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Tinting San Antonio one window at a time.
"If you are looking to conserve energy and lower your energy bills think about window tinting San Antonio!
With the heat beating in through the window onto you and your
furniture, there can be long last effects. The sunlight on your
furniture can cause damage and fading to the material. Protect your
furniture from the sun by hiring window tinting services.
Of course, the main reasoning for tinting your windows in your home
or office is to decrease the amount of heat coming in through the
windows. By doing so, you will also be lowering your energy bill,
because your air conditioner
will not be working as hard to cool the house or office. Through
tinting you are being more environmentally friendly and keeping your
home cool. Conserving energy is important in our society today, due to
global warming. Try and be smart about using your air conditioner or
heater throughout the year. Be careful about not over doing it with your
air conditioner or heater, try and keep it at an average temperature
during the night and do not waste the energy during the day if you are
not even going to be in the house.
Another way to conserve energy is to follow the directions with air conditioners
and change or clean the air filters as recommended. Other ways of
conserving energy in your home include making sure you only run your
dishwasher if it is completely full, turning down your water heater
thermostat if possible, purchase energy efficient appliances if you need
to replace a unit, and turn your refrigerator down to lower your
electricity use.
In addition to conserving energy and lowering your utility bills,
there are some additional benefits of hiring a glass tinting company to
come and tint your windows in your home or office space. For starters,
tinting will provide you some protection from the glare from the sun
streaming through the windows. When there is glare from the windows, it
can cause you to strain your eyes.
Especially if you are working on a computer all day at work, you do
not want to further damage your eyes by having to strain them. In the
long term, straining your eyes can cause damage that will stick with you
for the rest of your life. As previously stated, window tinting can
also offer protection for your interior design and furniture. Depending
on the colors and materials of your drapes, carpet and furniture, the
heat from the sun can cause the materials to fade over time and
therefore decrease their durability.
The tinting will also helps to cut back on the sun’s damaging UV-rays
by over 90%. This can help to decrease the suns effect on your skin,
which can lead to skin cancer later on in life. Not only can tinting
protect your skin and belongings, it provides you with sufficient
privacy by making it difficult to peer in through the windows from
outside. Finally, tinting your windows can also be decorative if you add
decorative films San Antonio.
You can create a design to add to your windows through tinting to give
your home or offices a little interior design style. Seriously think
about home window tinting San Antonio services and consider protecting yourself and your family from the sun’s heat."
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Why use window film ?
Today's homes and commercial buildings use more glass than ever
before. As attractive as this is, it leads to a host of problems ranging
from excessive glare, heat build-up and high energy costs, to the
premature fading of carpets, furniture and draperies. window film
can alleviate these problems while providing increased comfort and
lower overall costs.
Window film is a great way to protect your investments from the heat, glare, and fading. Not only will it help your home, auto, or business become more energy efficient, it will also increase comfort and safety as well. With a full line of the highest quality window film products on the market, we offer the very best in performance, color and clarity without compromise.
Window film is a great way to protect your investments from the heat, glare, and fading. Not only will it help your home, auto, or business become more energy efficient, it will also increase comfort and safety as well. With a full line of the highest quality window film products on the market, we offer the very best in performance, color and clarity without compromise.
Fading
To understand the causes of fading, one needs to know the makeup of sunlight. There are three parts:
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Window Film is a very effective means by which fading can be reduced. Remember, fading is inevitable, but window films can dramatically slow down and reduce fading over many years to come. All of our window film products block 99% of all the UV A and B rays, and block anywhere from 40% to 80% of the glare and solar heat. There is a window film solution for you for any and every situation.
window films are the perfect complement to any architectural glass for the following reasons:
Marshall window tinting services llcTo understand the causes of fading, one needs to know the makeup of sunlight. There are three parts:
- Visible Light- Enables people to see
- Infrared Light- The part we feel
- Ultraviolet Light- Cannot be felt or seen, but the main factor in fading
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Window Film is a very effective means by which fading can be reduced. Remember, fading is inevitable, but window films can dramatically slow down and reduce fading over many years to come. All of our window film products block 99% of all the UV A and B rays, and block anywhere from 40% to 80% of the glare and solar heat. There is a window film solution for you for any and every situation.
