If you are thinking about improving your home's appearance and function, tinting your home's windows is one way to do so. Tinting your home's windows offer a lot of benefits; however, there are some things you should be aware of before you tint your home's windows.
When it comes to applying tint to your windows, there are multiple types of window tint that you can apply. The three primary types of window films are solar film, security film, and decorative film.
Decorative Film
Decorative film is the thinnest type of window film. It is primarily designed to add privacy to a room and change the color of your windows. The decorative film has very minimal ability to reflect or absorb heat.
Decorative film does come in a variety of different appearances and styles, though. You can also purchase decorative film that has patterns etched into it. You can buy frosted or opaque film, simple tinted film, or colored film. You can even purchase decorative window film that is designed to look like a stained-glass motif.
Security Film
Security film is thicker than other types of film. It is designed to keep your window from shattering if someone tries to break it. It can also help keep your window together if something slams into it during a storm.
Security film is generally either clear or silver; if you go with a silver security film, you can enjoy tint to your windows. However, security film doesn't absorb or reflect heat.
Solar Film
Finally, you have a solar film. Solar film is thicker than decorative film but generally thinner than security film. It is designed to absorb or reflect solar heat and keep UV rays out of your home. Solar film can help regulate the temperature of your home. You can also enjoy a variety of different tints with solar film, allowing you a greater degree of privacy.
When it comes to applying window film to your home's windows, make sure you know what you are getting. Decorative film and solar film both allow you to change the color of your windows; however, only solar film will help regulate the temperature in your home as well. If you are worried about break-ins, or you live somewhere with strong window storms and you don't have impact-resistant windows, you may want to install security film, which can either be clear or have a silver tint.
Contact a window tinting service for more information.
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