How to cover windows from light. What kind of protection is there for windows from sun rays?

Darkening plastic windows has recently become more popular. Excess flow sunlight interferes with daytime activities in the house, and also damages furniture. How can you darken plastic windows on the veranda or balcony?

How to darken window glass

Manufacturers of useful household goods do not stand still and surprise people with their creative solutions. Now darkened glass on windows is not only comfortable, but also aesthetically pleasing. Today, the building materials and finishing products market is ready to offer the following devices for tinting glass:

• self-adhesive films with various properties - reflective, tinted, protective;
• blinds;
• blackout roller and sliding curtains for windows.

Which darkening method is the best depends on the type of window, its shape and location. Sometimes design features window opening simply does not allow the use of a specific type of protection from sun rays. So for example, for skylights It is better to choose blackout curtains of the classic type.

There are quite a few models of tinting films and curtains for balcony and roof windows. They differ not only appearance, but also characteristics. The most important criterion The choice of such products is the degree of darkness. If the windows of the house are directed towards the south or west, from where the sun shines with maximum intensity, blackout curtains with a high darkening coefficient are suitable. In other cases, when the light does not bother you so much, protection with a relatively high light transmittance will suffice.

Methods for tinting plastic windows

Solar control curtains of classic or roller type - great option, if you need to protect the bedroom from the scorching rays of the sun. Unlike self-adhesive coatings, such products can be removed in cloudy weather, when the heavenly body does not penetrate the house with its rays.

Film tinting coatings are well suited for plastic windows in the attic or balcony.

They are often installed directly at the factory, and when purchasing double-glazed windows you have the opportunity to choose best option solar protection for your apartment.

If the window is already installed and needs to be darkened, this can be done in two ways: with your own hands or with the help of professional workers. The second option is the simplest, but more expensive. Therefore, it is worth considering the first method.

To darken windows from the sun with your own hands, you will need to stock up on the following devices and materials:

1. Directly, the sun protection coating itself.
2. Stationery knife.
3. Rubber spatula.
4. Spray bottle with a supply of soapy water.
5. Ruler.

Before darkening the windows on the balcony, some craftsmen advise taking the glass out to make the task easier. This method can lead to depressurization of double-glazed windows and damage to plastic windows.

But in any case, before starting work, you need to clean the glass surface from dirt and fine dust, and then degrease it with any detergent. This will help darken the windows in the apartment better. Once the glass is completely dry, you can begin the pasting procedure.

The process of applying the sun protection layer

Further actions will not cause difficulties if you are careful during the entire procession. The tinting coating is applied to the glass surface in several steps:

1. Window tint film is sold rolled up, so it must be properly straightened by rolling it out on a flat table. Also, if the size of the coating greatly exceeds the length and width of the glass unit, you need to cut the tinting layer so that at the edges it is half a centimeter wider than the window opening;
2. The glass is then wetted soapy water from a pre-prepared sprayer. This is necessary in order to prevent spontaneous adhesion of the film to the window;
3. The protective layer is removed from the darkening coating. The adhesive side is also wetted with soapy water;
4. Now that the glass and film are reliably protected from unwanted sticking to each other, you can carefully align their upper edges. Then, using a rubber spatula, the darkening layer is smoothed from top to bottom;
5. To darken balcony windows efficiently and for a long time, it is necessary to remove soapy water from the gap between the glass and protective layer. This is done simply - with the same spatula, starting from the center;
6. Lastly, the protruding edges of the film coating are trimmed. During this process, care must be taken not to cut off excess, otherwise gaps may form. But you shouldn’t leave protruding edges either. This affects the final result of the work.

The result should be beautiful plastic windows with tinted glass.

When applied in accordance with all the rules, the tinting coating prevents excess light from entering the room, stopping the process of fading of objects in the home. This is very useful property, since dark leather furniture is vulnerable to solar radiation.

Even darkened plastic windows prevent the room from getting too hot in summer time and make watching TV more comfortable due to the lack of glare on the screen. The only disadvantage of film coating is that the room darkens earlier than usual. So, before darkening your windows from the sun, you should weigh the pros and cons.

31.5.2016, 18:56

Greetings. How can I close the windows on the apartment balcony from the sun, otherwise I’ll boil. The only thing that came to mind was foil foam. Maybe there is some kind of film for covering glass?

31.5.2016, 20:05

Does air conditioning disgust you?

31.5.2016, 20:34

Yes. I don't like him. But thanks for the option, I didn’t even think about it.

31.5.2016, 20:42

mihailka

31.5.2016, 22:20

What about the blinds?