window films are the perfect complement to any architectural glass for the following reasons:
- Increase comfort by moderating temperatures
- Reduce energy costs
- Protect fabrics and furnishings
- Block 99% UV Rays
- Reduce glare
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Decorative Window Film: The Basics
Styles of Decorative Window Film
Though you're sure to find a wide variety of designs, window film that mimics actual decorative glass is the most prominent. Film that has the appearance of stained glass or etched glass is very popular because of its traditional and classic aesthetic. Having a stained glass or etched glass windowpane installed could add up to big bucks and, unless you're happy to throw that money away, the results are permanent. With decorative window film, if you don't like what you see after a year or two, it is easily removed (plus, you didn't spend an arm and a leg putting it there in the first place).
Etched and stained glass are not the only options available, however. People with a taste for flare might consider window film that looks like a mural or painting. There are even textured films that are designed to have the look and feel of block glass (another pretty penny if you wanted to have it installed).
Window Film for Privacy
One of the most attractive reasons to install decorative window film actually has very little to do with decoration. In spaces where you don't want the outside looking in, many window films are designed to not only look good, but to provide privacy as well.
One place where the need for privacy truly comes into play is the bathroom. For a fraction of the price of installing frosted glass, you can frost your own bathroom windows. Since window film is made for moisture resistance, you're sure to have the privacy you need for as long as you want.
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Benifits of Window Tinting your Home or Office.
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To keep the sun's heat out of the house, a low-emissivity coating should be applied to the outside pane of glazed windows. If the windows are designed to provide heat energy in the winter and keep heat inside the house (typical of cold climates), the low-emissivity coating should be applied to the inside pane of glazed windows.[2] Such films also reduce the amount of visible and ultraviolet light entering a window, and are often applied to reduce fading of the contents of a room. Silvered film may also be employed to the same end. Spectrally selective films act by blocking certain wavelengths of the sun's infrared radiation and reject heat without reducing natural light.
Security films are applied to prevent glass from shattering. Typically applied to commercial glass, these films are made of heavy-gauge plastic and are intended to maintain the integrity of glass when subject to heavy impact. The most robust security films are capable of preventing fragmentation and the production of hazardous glass shards from forces such as bomb blasts. Some companies have even experimented with bullet ballistics of multiple layers of security film.
These security films, if applied properly, can also provide protection for vehicles.These security films are often tinted and can be up to 400 micrometers (µm) thick, compared to less than 50 µm for ordinary tint films. If anchored correctly, they can also provide protection for architectural glazing in the event of an explosion. A layer of film (of 100 µm thickness or greater) can prevent the ejection of spall when a projectile impacts on its surface, creating small dagger-like shards of glass that can cause injury.
Switchable films can be switched from opaque to clear by a safe voltage under 36V AC. In its opaque state, it can be perfectly used as a projection screen that is viewable from both sides. Switchable projection film is very good for advertising on store windows and available from Scienstry.
Graphic design films are generally colored vinyl or frosted. Frosted finish films closely resemble sandblasted or acid-etched glass, while vinyl films are available in a range of colors. Both types of films are commonly used in commercial applications.
Privacy films reduce visibility through the glass. Privacy film for flat-glass commercial and residential applications may be silvered, offering an unimpeded view from the low-light side but virtually no view from the high-light side. It may also be frosted, rendering the window translucent but not transparent. Privacy films for automobiles are available in gradients of darkness, with the darker tints commonly known as "limo tint."
Correctly-applied mirror film can create one-way mirrors.
Other benefits include protection for passengers in the rear, protection from UV rays (which have some harmful effects), cooling for pets, greater privacy, reduced chance of theft (because valuables are less visible), reduced glare and reflection on liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, and protection for those who have conditions involving photo sensitivity or skin sensitivity, such as lupus (SLE). Window film is also considered more effective and practical than stick-on blinds."
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