While you still may be suffering from turning your clocks forward by one hour last Saturday evening, it’s a sure sign that hotter days are looming just ahead.
After all Spring begins today!
Bright light and heat fades your furnishings. Your AC bill is higher than ever and it seems to grow every year.
Window film is an often overlooked remedy but clever homeowners are saving up to 30% a month on summer electric bills thanks to today’s solar control window films.
Imagine a thin transparent film that can filter out 99.9% of harmful UV rays and up to 85% of the total solar energy from entering your home?
That’s what an application of lifetime warranted optically clear window film can provide.
Advanced Film Solutions, office in Tampa Bay, Orlando and Sarasota has helped nearly 34,000 clients get energy smart and incredible comfort with window film.
Our clients select the perfect customized solution based on their requirements and aesthetic preferences.
Installations are performed by our trained technicians who have earned the Super Service Award from Angie’s List for nine years.
Tampa Bay home and business owners face the threat of high heat, high cooling costs and high winds during a storm.
Advanced Film Solutions are experts in the installation of dual function solar safety window film that solves all the above issues as well as eliminating harmful UV damage.
No other installation team offers more choices that will match any consumer’s requirements in terms of light transmission and appearance.
From a safety impact perspective our films perform equally as documented by the Federal Government, specifically the GSA and DOD.
These dual function solar security films include:
LLumar
Vista
Madico/Sunscape
Avery-Dennison Hanita
SunTek
Johnson
Armorcoat
Now is a great time to receive a free estimate from our sales consultants.
Protect your home and keep comfortable throughout the year while enjoying electric bill reduction by 30% a month!
Throughout the long history (nearly 60 years) of the window film industry thicker security glazing window film coatings provided a significant level of protection against forced entry, smash and grab crimes and wind blown flying debris.
The Federal government has used these films to protect GSA and Military personnel and property around the USA as well as overseas.
Blast protection (mitigation) particularly after Oklahoma City focused on a specified level of protection and Federal officials determined a baseline level of performance expectations that many manufacturers have met (documented testing available.)
Advanced Film Solutions is unique by offering multiple brand alternatives but all of our selections meet or exceed the DoD and GSA testing requirements.
Avery- Dennison Hanita Films manufactured in Israel.
There are certainly aesthetic differences as one might expect between these brand offerings.
Metallic privacy and silver films, clear or lightly tinted iterations as well as multiple light transmissions and levels of reflective or non-reflective.
In all cases Advanced Film Solutions offers an optional but highly recommended Dow 995 attachment system that anchors the film, frames and glass into one complete system.
We should note that our single competition 3M Safety and Security Film does NOT offer any documented safety or security advantage over any of the scores of choices we install on a daily basis.
There is absolutely no advantage for 3M or performance benefit measurable by any independent testing; nor can 3M provide any documented advantage.
In fact the 3M portfolio is extremely limited in the selections offered in terms of appearance, light transmissions and reflectivity.
Why glazing security films:
The bottom line is the efficacy value of these coatings.
Thicker 8 ML coatings hold glass in place against force and physical attack.
They are recommended for blast protection and store burglary protection. These films are employed by school districts to prevent intrusion by armed perpetrators.
These films have been tested and have met wind storm small and medium large missile impact testing and cycling
Most home and business owners require solar versions of these films to lower cooling costs or provide privacy.
The dual benefit of a solar security combination film improves the ROI immeasurably.
One of the most effective home or office glass improvement is the application of security glazing window film.
Protective film is applied to the interior side of your windows, glass doors and sliders.
Thicker coatings these films have been used by the Federal government to protect personnel from blast events since they have been proven to be effective by the GSA and Department of Defense.
Commercial offices and retail stores use these films to protect against smash and grab robbery as well as privacy requirements.
As a Florida home or business owner how do these security films offer you a true benefit?
Advanced Film Solutions recommends thicker security film applications when you are seeking solar benefits like lowered electric bills, comfort and privacy.
Dual purpose solar safety films stop heat and glare while providing the effective barrier against intrusion.
Dual benefit security solar films can block up to 80% of the heat from entering your home.
Privacy from the street.
UV is filtered by 99.9%
Lower monthly cooling costs by 50%
Meets deed restrictions.
