3M Residential Window Films
Energy Efficiency, Comfort & Security
How are windows inefficient?
- In the summer, they allow in the sun’s heat. This increases your summer air conditioning bills.
- In the winter, they allow the easy escape of heat created by your heating system. This increases your winter heating bills.
- They allow excessive light from the sun which causes annoying glare and costly furniture fade.
How are windows vulnerable?
- They tend to be the weakest point of a home making it easy for burglars to gain entry.
- When glass breaks it can cause injury to those nearby.
One product, patented by 3M Company in 1966, can address all the aforementioned issues without changing the appearance of your windows: 3M Window Films.
3M Residential Window Film Solutions
Efficiency & Comfort
The windows in your home might be too inefficient if you experience any or all of the following:
- You’re too hot in the summer
- You’re too cold in the winter
- Your HVAC furnace / boiler / air-conditioning “can’t keep up”
- Your utility bills are out of sight
3M Insulating Window Films decrease the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) and U-Value of your window. In simpler terms, 3M’s window films will increase the energy efficiency of your windows. It’s almost like turning a single pane window into a double pane, or a double pane window into a triple pane.
For instance, take a standard double pane window found in most 20-30 year-old homes. They are not necessarily as energy efficient as they should be. Installing 3M's Thinsulate Climate Control Window Film lowers the SHGC and U-Value of your existing double pane windows and virtually turns them into triple pane glass – all at a fraction of the price of window replacement.
Improve the efficiency of your existing windows and you’ll reduce heat transfer and loss, which makes you more comfortable and decreases your monthly utility bills.
Furniture Fade
Both financially and emotionally, you’ve made a tremendous investment in your home. Once that investment is made, the next step is keeping it looking beautiful.
Unfortunately, fabrics, wallpaper, wood floors, photos, and other valuables will fade when unfiltered sun shines through your windows.
While 3M residential window films won’t prevent fading, they can significantly reduce it by blocking out 99% of the sun’s UV light and a significant portion of the sun’s visible light and infrared heat.
Safety & Security
Typically, the most vulnerable points of entry into your home are its windows. That's because glass is a lot easier to break than brick, wood, or most other homebuilding materials. A burglar knows that breaking window glass is the easiest way to enter your home.
3M Safety & Security Window Films can strengthen glass and help protect your home against smash and grab burglary.
