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Tampa, Orlando How To Choose Between Security & Solar Window Film

Fall is almost upon us and Floridians now under stay at home orders consider methods for keeping their homes cooler and safer.

Advanced Film Solutions is the region leader in window film solutions and installation capabilities.

To be sure we have been developing our capabilities for the last 15 years and prior to that 33 years at 3M.

Our portfolio of solutions is unmatched and our installers are some of the best in the world. That’s not a guess or hype; we actually placed 2 of our installers in the top eight in the world.

The question at hand is how to decide between a strictly solar control window film as compared to a thicker (8 ML) clear or solar safety window film?

Solar films are thin film coatings available in a wide array of light transmissions. These coatings stop UV and as much as 85% of the total solar energy (Heat!)

Thicker safety iterations perform the solar control function but as they are much thicker these versions have a far greater puncture resistance and impact capabilities.

Above and below our installation at Sarasota International Airport for protective glazing blast mitigation concerns.

There are less solar security versions than the thinner versions and a slight cost uplift for the thicker coatings as compared to the thinner versions.

Advanced Film Solutions offers several brands of solar films and safety films manufactured by Eastman Chemical LLumar Select and Vista as well as SunTek.

We also install Madico and Sunscape, Avery Dennison Hanita and Solar Gard/ Armorcoat films.

If you are concerned about home intrusion or burglary or your home or office is subject to flying debris or an errant golf ball you should consider the thicker versions.

The industry is circumspect about defining the thicker films as a storm protection mitigation device.  These films do hold the glass in the frames when properly attached but the window will likely shatter whereas a code meeting shutter will prevent the window from breaking.

Advanced Film Solutions will discuss all of your options and provide the very best custom solutions all with a lifetime warranty.

Call our office toll free at 877-575-3456 and start cooling your home today!

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Tampa, Clearwater, Sarasota and Orlando

Shatter Control Window Film Tampa, Orlando Sarasota Advanced Film Solutions

Protecting your home or business from forced entry begins at the glass.

The weakest point of entry are windows and glass sliders that can be shattered in seconds.

Advanced Film Solutions provides thicker safety shatter control window film and anchoring systems that makes it extremely difficult for burglars to breach your glass openings.

These films are employed by government agencies throughout the world protecting at risk facilities and personnel.

Think embassies and religious institutions that face threats from terrorism and attack.

Solutions:

Advanced Film Solutions represents the leading glazing protection security window film products and manufacturers.

This portfolio is the widest an deepest of security glazing films in Florida.

Eastman Chemicals LLumar, Vista and SunTek coatings.

Madico and Sunscape Films

Armorcoat

Avery-Dennison Hanita

Johnson Film

These films meet the Federal requirements for GSA and Department of Defense facilities. The variety of combination solar film properties with the security film features is what differentiates these solutions.

Each manufacturer has developed their own product light transmissions, thicknesses and appearance characteristics.

Advanced Film Solutions experts can guide you in selecting the protective film that best matches your specific requirements.

Call for a free estimate toll free: 877-575-3456

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Tampa, Sarasota, Bradenton, Orlando, Clearwater, St. Pete

Protective Glazing Window Film, Tampa Home & Business Solutions

Your home’s windows and glass doors are the weakest point of entry in defending against forced entry and burglary.

Alarm systems will alert law enforcement but the thieves will be long gone when they arrive.

That’s why thousands of home and business owners throughout Tampa Bay, Orlando and Sarasota select Advanced Film Solutions protective glazing window films.

Security films are much thicker than standard solar films.

These films are designed to keep the window envelope intact against forced entry.

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Many clients take advantage of our solar tinted security films for maintaining comfort and decreasing glare.

Privacy can also be obtained while simultaneously protecting against theft.

Advanced Film Solutions represents global window film leader Eastman Chemicals and our LLumar, Huper Optik and SunTek films offer a variety of appearance and solar performance.

We are also pleased to offer Armorcoat, Madico and Hanita Solar safety and Security window film.

Slowing down burglars by denying entry may be your primary objective but solar versions will reduce your AC costs and provide a fast ROI.

Free estimates by calling Advanced Film Solutions

Toll Free: 877-575-3456

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Tampa Window Tinting Removal & Replacement

Unfortunately the window film that was installed in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s may have come to its unfortunate demise on your glass.

You’ll notice the result of adhesive and film failure as purple, yellow, cloudy, blurry or bubbling film.

Frequently the cloudiness will get worse as time goes on.

You can live with windows that look like crap or do something about it and re-energize your glass while improving your vision!!

Advanced Film Solutions is Tampa’s leading window film installation company.

We offer more brands, more choices and a team of installers who can remove the old and replace with new coatings that come with a lifetime warranty.

Obviously we can attempt to match specific panes of glass where the film has died or better yet remove and replace the entire mess.

Quite frankly if the film right next to the bubbly window hasn’t already gone to heck; it will only be a matter of time!

Call our Tampa office at 813-949-3456 for a free estimate and start seeing clear savings and unmatched clarity!

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Keeping Tampa Area Children Cooler & Safer With Advanced Film Solutions

Advanced Film Solutions has been awarded the contract for the Hillsborough County School System.

Our expert installers have performed superior installations throughout the Tampa area transforming clear glass into energy smart & safe windows.

Glare and UV are virtually eliminated and cooling costs will be reduced by as much as 30%.

Window film is an invisible retrofit solution that business owners and smart home owners employ to keep their rooms and offices cooler and safer.

Thicker solar security films not only stop heat and glare but they also protect against forced entry.

Now that the summer heat is in full swing the time to make your life cooler and comfortable with window film is right now.

