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.
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.
2024 is closing in on us and shortly our days will be getting longer and hotter throughout west, and central Florida.
We ‘ll be soon hitting 90 degree temperatures and 100% humidity which is typical for our late spring and tropical summers.
Office windows that face west, east and south are the culprit for over-heated tenants and their personnel and visitors.
Combine rising cooling costs and glare and leaving that situation unresolved can have negative implications for your tenants signing their renewal leases.
We apply thin film coatings to the interior side of your windows and glass doors. These coatings filter out nearly all the UV and as much as 85% of the heat from entering their offices.
Tenant electric bills will be reduced by 30% a month and the hot office and discomfort will become a thing of the past.
Economically priced and durable, these films will last for years to come and are warranted against bubbling or adhesive failure.
We provide free estimates and will match the perfect window film for your clients requirements.
Eastman Chemicals has a broad array of light transmissions and films of varied aesthetics.
Reflective films, dual reflective films and non reflective coatings in a wide range.
All of the residential and commercial choices have been NFRC certified for veracity in anticipated performance.
The 3M portfolio is extremely limited in terms of light transmissions and appearance.
For example our LLumar dual reflectives which out-perform the 3M Night Vision series is available in darker and lighter versions. The Vista films are also dual reflective and are also available in more choices of light filtering.
In terms of security film there is simply no comparison.
Our LLumar and Vista films are available in stronger 8 ML versions in dozens of light transmissions compared to 3M’s thinner limited security films.
Our Eastman Huper Optik series has several critical advantages over the 3M Prestige series.
Huper Optik has no dyes in the composition of the film. This ensures durability and color stability. The 3M Prestige films employ dyes and these light filtering chemicals can be scratched off of the film quite easily.
The adhesive superiority of Huper Optik’s clarity easily out performs the 3M Prestige film.
Our Huper Optik films are available in darker versions (20%-30%) where glare rejection and maximum heat rejection is crucial. Our Huper Drei is the best heat rejecting 35% film in the industry and easily out-performs the 3M Prestige 40.
The ship was docked for resupply and their primary concern was the protection of their crew against pirates at sea.
The bridge deck windows were protected with LLumar Clear Shatter Control window film.
The application was further hardened with a wet seal attachment system that creates a system between the glass, frames and the LLumar Film.
This application will maintain the integrity of the window envelope. If Somali pirates shoot at the bridge windows the glass will remain in the frames. This is similar to the objectives of retail store asset protection and school safety requirements.
Many of our local government building have contracted with Advanced Film Solutions to protect their people and property.
The optical clarity and documented performance combined with the installation capabilities of our techs made this smooth sailing!
Our team protected a sister ship last year docked in Taiwan!
If you are looking for secure protection from flying glass and impact intrusion call Advanced Film Solutions for a free estimate.
Advanced Film Solutions was included on the Top 15 Dealers USA List per Window Film Magazine for the last three years. (2018-2020)
We have been a top dealer for the last several years and one of the fastest growing window film companies in the USA.
Our results are certainly a team effort and we thank our brilliant installers and sales team.
How did we accomplish this achievement?
Our objective is to meet our client’s expectations. We install the best possible solutions from a broad array of suppliers. Our experience for decades has taught us a few things about which films do the best job given the heat here in Florida.
Our installers have more experience than any competitor.
Our dedication and responsiveness contribute to our success and our thousands of delighted clients provide the recommendations we are proud to have acquired.
Advanced Film Solutions is the fastest growing window film dealership in the USA according to Window Film Magazine.
We are also one of the leading residential and commercial window film dealerships in the USA.
“If you did it it isn’t bragging” said Dizzy Dean, but the truth is our success is based upon the solutions we offer and the ability of our installation team to meet and exceed all requirements.
The foundation of our capabilities is the unmatched 3M Prestige or Eastman Chemical’s product portfolio ranging from Vista, LLumar Select and Huper Optik.
Our team offers more choices and light transmissions than any other company in Florida and we have earned an A Plus rating with the Better Business Bureau and 5 straight Super Service Awards from Angie’s List.
Get the best solutions and the very best lifetime warranted solutions with Advanced Film Solutions!