31.5.2016, 23:48

mihailka I made it with food grade foil, which is sold in rolls in regular stores.

Wet the glass with plain water and the foil will adhere well.

Needed temporary option, for 1-2 summers and only 2 glasses, so blinds seem unnecessary, but thanks for the option, maybe in the future. There is a lot of dust flying from the road. The blinds will quickly get dirty and they still block the view... you'll have to think about it.

Straw blinds! Installation on the street side increases efficiency! Tested on personal experience in conditions sunny side(from noon to sunset) 4th floor!

they still block the view.

Wet the glass with plain water and the foil will adhere well.
thanks, I'll try.

Automotive tint film.

Paint over it)))

Board it up with plywood))

nail a bar under it, make a fabric canopy on the outside of the door, when you don’t need to twist it up and fix it with a rope since there’s absolutely no money for modern solutions)) Fast, simple, free)))

In your opinion, the foil does not block the view at all!?

The foil will still transmit light. And the balcony will also be heated due to the brick, which will warm up in the summer. We need external blinds that not only cover the window but also brickwork. Or air conditioning, but with it the child can get sick.

The goal of the whole idea is to keep the balcony from heating up. If the light is reflected, the heating will decrease. Foil and holgy foam seems to me in this case the best option. Costs little, easy to install and remove. Foam is simpler in this regard, as it can be used repeatedly. Foil for 1 time only.
Outside blinds are more difficult to install and it is not entirely clear how to open and close them. Blinds inside will collect dust and dirt.
Closing the balcony from the sun is required to accommodate a child up to six months old.

It was meant that a temporary solution was required that could be removed. Blinds in this case will be used a small percentage of the time, but are much more expensive.

do as I drew for you from the inside, there is nothing more free and easier; instead of a rag, you can use any)

The foil will still transmit light. And the balcony will also be heated due to the brick, which will warm up in the summer.

The cloth will get hot and collect dust. At each window, it is inconvenient to manually twist a rag right up to the ceiling (2.5 meters).
It’s cheaper and easier to use foil foam, secured in 4 places with pieces of crepe.

foil foam will definitely not transmit light. I think the foil shouldn't either. I won’t cover the brick that’s outside (I have a brick, by the way), but the inside of the balcony shouldn’t heat up if the sun doesn’t shine. Now the situation is such that it is hotter on the balcony than in the room.

Straw blinds!

Let me clarify - not straw blinds, but straw roller blinds!

Outside blinds are more difficult to install and it is not entirely clear how to open and close them.

They are installed simply - with self-tapping screws to the window frame, they open just the same - you pull the string and they roll up!

foil foam will definitely not transmit light. I think the foil shouldn't either. I won’t cover the brick that’s outside (I have a brick, by the way), but the inside of the balcony shouldn’t heat up if the sun doesn’t shine. Now the situation is such that it is hotter on the balcony than in the room.

If the film does not transmit light, then there will be darkness in your apartment. It will only block a certain percentage of the light. The brick will also heat up inside if it is exposed to light from outside, since it has thermal conductivity. On the balcony, the masonry is in one row and warms up quickly enough; it does not have time to cool down overnight, so it will still be hotter on the balcony than in the apartment, no matter how much film you put on the windows.

They recommended thermal insulation film for windows.
It is transparent and blocks ultraviolet radiation, which seems to heat objects inside the balcony. It won't be scary to leave your child in the sun. The question is how much it costs and where it is sold. It will be useful both in summer and winter.

Are you disgusted by air conditioning?

foil foam will definitely not transmit light.

The main heating comes from the brick, which is located inside the balcony, from the outside it is blown by the wind and cooled, and inside the balcony it is like a battery, the effect is like in a greenhouse.

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The film will not save you from this. A brick that is the same inside and outside. If it is hot outside and the brick is in the sun, then the wind will not cool it.

Magnit sells solar film for windows, but I don’t know how much it helps.

I also have a 6-meter loggia facing southeast. The sun shines from sunrise until about 2 pm. At the same time, I close the blinds at this time with the windows open, which do not let in any sunlight at all. And at the same time, it’s still hotter on the balcony than in the apartment. So only air conditioning will save you. Maybe on the balcony mobile air conditioner put.

Magnit sells solar film for windows, but I don’t know how much it helps.

Protection of premises - living room or office, industrial buildings and shopping centers with large areas of glazing are especially relevant in the summer months, when the Sun warms up the internal volume through the windows and creates a microclimate inside that is difficult to tolerate. For apartment residents or owners country houses protection from sunlight penetrating through windows is especially important if they are oriented to the south. Sun protection on apartment windows is becoming an urgent necessity.

