Beat The Heat This Summer

It happens every year. We joke about the British summer being terrible and unpredictable, yet before we know it, we’re basking in glorious sunshine. There really is nothing better than the summer, but it can bring with it unwanted side effects, and if you’ve got a conservatory or a home with South facing windows, you’ll know exactly what we mean…

Excess heat can make life pretty uncomfortable. Left unchecked, solar energy passes through glass throughout the day, steadily adding to the internal temperature until often, it simply becomes too hot to enjoy. This can lead to shitting blinds or curtains which completely negates the joy of summer by blocking the light and your view, or having to vacate the room completely. An application of window film from The Window Film Company is an effective and cost efficient solution.

Solar control window film is designed to prevent the steady build-up of heat. This means that while it won’t make the inside of your home or conservatory feel cold, it will moderate the steady influx of heat, reducing the build-up and preventing your room from getting too hot. It’s been designed to maintain vision from the inside out so you can still enjoy your view, while the film has also been specially developed to allow excellent levels of natural light to pass through the film and the glass – after all, no-one wants to have a darkened room on a beautiful summers day.

The film works in a simple, yet highly effective way. Once applied, during daylight hours the external face of the film takes on a reflective appearance. It’s the reflective properties of the film that deliver the solar control, serving to bounce away a percentage of the sun’s energy. This makes film far more effective than traditional methods such as curtains or blinds, primarily because the film reflects away the heat before it can enter your room, while those more traditional methods are set back from the pane, allowing heat to pass through the glass and add to the temperature.

Another benefit window film has over blinds and curtains is that window film is designed to be effective, while also allowing as much natural light to pass through the glass as possible. One of the joys of a summer day is the light, bright feeling the sun brings and sacrificing this by shutting curtains or blinds is unnecessary when window film is in place as a solar control solution. Window film will also help cut down on glare and slow down the fading process by filtering out up to 99% of the sun’s UV rays – the primary contributing factor when it comes to fading.

All of the solar control window films supplied by The Window Film Company are available to buy for DIY installation via the dedicated buy online section online at www.windowfilm.co.uk/buy-online. Ig however you’d prefer not to handle the fitting yourself, you can rely on one of The Window Film Company’s fully qualified and vastly experienced installation teams to take care of the job for you.

For more details on any of our solar control products, samples or a quote, please get in touch with a friendly member of the team by calling 01494 794477 or email info@windowfilm.co.uk today!