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Window film performs a variety of functions depending on the type of film selected. All 3M window film blocks up to 99% of UV rays. Some films offer specific benefits, such as improved privacy, safety, or temperature control.
Benefits of Window Film
- Energy Efficiency – Window film improves energy efficiency by reflecting a significant portion of the sun’s heat and retaining the air heated or cooled by your HVAC system. By maintaining a consistent interior temperature, window film reduces the wear and tear on your HVAC system and brings down your energy bill.
- Temperature Control – Window film helps regulate interior temperatures for improved comfort. When coated with window film, windows permit less solar energy to pass through your windows and less heated or cooled air generated by your HVAC system to escape through the glass.
- Privacy – Reflective, mirrored, blackout, tinted, and frosted film provides enhanced privacy. Depending on the level of privacy you require, ATD Solar Film & Graphics can recommend a particular variety of film to best suit the needs of your space.
- Aesthetics – Decorative film adds tasteful design interest to both interior and exterior-facing glass surfaces. With hundreds of designs, textures, colors, and opacities to choose from, you can tailor your environment to your vision.
- Safety & Security – Safety & Security Window Film helps protect people, property, and possessions by strengthening glass windows and doors. The film’s strong adhesive holds broken pieces of glass together, forming a protective barrier that is difficult to breach.
- UV Protection – Window film blocks up to 99% of the sun’s UV rays. As the primary cause of fading, UV rays can accelerate the discoloration of furnishings, flooring, artwork, and more. Slow the fading process with window film.
- Glare Reduction – Window film limits the amount of sunlight entering your windows, reducing the overexposure of light commonly referred to as glare. Different films possess different levels of visible light transmittance so that you can customize the amount of natural light passing through your windows.
Selecting the Right Window Film for Your Space
When ATD Solar Film & Security meets with a client, we first evaluate their needs. With over fifty types of film, there is a product that will satisfy almost any combination of requirements. Whether your frustrations include lack of privacy, poor energy efficiency, uncomfortable hot spots, substandard security, costly sun damage, irritating glare, or dated aesthetics, there is a window film solution for you. After listening to your needs, we help steer you in the direction of a film that fulfills your requirements and adheres to your budget. Contact us to get started with a free quote for your window film installation project.