Here at Sticker’D we offer a commercial and household tint service, these come in 3 types, privacy tint, solar tint & frosting. These films come in 760mm to 1520mm widths and are designed to give privacy to rooms or buildings, it comes in various shades of tint and has UV blocking properties (Solar and Privacy only).
Choosing the right window tint option for you:
Its important that you get the right product to suit your particular need, so lets look at some options and there benefits and drawbacks.
Hot rooms and feeling like you like in a goldfish bowl?
Looking to reduce the heat and add some privacy in the day? then solar tint is the option you need, it comes in various grades and is mirrored. This means in the day people walking past you window will only see there own reflection and you will be able to see out just fine.
Solar tint has the added advantage that it blocks a percentage of the solar energy thus lowering the room temperature and reducing the fade to furnishings and has 95% UV blocking properties. It’s disadvantage is that it does darken the room around 25-30% but that is the cost of having reduced UV & Solar energy.
Looking for the best privacy bar bricking up your windows?
If on the other hand you are looking for ultimate privacy over UV and Solar blocking properties then window frosting may be your way forward, it gives the best in privacy by completely blurring out any chance of seeing detail through the window, even walking up to the window and peering through gives not detail to what’s on the other side. It also retains a much more natural light inside the room.
its main drawbacks are that you cannot see out either and it offers little to no UV or Solar blocking properties.
Solar Tinting Service.
Unlike privacy tint Solar tint can also prevent heat from building up in rooms with Windows that face the sun, up to 65% of the heat is blocked, lowering the temperature in the room and protecting items and furniture from.the effects of sun bleaching (fading) . Ever left something plastic on a window sill for a prolonged period , well you’ll notice that the colour fades when you look at the side that’ been in the sunlight, this is true with fabrics too.
Price Example for Solar Tint
Window panes up to 760mm wide : £65.00 (per meter in height)
window panes up to 1500mm wide : £97.50 (per meter in height)
Example costing:
lets look at a window, 3 panes, 1 each side are openers and the main large pane is static.
The two opening windows are 920mm x 460mm these two would be £65.00 (x2) each, £120 in total.
The main window is 1300mm x 1700mm, the window pane requires the bigger film so is £97.50 x2 which is £195
The total cost is £315 including material and labour.
Window frosting.
Window frosting is a opaque film that adds privacy but allows natural light to pass through it, often used in glass office cubicles to add privacy. The film offers ultimate privacy to windows and cannot be seen through with any clarity even at night but still lets in light in the day. Has very little UV or Solar advantage over un-tinted windows.
It also has the added advantage of having a design or logo cut out of it before fitment and a lot of companies use this to promote their brand on window frontage or with in offices, can be used of doors or windows to create a very professional looking environment.
Prices:
Window panes up to 760mm wide : £65.00 (per meter in height)
window panes up to 1500mm wide : £97.50 (per meter in height)
