Window Film Installer?
I have a large south facing window that has a great view but makes my kitchen way too hot and would like to have a film put on the glass to reduce heat (an IR block). Can anyone recommend an installer who would take this very small job?
I have a large south facing window that has a great view but makes my kitchen way too hot and would like to have a film put on the glass to reduce heat (an IR block). Can anyone recommend an installer who would take this very small job?
There are professional installers who do this. I had it done in my apt a decade ago when we first moved in, and we had the same blistering southern exposure. Works great. I’d do some research as there are many films. 3M I think was the company that invented them, check out
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/WF/3MWindowFilms/
I did it for the privacy rather than the IR rating but some of the films have that feature as well. Its really not that hard to install. You just push out the bubbles with the squeegee. I can’t imagine there are people who do this for a living its such a small job.
I think it can have different degrees of tint. There’s info on it here and they suggest using an installer because of problems with bubbles, creases, etc. – particularly on large windows but perhaps it’s not as tricky as it sounds?
http://www.askthebuilder.com/267_Window_Film_-_It_Works_Well.shtml
Is it shaded/tinited film?
You can do it yourself. Home Depot sells the film and you can apply with a squegee and windex. Its very straightforward. I did the same in my kitchen.