SOLAR CONTROL, ANTI GLARE, HEAT REDUCTION, INSULATION & THERMAL WINDOW FILMS
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Have you been wanting to upgrade your home? Or trying to find a way to lower the cost of your utilities, while increasing your home’s curb appeal?SolarGuard offers the ultimate protection against both the environment and unwanted intrusions. If you’re looking to tint your house windows, make sure you get the best experience by calling our team of trusted professionals today.
Large areas of glass are becoming more popular in our homes, but leads to issues such as intense heat, glare, solar damage from UV rays, and limited privacy. We provide a range of window tinting films to help control these problems while maintaining your view to the outside world. We use nothing but the best quality window tinting film, with a range of colors to suit your needs – from invisible to visibly tinted.
Our professional installers will install your window film for you. Window films are UV stable which means they won’t peel or fade, and come in a range of colors and styles.
You’ll be supplied with aftercare instructions to ensure your window film lasts. Cleaning is simple – just wipe your windows down with an ammonia-free glass cleaner and a microfibre cloth.
WHAT IS SOLAR WINDOW FILM?
Solar window film is a thin, transparent multi-layered coating that is commonly installed on the interior or exterior of any glass surface in your home. It is designed to reduce light, heat, glare, and harmful UV rays from passing through glass windows. At SolarGuard, we only use the best films on the market. All Window Films are of high quality and have been around for decades.
Window film series consists of 4 primary ranges:
- Solar only window film.
- Clear safety and security window film.
- Dual benefit combined solar and security window film (great for the peace of mind offered by manufactures like 3M™ ‘s Ultra Clear Security Film range, combined with the unparalleled heat rejection, privacy, and aesthetics of the tinted options from the 3M™ Night Vision or 3M™ Prestige ranges).
- Decorative and privacy window film.
WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF SUN RAYS?
The sun emits rays in 3 primary forms – visible light, ultraviolet radiation, and infra-red rays. Solar window film is the best option to address all three forms of damaging rays from the sun.
All window films, whether clear or tinted, stop a minimum of 99% of UV radiation, with the 3M Prestige series stopping 99.9%. Traditional metal-based solar films, such as the 3M Night Vision and 3M P18 Silver ranges are very effective at stopping solar energy heat-rejecting up to 77% of rays, but metallic films don’t assist against infra-red heat rays.
WHAT IS INFRA-RED HEAT?
Infra-red heat is best described as the heat you feel when you are shaded by the sun. It is the heat that reflects off or radiates through hard surfaces such as paving, walls, or roof structures, and is the heat you still feel long after the sun has set.
Only the newer technology films, such as the 3M Prestige and 3M Ceramic ranges, both non-metallic films, have extra properties that make them effective against infra-red heat. In fact, the 3M™ Prestige is the highest performing solar film, due to its ability to reject a huge 97% of infra-red heat energy. The film also helps to keep your home’s temperature consistent, reducing temperature variations caused by sunny and shaded areas. All of this means there is less demand on your air conditioning system, dramatically reducing your energy costs in summer.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR WINDOW FILM?
ENERGY-EFFICIENCY
By preventing excessive heat build-up in summer, solar window film significantly cuts down greenhouse gas emissions and you’ll notice a significantly cooler interior during that summer heat.
UV PROTECTION
Modern window films reject up to 99.9% of UV rays, protecting furnishings, wallpaper, and paintwork from fading, and your loved ones from harmful UV radiation.
YOU CAN REDUCE GLARE
Excessive glare can make it difficult to focus on highly reflective objects and is a leading cause of eye strain. Darker solar films are very effective at reducing that annoying glare from pools, water views, or other highly reflective objects, and can enhance the viewing of screens of multiple devices in your home.
MAINTAINING NATURAL LIGHT/VIEWS
Modern, metal-free window films are able to reject high levels of heat without sacrificing natural sunlight and have very high levels of optical clarity to maintain your beautiful views.
DAYTIME PRIVACY
Solar films can provide excellent daytime privacy – making it difficult for others to see your family or belongings through your windows during the day. Increased privacy provides added security and protection against thieves.
HOW LONG DOES SOLAR WINDOW FILM LAST?
Internally applied solar window film has an expected lifespan of at least 10 to 15 years if well maintained and cleaned in accordance with manufacturer instructions. However, all manufacturer we partner with, offers a lifetime warranty for residential installs for the purchasing homeowner. If your solar window film was to ever fail, peel, delaminate or discolor, even 25 years after initial installation, the cost of removal and replacement with an equivalent new product is covered.
CONTACT SOLARGUARD SOLAR WINDOW FILM
Speak to one of our friendly experts about the different window films available for your home. We are happy to provide a free measure and quote and offer advice on the best solution for your home.
A few reasons window tint is useful in your home.
Resale Value
If you’re in the market to resell your home, then window tinting can help increase its value. Installing privacy window tint films not only improves your home’s exterior appeal, but also shows potential buyers that your home is well maintained.
Protecting Your Family
Protecting your family is at the forefront of what you do every day, and protecting them while they’re in your home should be no exception. Our privacy window tint films ensure that your family won’t become a target.
Protecting Valuables
Stop yourself from becoming a potential target by investing in house window tinting. Not only will house window tinting stop would-be intruders dead in their tracks, but it’ll also act as a deterrent against future targeting.
Lowering Utility Bills
Does it seem like your utility bills are getting higher and higher no matter what you do? House window tinting can help lower your bills immediately by keeping cool air in and unwanted heat out.