Will slow down, deny entry allowing law enforcement addition time to respond.
Thousands of your Florida neighbors have made the decision to have solar control window film applied to their home’s windows.
These films filter out heat, UV and glare.
Advanced Film Solutions recommends that you consider thicker safety and security window films that provide that same solar benefit while also protecting your home from burglary.
Our safety films are 8 ML thick and the puncture strength and tensile strength meet the same strict requirements that Federal offices and military bases employ for force protection.
Many clients enhance their security with optional wet sealant attachment systems that bind the film, glass and frames into one system.
Advanced Film Solutions has the largest portfolio of solar security combination window films including our Eastman LLumar SelectPro Vista Films, LLumar, Huper Optik and SunTek.
Call for a free estimate and get safer and cooler throughout the year!
(Which by the way is here already given our afternoon temps!)
We meet the summer challenge of intense heat, glare and faded furnishings by having the strongest portfolio of window film choices and a dedicated team of 9 installers to meet the incredible pace of business that you’d expect here in tropical Tampa Bay.
Brands like Eastman Chemical’s Vista, LLumar and Huper Optik ceramic films.
The window film industry has been around for decades.
Starting in the 1960’s and evolving through these years in technological leaps of innovation in polyester, adhesives, coatings and nanotechnology.
The improvements demonstrated include incredible optical clarity, durability and efficacy against heat, glare, UV damage and privacy.
The leader in these critical benefits are the folks at Eastman Chemical who manufacture LLumar, Vista, Huper Optik and the Suntek brands. You can find their DIY films sold under the Gila brand.
Why window film and why now?
Clear glass presents numerous issues for home and business owners. There are a long list of problems including:
Overheated rooms.
UV sun damage to wood floors and furnishings.
Lack of privacy.
Glass breakage and shatter resistance.
High cooling costs.
These problems are particularly true for single pane clear glass, tempered clear glass sliders and dual pane IG units with little or no solar light filtering or UV protection.
To be clear it is the case that consumers can decide to replace their windows and sliders with energy efficient windows at a cost that has an incredibly high sticker price.
Window film is the smart alternative to a window replacement or simply living with your current situation.
These aftermarket films provide lasting benefits as stated above. The actual performance has been measured and confirmed by the NFRC which also rates the efficiency of new windows.
Window film will transform inefficient glass into energy smart windows at a fraction (1/10th) of a window replacement.
Advanced Film Solutions experts provide free consultations and they will show you our wide range of coatings that will meet your specific requirements.
Our choices include reflective films, clear and lightly tinted ceramic nanotechnology films as well as dual reflective films that will not compromise your views or alter the appearance of your windows.
These ceramic films meet all deed restrictions and home owner association rules which are important here in Florida.
Now is a perfect time to compare window film to new windows or suffering with the heat.
The holiday season is also the time that burglars target homes .
The weakest point of entry into your home is your unprotected windows and sliders.
Advanced Film Solutions recommends that you consider having glazing security window film applied to your glass openings.
These thicker clear and solar security coatings delay, deny and deter entry into your home.
Optically clear these films keep the glass in place against intrusion. Coatings are available in clear and tinted versions so you can also get privacy and the benefits of a solar film like lowered electric costs UV filtering and glare control.
You might also consider our optional attachment systems that fasten the film, frames and glass into one system.
Shatter films are the primary choice for protecting terror targets and government buildings throughout the world. Advanced Film Solutions has earned Angie’s List Super Service Award for the eigth straight year!
Getting the best solar control window film for your Tampa area home means doing your homework.
Advanced Film Solutions is Tampa, Orlando and Sarasota’s leading window film installation company.
We install and promote the Eastman Chemical portfolio because of the depth of product line, adhesive clarity and technology superiority compared to any other window film manufacturer.
Eastman is the world leader in sales and experience.
Leading brands like LLumar, Vista, Huper Optik and SunTek provide the best heat filtering choices.
When temperatures soar above 90 degrees and the humidity is above 100% ( a typical day here in Tampa) there is no cooling down when the sun sets.
Keeping your home cooler is simple with our array of coatings.
There are solar films that stop 85% of the heat from entering your windows.
Lifetime warranty, unmatched clarity and the very best installations from our team that has earned eight straight Super Service Awards from Angie’s List