The practice of creating various devices that create coziness and comfort indoors even in the hottest midday hours goes back thousands of years - the entire historical period when man learned to build homes.

Many of the inventions of distant ancestors are successfully used today, but there are also new products, the creation of which became possible only in modern age developed technologies. The pinnacle of technology is solar control windows, which have glass that changes density depending on the brightness of the light - “chameleons”. But for now they are expensive and accessible to few.

Let's consider various more budget options sun protection, their advantages and disadvantages. This will allow you to choose the most suitable option.

Light protection structures for windows

All types of protection are mechanical and are based on the ability of certain materials to absorb or reflect sunlight. The most ancient methods of protection were curtains, which over time transformed into curtains and blinds - an invention of the inhabitants of Southeast Asia.

Curtains

Modern curtains, allowing you to escape from the scorching rays of the Sun, can be classified into classic ones - sewn from various fabrics and completely or partially blocking the light coming through the windows, and louvered type curtains: “Roman”, “Japanese”, “day-night”, the operating principle of which is based on the use of materials of different densities and light transmission, or on the ability to adjust the width of open sections of the window by dosing the flow of sunlight into the room.

Blinds

Modern blinds are one of the most effective ways protect the room from excess sunlight during the summer months. Compared to other devices, they have a number of undeniable advantages:

• simplicity and reliability of design;
• a variety of colors, allowing them to successfully fit into the interior of the room;
• ease of care and maintenance;
• long service life;
• diversity engineering solutions allowing installation on windows of a wide variety of designs;
• low cost.

In order to install some models of blinds on windows, you don’t even need to drill holes. Installation using snaps and double-sided tape takes just a few minutes.

Tinted and reflective films

In most cases, covering glass with tinted or reflective films to protect the room from sunlight is used in office or shopping centers, when the window area is significant and it is more economically profitable to use inexpensive reflective film rather than blinds.

At home, reflective film is not yet widely used. This is caused, first of all, by a significant decrease in the light transmittance of windows. If this film function successfully protects your home in sunny weather in the summer, preventing the air in the apartment from warming up to an uncomfortable temperature, then on cloudy or rainy days you will feel a constant oppressive twilight in the apartment, which you can only get rid of by turning on artificial lighting, and this is impractical during the daytime due to the additional costs of paying for electricity.

The most advanced reflective films available on the market – “spatter” – can be visually absolutely transparent and not create an oppressive twilight in the room, but they are quite expensive.

The process of gluing the film onto glass is quite labor-intensive. Not everyone will be able to apply the film efficiently and without flaws the first time, and later, if it is unnecessary, they will be able to carefully remove it without damaging the window glass.

Window stickers

Window stickers are one of the types of window glass decoration that allows you to imitate stained glass and, in addition to purely decorative functions, can serve as a sun screen. In most cases, in order to simplify the process, they buy rolled stained glass film, the base of which is transparent or matte with a pattern printed on it. But you can also purchase separate stickers that do not completely cover the entire area. window glass and are much easier to paste without the use of an assistant and special tool for gluing film.

Stained glass films (stickers) can significantly reduce the luminous flux only if they occupy a large part of the window glass and the film from which they are made has reflective or energy-saving properties.

Available means

Often, owners of apartments and dachas whose windows are oriented to the south do not bother themselves with what they consider to be unnecessary work and expenses on purchasing curtains, blinds or film, but use improvised materials to shade the windows.

The most common raw material for improvised “light filters” is newspapers, which are attached to windows using buttons, staplers or tape.

Another common option is to use aluminum foil. Baking foil is the most popular material at hand in the fight against the blinding Sun.

Foil is also often used to cover thin roll insulation materials: “Penofol”, “Izolon” ​​and the like. Moreover, the effect of using these materials exceeds all expectations. Due to the fact that the foil almost completely reflects the sun's rays, the polyethylene foam backing acts as a “thermos” and prevents the penetration of ultrasonic radiation (thermal) into the apartment.

Thus, the foil, despite the unpresentable appearance that a window covered with it acquires, in the best possible way, along with reflective “mirror” film, copes with its tasks.

Wallpaper remaining after renovation can be successfully used to shade windows from excess sunlight. From them you can literally make original blinds in 20-30 minutes that can last the entire summer season, and in the fall, as unnecessary, they were mercilessly thrown away.

You can make accordion blinds by folding a strip of wallpaper 30-50 mm wide and attaching a wooden weight strip at the bottom to allow you to straighten the improvised blinds.

