While architects design the placement of windows to capture the surrounding environment, the sun can ruin the enjoyment of these landscape paintings. Glare and heat can stifle our enjoyment of the area, and the sun's harmful UV rays may fade and destroy not only fabrics, but wood surfaces and works of art as well.

The answer to the potentially harmful rays of the sun is in the proper installation of window films to protect interior environments.

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For sun and UV protection, Window Solutions uses only the best - 3M™ Scotchtint™ window films. These films block up to 99% of the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. They can also reduce up to 78% of the sun's heat, and can reduce heat loss in the winter by as much as 35%.

Why worry about UV? Of all of the causes of fading, Ultraviolet radiation (UV) is the single largest contributing factor in the fading of fabrics, carpets and other furnishings. Although visible light, artificial lighting, heat, humidity, age of fabrics and fabric dyes all play a part in the amount of fading, UV radiation is attributed with 40% of the damage. And since window film blocks up to 99% of this damaging radiation, by applying window film in your home you can significantly increase the life and beauty of your furnishings.

Window film can also protect your precious artwork. Since UV and heat can both do damage to art, the addition of window film can help prevent the harmful effects of these elements.

Here is what the Senior Vice President and Director of the 19th Century European Paintings Department at Sotheby's New York has to say about preserving art from sun damage.

UV is also a hazard to humans. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, exposure to the sun and its harmful UV radiation is causing an epidemic in skin cancer cases in recent years. But you can protect yourself and your family when indoors by applying UV-blocking window film.

As an added bonus, window film also helps to hold glass together if it breaks. When glass with an application of window film is broken, instead of shattering into dangerous fragments, the glass is held together by the film, protecting you and your family from injury. In the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, almost half of the injuries reported were caused by broken glass.

Once window film is applied, it is virtually invisible. Your windows can be washed easily without harming the film. And, if you have your film installed by Window Solutions, the films comes with a lifetime quality promise from the 3M™ Company, a name you know you can trust.

For more detail about sun/UV protection film, please see these Facts that should be considered when purchasing 3M™ Scotchtint™ Sun Control Window Film.

Contact us today for more information about solar and UV protection film, or to ask for a free estimate.