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What Are The Maintenance Needs Of Your Tinted Home Windows?

Friday, September 22nd, 2023
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Learn how to care for your window films and tinted home windows.

Residential window tinting is becoming an increasingly popular choice for homeowners due to the incredible benefits provided by the process. Your home’s windows let in vital natural light, but the UV energy of that light can cause many problems, including heating up your home in the summer and fading your floors, rugs, and even art on the walls. Window films can also help to increase your privacy inside your home and even make the windows a little bit safer if they’re ever struck by something. Finally, window films make it easier to keep your windows clean – in fact, one commercial use for window films is as an anti-graffiti measure. So, with all of these benefits in mind, you’ll undoubtedly want to know how to take care of your tinted home windows so that you get the most use and value possible out of your investment. (more…)

Isn’t Window Tinting Just For Cars?

Friday, September 15th, 2023
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It’s a common belief that window tinting is really only for cars—but that assumption couldn’t be further from the truth!

Many people who have no personal experience with residential or commercial building window tinting assume that it is only for vehicles. All of us, at one time or another, have seen the cars that roll around with windows tinted so dark that you can’t see inside. We’ve all also heard the radio advertisements for shops offering to tint your car windows to make it easier to drive or keep the car cooler in the summer. That isn’t the only type of window tinting, however. In fact, it isn’t even the most popular type of window tinting. Tinting building windows, like those in your home or in a commercial building is overall the more common use for window tinting film. Let’s explore the differences between building window tinting and car window tinting. 

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Are There Benefits Or Drawbacks To Mirrored Window Film?

Friday, July 28th, 2023
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Is mirrored window film worth the investment? It has some great benefits for both homes and businesses, but the drawbacks should be considered before you commit.

There are lots of different options when it comes to window films for use in homes or businesses. The different films that are available have different uses and benefits. Films that tint windows and block UV rays can decrease the danger and damage of sun exposure while also helping to regulate cooling costs and promoting privacy. Security films protect people in the event of a broken window by containing the shards of glass. Decorative films have a variety of aesthetic uses and can improve curb appeal. One decorative film that has become popular on social media lately is one-way mirrored window film. But what are the benefits and drawbacks of such a window film?

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How Window Films Can Protect Your Home

Friday, July 14th, 2023
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Window film can protect your home, your belongings, your family, and even you!

Your home is likely one of, if not the, biggest investment you’ve ever made. It’s not just the cost of the mortgage, but all the time and money you’ve put into improving, maintaining, and decorating the inside of the house. All of the time and money spent are what turned the simple house into the home that you love. It makes sense that you want to protect all of that investment. Professionally installing window films on your windows is one way to do that while also improving the curb appeal of your home. Window films have lots of surprising benefits, and how well they can protect the things in your home is one of them.

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Beat That Summer Heat With Window Film

Friday, July 7th, 2023
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Window film can be an amazing addition to any home or business if installed correctly, helping you beat the summer heat and bolster privacy.

For all those people who love the summer and were complaining that we hadn’t really started to have summertime weather, you’ve finally gotten your wish. But for the people who would much rather be indoors with the AC running, it is pretty hot and miserable out there. If your HVAC system can’t keep up with the heat, there actually is something you can do to give it a hand. Installing UV filtering window films on your existing windows can help. Installing window films is much cheaper than replacing all of the older windows that you have. Plus, having these window films professionally installed will help you to avoid the common DIY issues that arise with the product and you will still get a product that helps save you money on the cost of cooling your home or commercial building.

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Using Decorative Window Clings To Update Your Home

Friday, June 2nd, 2023
If you're looking to update the look of your home, window film is a great solution. Read on for how to update the look of your home with window films.

If you’re looking to update the look of your home, window film is a great solution. Read on for how to update the look of your home with window films.

If you’re looking for a way to update the look of your home, window film is a great solution. The windows are an important element of your curb appeal but they also do valuable work of helping to keep your home secure and comfortable. Assuming that your windows aren’t ready to be totally replaced, professionally installed window films can even extend their life a little bit. Window films come in a variety of styles and types, including privacy films, solar tinting films, security films, and purely decorative films or partial graphics. Read on for a few ways you can consider updating the whole look of your home with window films. (more…)

Improving Home Value And Curb Appeal With Window Tinting

Friday, May 26th, 2023
Improving Home Value And Curb Appeal With Window Tinting

Using tinted window film is one way to add value to your home without a high upfront cost. How does window film add value? Read on to learn more!

As a homeowner, you’re always looking for ways to make your home more comfortable, more beautiful, and more valuable. It is likely the biggest investment you’ve ever made, and ideally you want it to retain or even grow in value over the years. Two phrases that often go together are home value and curb appeal, essentially, because how nice your home looks from the street and upon first impression (curb appeal) contributes to how in-demand it could be on the market. Using tinted window film is one way to add value to your home without an excessive upfront cost. How does window film add value? By giving you these important benefits. (more…)

Great Reasons To Invest In Professional Window Tinting

Friday, April 28th, 2023
Great Reasons To Invest In Professional Window Tinting

If you are also considering cutting corners to save money on window tint, it is good to know all of the potential benefits of having it professionally done.

If you’re working on your spring to-do list, you are probably also looking for ways to cut some of your ongoing expenditures, whether at your home or your business. For most buildings, the cost of heating and cooling is one of the biggest ones that they have – and it is a year-round concern. In the winter, you need to finance heating to keep the building comfortable; in the summer, you have to pay to cool it down. Trying to rein in those costs is one of the reasons that so many people look to window tinting for both homes and businesses. If you are also considering this, it is good to know all of the potential benefits of having it professionally done. (more…)

Why Spring is an Excellent Time to Invest in Window Tinting

Friday, March 17th, 2023
Why Spring is an Excellent Time to Invest in Window Tinting

Window tinting is the perfect solution to combat hotter weather. Spring is an excellent time for residential or commercial window tinting. Here is why.

You can look forward to birds chirping, flowers blooming, and warmer weather emerging in spring. As the weather heats up, consider whether your home or office is as comfortable as possible. Maryland’s weather is unpredictable. You never know when the weather when we’ll experience scorching weather. Therefore, it’s better to be prepared rather than sweat in a hot office or at home later. Enter window tinting, which is the perfect solution to combat hotter weather. Spring is an excellent time for residential or commercial window tinting. Here is why.  (more…)

5 Residential Window Tinting Ideas

Friday, March 3rd, 2023
5 Residential Window Tinting Ideas

You’ve clicked on this page because you want to tint your windows but don’t know where to begin. Here are five residential window tinting ideas.

Most likely, you’ve clicked on this page because you want to tint your windows but don’t know where to begin. Window films are much more than flimsy sheets of plastic. Today’s residential window tints are sophisticated, multi-layered protective products that enhance privacy, security, and curb appeal. The benefits of evident, but which type of window tint should you choose? Here are five residential window tinting ideas.  (more…)

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