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Winterize Your Home and Lower Your Bills with Residential Window Film

October 27, 2020Residentialenergy savings, residential window tintingThe TintMaster

Don’t Let Heat Escape

Did you know that by simply installing a window film throughout your home, you can increase your savings each and every month? Winterize your home with residential window film, you can save energy and money. Without window film, your typical residential windows have nothing that can prevent heat from escaping through the glass, and that’s where window film comes in!

By adding an invisible or tinted window film in your home, your insulating properties will increase up to 92 percent. This will help trap heat indoors, so you won’t have to run your heater as often and you’ll save on energy. Our premium window film is a great long-term investment for your home.

Winterize Your Home

No matter where you live, taking some time to prepare for a season change is beneficial for your home. If your winters get snow and icicles or just palm trees and cooler temperatures, winterizing your home with these tips can help you have a safer and less expensive winter season.

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Check over your doors to see if they are sealed. Does light come through or can you feel air through a doorway? Then you probably need to seal your doors. This will help keep cold air out, and warm air inside where you want it nice and cozy for the holiday season.
Windows. As we mentioned above, window film is one of the best winterizing steps you can take, and they’re great for all weather conditions. In the summer, window film helps keep harmful UV rays out of the home, and in winter, it helps keep in the warmth.
Pipes and pluming checks. You may need to turn off outdoor water accesses.
Fans can help distribute heat. While fans are often associated with hot days, they can actually help distribute the warm air around your home. Simply reverse the direction of their spin cycles – make them run counter-clockwise in rotation.
Check your fireplace flue before your first fire of the season! Make sure you have proper ventilation and consider sweeping your chimney before the cold weather hits and you’re craving a warm fire.
Check your detectors. Home fired and carbon monoxide accidents are at a higher percentage over the winter months, so check over your detectors to make sure you and your family is protected from harmful gas.

Learn How: Window Film Adds Extra Security to Your Home

Winterize Your Home with Tintmaster

Keep your home happy and safe for the holidays with these tips and tricks! We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and we can’t wait to help with all your window film needs. Please give us a call today with any questions about window film or tinting for your residence.

As a family owned and operated business, Tintmaster prides themselves on professional installation, high-quality materials, and unparalleled customer service. They have been serving the Sacramento area since 1989 and have built a reputation for excellence. If you need automotive, residential, or commercial window tinting, give the specialists at Tintmaster a call at 916-852-8468.

Window Tint Will Save Energy and Money

September 16, 2020Commercialenergy savings, residential window tintingThe TintMaster

Did you know that severe sun through a window can cause damage to electronics, fade furniture, and even cause wood to warp over time? Damage to your home or commercial space could end up costing you big money, but window tinting can help keep your home or business in pristine shape. It can also severely lower utility bills and add a nice curb appeal!

What’s not to love about window tinting? Let’s dive into just how much it can help you save energy and money.

Energy Savings

Tinted or mirrored window films block unwanted heat but reduce visible light and darken interiors. A great solution to this problem is a transparent, almost colorless window film that offers the best ratio of visible light transmission to heat rejection. Window film is a thin layer of polyester and metal that can be applied to existing windows on any building. Depending on the look you want to achieve, you can determine the thickness of the film you prefer.

Window tinting and film can also greatly reduce your carbon footprint with the reduction of energy output and consumption to help save energy and money. When your residence or commercial building is using less energy resources to heat or cool rooms, you are reducing your carbon footprint and making a step towards a greener environment.

Money Savings

When the sun hits a window that has a film on it, it can reject up to 85 percent of the sun’s heat, depending on the window film. This means that all tinted windows are much better at solar rejection and can improve your space’s overall comfort level. It also reduces any energy bills you might have; therefore, saving energy and money. This is because the window film is doing a lot of hard work for your home, and your heaters and air conditioners won’t have to work as hard.

Related Work: How Does Window Film Work?

Window film/tinting is also a great cost-saving alternative to replacing all your residential or commercial windows. According to Darrel Smith of the Nonprofit International Window Film Association, “Window films professionally installed on structurally sound single or double pane windows may reduce energy consumption by as much as 30 percent, while the installation cost may be 91.5 percent less than putting in new windows.” See … window tint saves energy and money.

International Window Film Association: https://iwfa.com/

Tintmaster Can Help You Save Energy and Money

With window tinting from Tintmaster, you can protect your furnishings and your space, all while helping reduce your carbon footprint and saving money.

Commercial Building Window Tint: A Wise Choice

November 12, 2019Commercialenergy savings, privacy, securityThe TintMaster

Now that you’ve decided to get commercial building window tint for your business, there are 5 things we’d like you to consider.

As the owner of an office building, there are a number of things to take into consideration, and certainly many difficult decisions that you will have to make. However, the decision to invest in commercial building window tint has not been a hard choice for many business owners in the past, as the practical and aesthetic advantages that tinted windows offer are staggering to say the least!

Commercial Building Window Tint: 5 Things to Consider

If you have made the decision to have the windows of your office tinted, obviously we believe you have made a very good decision that will prove its worth for many years to come. That being said, there are several things to consider prior to the application process. Although tinting film is commonly thought to all be the same, in fact there are a number of differences in the various types of tinting, all of which can have a significant impact on the final product and how it functions.

Style & Contrast:

First and foremost, you need to explicitly decide what purpose that you want the tint to serve. Obviously having blinding rays of sunlight blasting through your office windows day after day can certainly cause major distractions and swelling temperatures. In this scenario, you would certainly want a type of tinting film designed to reduce glare and reject heat. On the other hand, perhaps you have a privacy concern and require tint that prevents those on the outside from seeing into your building, thus requiring a mirror styled tint for less-translucent effect.

Coloration:

Commercial building window tint can come in a variety of different shades and colors, that can be used to give your establishment a desirable appearance. This can be an effective tool for marketing as a unique or distinct look can play a major role in helping your business stand out.

Durability:

With multiple brands and types of tinting film, the thickness of the material will vary from one to the next. Additionally, thicker material may be more effective in blocking out heat, as well as retaining heat during the cooler months.

Cost:

The cost may vary depending on a number of factors including the type of film used as well as the number of major light sources your office has. If you are on a limited budget, then this is certainly something that you should take into consideration!

Installation Process:

In addition to cost, the installation process can also play a major role in making one’s decision, and while the process isn’t particularly long or painstaking, it does take a certain amount of time for the application to fully complete. However, keep in mind that this is an investment, and like any investment it requires time to reach its fruition.

Related Article: Reasons to Choose Professional Window Tinting

Additional Commercial Window Tinting Resources from TintMaster.

Think It Over

While commercial building window tint can serve as a major long-term investment for a commercial establishment, while providing numerous improvements, its up to you to decide just what sort of improvements that you want to make. At TintMaster, we ask you to consider this as well as other factors prior to making your decision.

Remember only you can decide what’s truly right for you and business, and when it comes time to make that important decision come see the Master at TintMaster!