Many homeowners are looking for a way to shield windows from uncomfortably bright light and high heat without making their windows dark or reflective. This homeowner in Prosper, TX was seeking a solution for this issue, while still allowing natural light to enter through windows. Architectural Glass Solutions worked with the homeowner, providing several samples to choose from. The final choice was a nano-ceramic virtually clear window film: Geo Shield Nano 70.
This product is a completely ceramic film with 50% heat rejection. It also rejects 99% of UV rays while still allowing 70% light transmission. That means blocking hot and damaging rays while still allowing plenty of sunlight in. Geo Shield Nano 70 looks like the existing Low E coating already present in all residential windows and blends in perfectly. If you did not know there was a ceramic film on the glass, you would have no idea it was there. No dark tint or cheap-looking high reflective film.
The key is that the existing Low E coatings already on the windows create a synergy with the nano-ceramic 70 heat reflection. This can boost the overall heat rejection into the range 60% or more, depending on the Low E coating a home may have on its existing windows.
The Smart Solution for Home Windows
If tinting windows seems like a thing you only do to cars or commercial buildings, you probably aren’t aware of the range of products available for residential window tinting. Heavy drapes, curtains and blinds all collect dust and need to be closed to keep your home heating and cooling costs down, which means you may feel like you live in a dark cave. Why struggle to balance keeping your home cool and also letting in some natural light? Window tinting provides a simple solution that’s always on; you don’t have to do anything. And the best part is that no one even has to know it’s there. Modern window films are designed to be virtually undetectable, so you get all of the benefits with none of the disadvantages.
Thinking about window tinting for your home? Call or email Joe Baker with Architectural Glass Solutions for a free consultation on nano-ceramic products as well as all of the metallized solar films available for residential windows to reduce heat, glare, and UV rays.
