Tired of covering up your view with shades but can’t stand being blinded by the light? Nothing makes your home more welcoming and cheerful than lots of natural light. However, if you are working on your computer or watching television, the harsh glare may not be so welcome. If you are tired of closing your shades to block the light, there is another option. Consider investing in residential window tint. West Michigan Glass Coatings a Grand Rapids window tint company is helping residents enjoy their view without having to squint while protecting themselves and their home from sun damage.
The Inconvenience of Shades
Inside your home, glare on screens and photographs, is caused by the transmission of the sun’s light through the windows of your home. Traditional slotted blinds, curtains, and window shades can easily reduce the transmission of light by blocking all sources of light from shining through your windows. Though they may block the sun’s rays, they also block the natural light and your view of the outdoors. More Grand Rapids homeowners are now turning to window tint to remove unwanted glare while allowing the natural light in, preserving their view and protecting themselves and the inside of their home from damaging UV rays.
Why Window Tint?
Window tint is a specially designed film that is applied to the windows of your home. There are a variety of choices, which are created to provide varying levels of light filter. Window tint is a great option for those who are looking to reduce the amount of sun glare in their homes. Window tint does not require an expensive investment or weeks of construction. It is affordable, easily installed, and is guaranteed to reduce the glare in your home without obstructing your view of the outdoors.
You can combine tinting with other window film benefits, there are decorative window films available that enhance the appearance of the glass and provide privacy as well as security window films that make breaking and entering through glass difficult as well as remove the danger of flying glass shards in the event of a sever storm. Often window films can have more than one benefit, for example you can select a window film with a tint that blocks UV rays and serves as a security film.
Choosing a Shade
You may be hesitant to select a glare reducing window tint for your home, because you are afraid of selecting a film that is too dark. This is a viable concern. However, during the selection process you will be able to see samples against your home windows so that you will know precisely how much light the film blocks and if it appears at all reflective from the outside of the building. When it comes to choosing a shade, you decide the level of visible light transmission that you want. Applying window tint is similar to wearing a pair of sunglasses. You will find that window tint does not reduce your view of the outdoors, but rather, makes it easier to see the outdoors by allowing your eyes to avoid excess sources of light and see clearly, without squinting.
Call West Michigan Glass Coatings at 800-638-8468 or request a quote online today to see first hand the difference window tinting can make to your home.