lies on the spectrum between ultraviolet, which damages furniture, and infrared, which beams heat. Treated windows will block 99 percent of UVA and UVB rays, thus greatly slowing the deterioration and fading of drapes, carpet and furniture.

4. Decorative Looks – Today’s window films can also inexpensively make clear glass look etched or frosted for privacy or a decorative effect.

5. It’s Not a Fix – If your window is in bad shape, leaking or poorly insulated, adding film won’t fix that. Deteriorating windows should be replaced. However, if your windows are in good shape, don’t replace them just for energy efficiency, said Smith. Try film first.

6. Get a Warranty on the Work – And read it before you sign a contract. You should be protected against bad installations. Signs of a bad job include film that peels or lifts at the edges, or little bubbles growing under the film. Speaking of warranties, many window manufacturers will invalidate their warranty if you do anything to their windows, including adding window film. If your windows are still under warranty, find out how adding film will affect that protection. Get it in writing.

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We hope this article shed some light on all the ways Window Film can be used to improve and enhance your home. If you would like any additional information about Home Window Film, contact ABC Sun Control by calling 800-488-5099 or emailing us at sales@controlthesun.com.

3M Home Window Film Options

3M Home Window Film Options

ABC Sun Control, Inc. is a well-established window tinting expert in the Seattle area that works with the goal of providing customers with the right window films to suit their unique needs. We are an authorized 3M window film dealer that offers 3M Home Window Film options that do the following things.

• Eliminate Excessive Heat
• Retain Heat in the Winter
• Reduce High Energy Costs
• Cut Harsh Glare
• Help Eliminate Faded Furnishings
• Add Decorative and Privacy Elements
• Increase Home Safety & Security

Whether you want window film for creating a solar heat barrier in the Summer, retaining heat in the Winter, cutting harsh glare or helping extend the life of your furnishings, we have just the 3M window film to do this for you.

Eliminate Excessive Heat

While curtains and blinds are great for privacy and help to block some heat, they do so at the cost of natural light. 3M™ Window Films help eliminate hot spots while preserving the view, making every seat in the house guest-worthy.

• Reject the sun’s heat while preserving your view
• Complement and protect your decorative curtains and blinds
• Increase the comfort of your home

Retain Heat in the Winter

Insulate your windows from penetratingly cold temperatures with 3M Thinsulate Window Films. It’s like upgrading from single-pane to double-pane or from double-pane to triple-pane windows.

• Reflect and disperse heat back into the room
• Reduce cold spots
• Improve comfort during cold winter months
• Save on heating and cooling costs year round

Reduce High Energy Costs

Give your cooling system — and your wallet — a break with 3M™ Sun Control Window Films. Stay cool and comfortable all day long by rejecting up to 78% of the sun’s heat coming through your windows.

• Reduce home cooling costs up to 30%
• Use less energy
• Let in the light without the heat

Cut Harsh Glare

Enjoy natural light while reading or watching TV — without suffering from eyestrain caused by glare. Seeing clearly will improve your efficiency when working (or playing) on a laptop, computer or other mobile devices.

• Enjoy every room in your home from sunrise to sunset
• Reclaim sunny rooms for work or relaxation

Eliminate Premature Fading of Furnishings

Ways 3M Home Window Film helps reduce rate of fading:

• Block up to 99% of harmful UV rays — the principal cause of fading
• Reject solar heat, which can continually heat fabrics and other surfaces, causing them to break down and discolor over time
• Filter visible light, which can accelerate fading

Add Decorative and Privacy Elements

Enhance your privacy while customizing your space with 3M Decorative Window Films. Ideal for foyers, entryways, partitions, shower doors, bathroom windows, verandas or other glass surfaces. 3M Decorative Window Films are available in a variety of patterns from subtle to sophisticated design statements.

• Let natural light in while enhancing privacy
• Create an open feel, even in small spaces
• Create the illusion of etched, treated or texturized glass with 3M Fasara Films
• Get the elegant look of textured glass with 3M Crystal Glass Finishes

Increase Home Safety & Security

Get an added layer of protection while preserving the appearance of your home and windows with 3M Safety & Security Window Films. They make windows harder to penetrate and help hold glass fragments together after impact from break-ins, natural disasters — or even wayward baseballs.

• Reduce the potential of injury from flying glass
• Impede robbers and burglars with windows that are harder to break and enter
• Guard against natural causes of window impact

We hope this article shed some light on all the ways 3M Home Window Film can be used to improve and enhance your home. If you would like any additional information about 3M Home Window Film, Contact ABC Sun Control by calling 800-488-5099 or emailing us at sales@controlthesun.com.