Below we go over what 3M Home Window Tinting can do for your home.
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Every homeowner will invest in improving their houses to increase or at least maintain their value.
An increasing number of people are now investing in 3M window tinting to reduce the indoor temperature in their homes and lower their energy consumption resulting from running their AC intensively.
However, homeowners need to know whether tinting their windows with a 3M window film will yield the expected benefits.
To know whether the 3M films are worth it or not, we need to look at the potential benefits you stand to accrue and the possible demerits you might experience.
Such an in-depth analysis will help you understand whether buying 3M residential window films is a worthy investment or not.
Every homeowner will invest in improving their houses to increase or at least maintain their value. An increasing number of people are now investing in 3M window tinting to reduce the indoor temperature in their homes and lower their energy consumption resulting from running their AC intensively.
However, homeowners need to know whether tinting their windows with a 3M window film will yield the expected benefits. To know whether the 3M films are worth it or not, we need to look at the potential benefits you stand to accrue and the possible demerits you might experience. Such an in-depth analysis will help you understand whether buying 3M residential window films is a worthy investment or not.
The main motive for most homeowners to tint their windows is to save money on their energy costs. Traditional glass windows let infrared radiation pass through, greatly raising indoor temperatures.
On the other hand, window films like 3M’s line of sun control window films help to block as much as 99% of all the infrared light from passing through the glass. With much of the sunlight and heat blocked by window film, your home can stay cooler. This decreases your need to operate the energy-intensive AC constantly.
However, you’ll benefit the most if your windows do not have a low-emissivity coating, to begin with. A low-emissivity coating is a thin layer of metal oxide that blocks infrared rays from streaming indoors or flowing outwards from the house. Many modern indoor glasses are designed and manufactured with low emissivity in mind and, therefore, will not benefit a lot from the film.
Have you observed materials and surfaces that receive sunlight passing through the windows such as curtains, drapes, artwork, flooring, and upholstered furniture fade over time? This particular sun damage happens as a consequence of extended Ultraviolet rays exposure.
Even more worrying is the increased risk of accelerated skin aging and skin cancer caused by the dangerous UV radiation entering your home through the windows. Installing window films helps prevent this from happening by blocking up to 99% of the UV rays.
Given that your home is also an investment, anything that adds value and/or helps the property hold its value is welcomed. Window films are some of the best and easiest ways of improving the curb appeal, and ultimately, increasing the value of the home.
Other means of improving the aesthetics of a home such as landscaping and painting are not only expensive but require expensive maintenance.
Additionally, the window film also helps to lower the energy bill, which is a huge plus when you want to sell your property. Compared to other window treatment options such as IR absorbing and/or reflecting fabric shades that cost between $50 and $300, windows films are much cheaper in reducing indoor temperature.
Aside from cutting down the IR and UV rays that pass through your windows, there is a variety of window films that can improve the security of your home. For instance, 3M’s range of security films can help prevent the shattering of the window glasses. Security window films are made of as much as 42 microlayers bonded together to form a really tough protective layer that’s more difficult to break into.
On the privacy front, the tinting effect reduces the overall amount of sun’s rays that pass through. This creates a mirror-like, opaque, or stained effect that’s difficult to look through, thereby improving the privacy of your home.
Watching TV or working on your computer screen is pretty difficult if not impossible when sunlight rays stream into your house and bounce off the screens. Glare makes for a horrendous viewing experience. The colours on the screen become washed out and the clarity of images plummets.
You can solve this issue by closing the blinds. This solution will work but it will leave you in the dark. On the other hand, Window tinting allows you to get more comfort and enjoyment while watching TV or working on your computer by lowering glare from the sun while yet letting natural light into your home.
A reduction of internal and external reflection is another frequent attribute of various varieties of 3M™ Window Film. These innovative films improve your outdoor viewing while preserving a pleasing appearance from the outside.
You can strategically install the window films in your home depending on the size of the windows (or the amount of sunlight they let in) and the exposure to sunshine that different parts of your home get. Simply apply the window tint film on windows in particular rooms or portions of the house you find to be significantly warmer than others. Doing this will limit their exposure to temperature raising Infrared rays.
When the heat of the sun is blocked, your home can keep at a steady temperature more readily. This also lowers your energy bill, since you no longer need to operate the AC unit in certain spaces to keep your entire home comfy.
3M window films can help keep your windows from shattering into millions of pieces, even when the glass is broken. In the event of a break, the film holds the glass together, preventing injury from flying shards.
Window tint will keep the glass from breaking into small pieces that spread all over the room and injure you or your family. Whether the window breaks due to a severe storm or you break the window while playing with your kids, the film will prevent a catastrophic breakage of the glass into a million sharp pieces.
It’s not a bed of roses with window films. There are some demerits you should be mindful of. The following demerits are a counterbalance to the benefits of applying window films and should be kept in mind if you’re thinking of installing the films.
Some windows are designed to work as-is from the manufacturer’s plant without any direct treatment. For such products, manufacturers are warry of any application of temperature control window films, and applying any window films can void the warranty on your window. Ensure you work with window films that do not void the manufacturer's warranty.
Not all window films work the same. Some are effective in stopping UV rays and Infrared radiation from passing through your windows while others are not. Ensure the 3M window films you invest in will yield the expected benefits of temperature control and benefits.
In many cases, yes, tinting your house windows with 3M window films is worth it. As long as you won’t void your warranty by installing the film and your windows are compatible with the type of film you intend to install, there should not be a problem and you’ll indeed benefit immensely.
Just be wary of applying incompatible films to your windows as the films might damage your windows or cause the glasses to crack, costing a lot of money in window replacement rather than saving you money.
Additionally, you should work with professional installers whose experience will enhance the durability of the treatment, ensuring you can accrue your ROI for years to come. A run-off-the-mill install might do a shoddy job, forcing you to keep replacing the film every so often, which is not only tiring but also expensive.
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