One of the tasks that’s been on my home project list for while is the installation of some heat control window film. All of the windows in the house have Pella’s build-in solar blinds except the transom windows in our great room, the half-round in the loft and the basement daylight windows. On sunny days these few windows can really heat up the house.
We’ve considered blinds for the transom windows but felt that it would restrict too much light and wouldn’t look very good.
The solar film should fit our needs for privacy, sun-screen, solar reflection, reduced fading and winter heat loss.
The film we’ve chosen is Gila’s Platinum all-season heat control window film. The box states that it rejects 70% of the sun’s heat, low-e retains winter heat, blocks glare, and reduces fading. As a bonus, there’s a 2009 federal tax credit for window film.
Today I installed the film on all six of the basement windows. The install went quickly and the end result looks great! The rest of the windows will get their treatment tomorrow.
Window tinting offers more than heat rejection, it is rich in beauty, provide UV protection and privacy. Over the years more and more people have found the benefits of window tinting. The US government found it to be such a energy saver that home window tinting is tax deductable