The Beauty (and Dangers) of Natural Light

Any homeowner will tell you, natural light is key to a warm, beautiful and happy home. Who doesn’t love to throw open the blinds and let some gorgeous Colorado sunlight into their living room or bedroom in the morning? Unfortunately, there are some costly side effects to allowing direct sunlight enter your home or office space regularly.

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UV Radiation

Sunlight contains UV radiation, and though UVB rays can be filtered out by regular windows, UVA rays penetrate regular glass, and can cause damage to your furniture, floors, art and (most importantly) your loved ones. In cases of prolonged exposure, UV radiation fades the bold colors from hardwood floors. It also causes irreparable damage to fabrics, leaching the colors from the surface. Worst of all UV radiation has been linked to skin cancer, which affects 1 in 5 Americans.

Energy Usage

In addition to containing harmful radiation, direct sunlight can drive up energy usage. With our harsh summers and frigid winters, electricity bills in Colorado homes can be immense. Direct sunlight causes temperatures in homes to soar and drives up the need to run the air conditioner in summer, leaving homeowners with big bills to pay.

So what’s the Solution?

Fortunately, Denver Window Film offers a great solution to these common problems caused by direct sunlight. We offer three of 3M’s top Sun Control Window Film products to help that significantly reduce the advent of UV radiation damage and can dramatically lower electricity bills.

Prestige Series

  • The ultimate in high technology, offering clear film technology with outstanding heat rejection to create the perfect film for your home
  • Designed not to change the appearance of your home
  • Clear to lightly tinted, allows up to 70% of the visible light through your windows
  • Rejects up to 60% of the heat coming through your windows
  • Reflectivity that’s actually lower than glass

Ceramic Series

  • Nano-ceramic technology combines excellent heat rejection with amazing clarity
  • Allows up to 50% of the visible light through your windows
  • Rejects up to 59% of the heat coming through your windows
  • Moderately tinted, providing additional glare reduction with minimal change to the appearance of your home

Night Vision Series

  • Dual reflective technology provides daytime privacy while allowing easier viewing outside at night
  • Allows up to 35% of the visible light through your windows
  • Rejects up to 71% of the heat coming through your windows
  • Additional tint provides excellent heat rejection and offers the best glare reduction

Traditional Series

In addition to the 3 most recent Sun Control Window Film and Tinted Window Film series offered by Denver Window Film, we also offer our classic films. These films of course offer UV protection, energy efficiency, and heat control as the newer films. For details on what our traditional window films offer, visit our products page.

  • Neutrals Window Tint Series
  • Affinity Window Tint Series
  • Silver P18 Window Tint