Advanced Film Solutions has earned the confidence of more than 20,000 home and business owners throughout west and central Florida.

Call for a free estimate toll free at 877-575-3456

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Protect People & Property, Florida Security Window Film

We don’t have to remind you just how volatile the world can be.

Protecting people and property is the obligation of any asset protection, security director or property manager.

Advanced Film Solutions provides GSA tested and Department of Defense tested security glazing window film.

These thicker coatings are applied to windows and doors.

Invisible or tinted (your preference) these films are designed to withstand impact and maintain the integrity of the window envelope during and after a blast event.

These films have met the criteria established for force protection and property protection for military bases, embassies and Federal buildings throughout the country.

Building shatter film

Many hospitals, financial institutions, universities and schools employ the benefits of these coatings.

In difficult times an installation of glazing protection films will deny, delay and deter burglars and protect people from flying glass shards.

Advanced Film Solutions represents the leading security glazing film choices manufactured by Eastman Chemical (LLumar, Vista, Huper Optik, SunTek)

Armorcoat manufactured by Saint-Gobain

Madico and Sunscape

Avery-Dennison Safety zone.

Johnson Window Film

SRQ protected by Advanced Film Solutions

These security coatings are fastened to the window frames using a wet seal attachment system.

This prevents the glass from popping out of the frame (daylight application)

Call Advanced Film Solutions for a free estimate: 877-575-3456

 

Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota-Bradenton Protective Glazing Window Film

We are all painfully familiar with the series of threats, both real and inferred, targeting religious institutions across the USA.

These threats are not isolated to a specific religious group or category of school.

Childcare Centers, K-12 as well as community colleges and universities face dangerous times and concerned communities are taking proactive measures to increase people and asset protection

Advanced Film Solutions is one of Florida’s leading security protective glazing window film installation companies.

We have protected Universities, child care centers and religious institutions and houses of worship throughout the region.

Protective glazing films are employed by the Federal Government to protect Military personnel, Federal buildings, state and local governments and landmark building that may be the target of terrorism threats.

These coatings meet strict standards and documented, tested capabilities to withstand blast and intrusion.

Our team professionally installs these coatings to the interior (and exterior in some cases) of the building envelope on the exterior facing windows and doors.

Attachment systems are utilized to fix the film installation to building frames thus creating a complete system that bonds the glass in place.

Shatter resistant coatings are available in clear as well as combination solar iterations that will lower interior temperatures, provide privacy and lower monthly electric cooling costs.

These invisible systems are cost effective and offer superior life saving benefits.

If you are responsible for securing your facility we recommend that you inquire about a free estimate.

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Tampa, Orlando, Bradenton-Sarasota

Toll Free 877-575-3456

Glass Secure Protection Window Film, Tampa, Orlando

No one can question the need to protect parishioners, students and staff at religious institutions and houses of worship throughout the country.

Recent events make this abundantly clear.

Whether you are responsible for protecting a church, synagogue or mosque; the weakest component in your security envelope are your glass windows and doors.

Advanced Film Solutions team of expert installers has protected scores of schools and religious institutions throughout the state of Florida.

We have completed installing shatter solar film at all Hillsborough County public schools K-12 with our Eastman Vista Window Film.

Thicker (8 Ml plus) glazing films are installed on the interior side of your windows and doors. These films are then attached to the metal frames using a wet seal silicone that has been tested and approved for government force and people protection throughout the world.

 

These films hold the glass in the frames against explosives or ballistic attack. While these films are not bullet proof; these films can delay, deter and deny entry into the protected area.

There are numerous configurations and choices for solar versions of these thicker films. Daytime privacy and lowered cooling costs can be substantial benefits for your institution simultaneously with the added security benefit.

These coatings are invisible so the aesthetics of your building remain unchanged.

Call for a free estimate and protect your most valuable assets!

Toll Free: 877-575-3456

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Tampa Solar Safety Glazing Protection Window Film

Thicker safety films have been protecting government buildings, schools, airports and military installations throughout the world for decades.

These 8 ML thick or greater mylar coatings are effective against impact from blasts as they maintain the integrity of the window opening holding glass in place and reducing injuries from glass fragmentation.

Window film manufacturers have developed a full range of shatter films that have an additional solar filtering layer that provides energy cost savings, privacy from the street view and glare rejection of up to 80%.

Home and business owners can now select from the large portfolio of shatter film solar safety films to upgrade their security for their home, store or facility while lowering cooling costs that will provide a superior return on investment.

Advanced Film Solutions offers our clients more choices than any other window film installation company and our experience in providing superior installations is unmatched.

These films have been independently tested and quantified to meet the most stringent federal guidelines and impact standards.

Given our tropical climate and burglary rates these solar safety combination films makes sense!

Call our offices at 877-575-3456 for a free estimate.

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Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota

Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota Solar Safety Window Film Benefits

Imagine a window coating that stops UV, heat and glare while simultaneously hardening your home’s windows and sliders?

Advanced Film Solutions team of installation experts can take your single pane glass and strengthen them against impact and burglary.

These thicker coatings are the very same films used by the Federal Government to protect military personnel and GSA facilities throughout the country.

Advanced Film Solutions has done our share of government security installations including numerous county and city municipalities throughout the region as well as child care centers and the Sarasota International Airport.

Homeowners can choose from a wide selection of combination solar protection films manufactured by global leaders like Eastman Chemical’s Vista and LLumar Film, Saint-Gobain, Madico, Avery-Dennison and Johnson.

These coatings provide the same solar control and UV benefits along with security protection against intrusion.

Free estimates are available by calling toll free,

877-575-3456

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Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota