Finally, the warm weather has arrived. Due to the soaring temperatures and the harsh sun’s rays, a room with no walls except windows can be an uncomfortable place to unwind. In addition to greatly enhancing the degree of comfort in each and every area of your home, window films can offer a number of other advantages.
1. Year-round, consistently high levels of energy efficiency
Solar window films can block up to 80% of the energy from the sun, keeping your house from being too hot. However, the sunlight that comes into your home through double-pane windows is heated by two-thirds of it. The temperature in your house may soon rise as a result. Winter window films can also act as insulation, which is a crucial advantage to take into account given that up to 30% of the heat in your home can escape via the windows. If you keep your level of temperature control consistent throughout the year, it will be simpler for your home’s heating and cooling systems to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature.
2. Defense against ultraviolet rays from the sun
Modern solar window film technology allows for the blocking of up to 99% of UVA and UVB rays from the sun without significantly darkening the windows where it is installed. This is a considerable advancement in solar window film technology over earlier iterations. You can select from a wide range of color options, including those that are transparent, neutral, or earth-tone colors, depending on how much natural light you wish to let into your space. In addition to offering some level of eye and skin protection, window coatings that are made to block out harmful rays can also minimize the amount of fading that occurs in hardwood floors and furniture.
3. Being financially feasible and yielding a high rate of return.
To reduce your recurring energy costs, it’s not necessarily necessary to replace every window in a building. Window film installation is a solution that is affordable and has a quick return on investment for your current home windows. The size of your home, the kind of window film you select, the age, condition, and make-up of the windows in your house, as well as other variables, will all affect how much money you save.
4. Green Construction
Window films can be used to support green building trends like programs to reduce carbon emissions and natural daylighting. Another advantage of employing them is that they reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills when applied to windows as an upgrade rather than having the windows totally replaced.
5. Privacy
Even though your home has beautiful front windows, you never allow guests to enter because you value your privacy too much. There are many various types of window film, some of which are transparent, some of which are opaque, some of which are reflective, and some of which are completely non-reflective. These modifications may make it impossible for anyone on the outside to see into your house through the glass.
Contact Us for Residential Window Tinting
At Bronx Window Tinting, we can help you choose the residential window film that will best meet your needs, and you can relax knowing that these films will be installed by experts who are educated, skilled, and experienced in their professions. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a time for the installation of the residential window film, contact us today.