Window Film VS Solar Screen: Why Window Film Is Better?

Most people purchase either of these products with the main purpose of controlling the temperature inside their home. But which one of these two allows you to get the most out of your money? Here are the things that may make it easier for you to decide which one best for your home.

Window Film

Enhances The Beauty Of Your Home
Decorative films are great way to be artistic while adding an extra layer of protection for your home windows. But even regular tint can give your windows a clean, finished, and polished look.

Reduces More Heat
If you live in a tropical country, one underrated way to keep your house cool is to get your windows tinted. Residential window films help keep the heat out. With the help of heat resistant window tint, 67% of the sun’s heat will be reduced which reduces cooling cost by 30% too.

Clear View Out
Window film may appear dark but it doesn’t distort the view outside in any way. So even if you get your windows tinted you won’t feel like you’re missing out on the view outside. What’s even amazing is that while you still get a clear view out despite the dark tint, it will prevent passerby from easily seeing what’s inside the house which not only provides privacy but can also prevent burglars from taking interest in your home.

Applied To Inside Of Glass And Can Be Cleaned Even With Ammonia Base Products 30 Days After Installation
Some people assume that cleaning their windows would be difficult with tints on because the film will get damaged. However, as long as it the film has fully cured you can clean it to your heart's content. After 30 days, you can even use ammonia based cleaning product when necessary.

Comes With Warranties
When you avail a service, it comes with guarantees so that in case something goes wrong with it, the provider will have it redone without you paying for it again.

Solar Screen

Unattractive And Detract From Your Home’s Beauty
Since solar screens are fixed, framed panels made of dense mesh or fabric that are mounted on the exterior of a window

Reduces Less Heat
Yes the screen blocks sunlight coming from outside, however, it doesn’t have the same heat influx reducing ability that window films have. Therefore it doesn’t work as well as window tints when it comes to controlling the temperature in your home.

Distorted View Out
Solar screens necessarily alter your view of the great outdoors, an inconvenience magnified by the permanently mounted exterior varieties.

Screens Must Be Removed For Window Cleaning. Professional Window Cleaners Charge Extra To Remove Them.
Solar screens tend to collect dirt, debris, and bugs, which means they need to be cleaned often to prevent further view distortion.

Collects Dirt And Bugs. When Water From Rain Gets On Them, Your View Is Distorted Even More
Since the material is made from dense mesh or fabric, it becomes even more obstructive to your view from the inside when it gets wet from the rain combined with the dirt that it accumulates.

Their Lifetime Warranty Is Only On The Screen Material, Not The Cost To Rescreen
This is where it gets tricky.  Don’t be easily sold when they tell you that they offer lifetime warranty for their solar screen. Most often than not, they only cover the material not the cost to rescreen.