With the rising cost in energy bill, using energy efficient window film may be the solution to help you save on your bill
There are many good reasons why you should use energy saving window film on your home window. You may easily buy these types of window film to control heat from hardware store or from DIY mall. There are many features and benefit of using glass film. There are able to greatly cut down the quantity of infra red ray that comes into your house. Infra red ray is the spectrum of the sun that causes heat gain and the temperature of your house to rise. By installing heat control window film, infra red ray can be filtered out by as much as 90%, depending on the range of window film that you choose.
Besides infra red ray, another type of ray that glass film can filter out is the ultra violet ray. This is the ray that causes furniture, draperies, curtains, carpets and other upholstery in your house to fade in color. Typical glass film is able to cut down ultra violet ray penetration by as much as 95%. Again, this depends on the range of glass film selected by you. In general, getting 85% of infra-red ray filtered and 90% of ultra violet ray filtered is considered acceptable.
Let’s spend a minute discussing how solar window film is able to help you save energy. During the daytime and during summer, the outside of your house is cooler than the internal. When glass film is installed, it filter out heat gain from entering your house. As the interior of the house is now cooler, you do not need to turn up your air conditioner. On the other hand, during the nights and winter, the outside of the house is cooler and the internal is warmer as heat is retained within the house. Remember, the installed glass film is preventing heat from escaping from your house. Hence, you are able to turn down on the heater usage in your house. When considered over the period of one entire year, the savings in electricity consumption for the house can be quite significant.
Energy saving window films not only can help you keep the interior of the house cooler. They are also frequently used to help to control glare. With glass film installed, you are able to look at a computer monitor or watch TV more comfortably. In short, having glass films provide much comfort in every way for the occupants of the house. Research has found that when glass films are installed on commercial building, its effect is translated into more productive workforce. Employee that can work in a more comfortable environment is always more productive and happier. There are also those who believe and rightly so, that with uv window film installed, it will cause less damage to their skin.
Besides filtering out harmful ray of the solar energy and making your home more energy efficient, there are many other features of glass films that is beneficial to any building. Architects nowadays are actively using glass films to decorate and dress up windows. Traditionally, most home owners and arhitects will just use draperies, curtains and blinds to decorate their window. Nowadays, glass films are equally popular to be applied to dress up windows.
This is because the window tinting film industry had evolved much compared to ages ago when it was popularly used only in automobiles. Today, you can choose from so many different energy saving window films designs. There are many patterns and styles that suit your every need in coming up with a good internal decoration. When you step into any stores that sell the product, you will be flooded with dozens of designs to choose from. Selecting the right type of decorative window film can sometimes be confusing, but if you put in a bit of thinking and research on some interior designs, you will be able to find those that suit your house. It is also important to look at your door design so that your overall designs falls in well with each other.
Frosted glass films are popular if you want to create frosted glass effect. They are many home owners who love frosted glass but simly could not afford them. Similarly, some home owners love stained glass designs. Now, with glass films, all these are now possible. In just minutes, you are able to easily and quickly transform any ordinary looking clear glass to stained glass or frosted glass. You may also combine and match the different designs available to come out with your own design.
So you see, energy saving window film is not only used to save energy. They are used for many other functions. Another function that many home owners use glass film is on their bathroom window and shower door to add privacy. There are also some home office owners who wanted their office door to be opaque to obscure view. With opaque window film, this can be easily achieved. A great feature about using opaque window film on bathroom windows is that although it obscures view, it does not block off light that shines in. Hence, the interior of the room will not be dark and gloomy. Also, it can stick to glass surface even though it is subject to high temperature and moisture.
There are in general two versions of window film and you should be aware of them, especially if you plan to put up the glass films by yourself. One of the version need adhesive to stick to glass surface. They are known as adhesive based window film. To install this type of window film, it is best that you employ some professionals to do it for you. Otherwise, you may easily cause damage to your window. The other type which is recommended is the adhesive-free type. They will stick to glass surface through static action, without any need to use glue or other adhesive.
When you buy your window film, be wary that there are many bad copies of good product around in the market. A good merchandiser should be able to provide you with product warranty. Usually, most merchandisers are able to provide you with a product warranty of at least three years. The life span of the product will usually last twice as long as its warranty. If you buy adhesive-free window film, should you decide to remove them from an existing glass, you may even store them for future usage on other windows.