In order for such blinds to completely cover the window opening, it is necessary to take a strip of wallpaper 1.5 times longer than the height of the window (frame). For ease of control of the blinds, you can drill holes in a tightly rolled accordion (100 mm from the edges) into which to thread a thick nylon or cotton thread. In this case, you will have to equip the improvised blinds with the same improvised cornice made of wooden slats, to which attach the upper edge of the corrugated wallpaper and two wire loops, through which the thread of the mechanism for raising/lowering the blinds will slide.

Such blinds should be placed with the unpainted side of the wallpaper facing the street. Simple ones are best suited for manufacturing. paper wallpaper. Vinyl-coated wallpaper does not hold its shape well due to the elasticity and resilience of the outer layer. When heated in the sun, they will spontaneously straighten. In addition, heated vinyl covering emits a specific odor.

Awnings

For private and country houses, an excellent way to get rid of excess sunlight and protect the room, without resorting to hanging or gluing various films or blinds on the windows, can be awnings - fabric canopies that block sunlight and shade the windows. As a rule, an awning is a stationary structure that has a metal, less often wooden or PVC frame, which is designed to last for several years of service. The fabric stretched over the frame can be changed at the discretion of the owner, depending on his taste and changes in the exterior of the house.

To design awnings, you need to make sure that the frame is securely attached to the external wall home and its wind resistance. The design may include permanently open or folding options.

Shutters

One of the oldest ways to protect a room from annoying sunlight in the summer is window shutters. IN modern housing construction they are rarely used, but in private country houses they often serve as an additional decorative element facades, which can be used for its intended purpose - closing the windows with shutters in the midday heat.

Instead of a conclusion

Any of the listed options for protection from excessive sunlight can be used either separately or in combination with other methods of protection. Tinted windows ( reflective film) can be equipped with blinds or thick curtains, and the presence of awnings or shutters on the windows does not prevent the use of any other method of protection from the Sun.

The choice of sun protection means is entirely up to you. Your tastes, preferences and financial capabilities.

IN summer period The sun's rays are extremely bright, causing the room to become very hot. This creates increased discomfort for everyone who is in it. To get rid of this, it was invented various protection from the sun to the windows. There are 4 main ways to reduce the effects of the sun, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Blackout curtains

First of all, this is the installation of blackout curtains. This method of protecting windows from the sun is accessible and inexpensive. To choose the right suitable models, you should adhere to the following recommendations:

• The material of the products must be dense and at the same time have light shades. This allows the curtains to heat up less in direct sunlight, so no heat will be transferred into the room. In addition, this allows you to provide a lighter environment in the room when the curtains are closed than in the case of dark products;
• To achieve maximum protection from ultraviolet radiation, it is worth using Blackout curtains. Similar options made of light-proof fabric in three layers at once, due to which the room is darkened and light is reflected to the maximum;
• In addition to buying new heavy curtains, you can combine several lightweight products to reduce the impact of the sun on the room. This will make it possible to make multi-layer protection out of them, which, when correct selection colors and patterns will also be an interesting design solution.

However, this method of sun protection on windows also has its disadvantages, which are manifested in the following:

• Reduced flow into the room fresh air from the window;
• Dust quickly accumulates on such products, which is why they require regular washing.

Lamella curtains

The use of lamella curtain options (they are more often called) is gaining popularity, due to which such models are often found on windows today. They are most common for furnishing office premises, where a strict and official interior style is required. There are several varieties of such blinds - internal and external. Each option is worth considering.

Domestic

The use of such window protection from the sun is common in shops and office premises. For arrangement residential apartments or houses are most often used to close windows from the sun on a balcony or loggia. The reason is this:

• Internal blinds allow you to quickly and easily regulate the amount of light entering the room. This is possible thanks to their design;
• Easy installation on any window frame;
• Such products are suitable for most interiors, thanks to universal design. Moreover, they are combined with different curtains.

The negative side of this protection is the difficulty in its further cleaning. To do this, you need to wipe each panel separately, which is quite inconvenient and time-consuming.

External

First of all, external blinds are made from much more durable materials, and the lamellas in them have big size. Such products, in addition to good sun protection, hide everything that happens inside the room from outside views, which is especially important for residents of the first floors. External slats are made of galvanized metal, due to its high wear resistance and external factors in the form of rain, sun and snow. Wooden models are also produced, but their wear resistance is extremely low.

Roller blinds

Peculiarity roller blinds lies in convenience, practicality, and also low price. Their use has the following positive aspects:

• A large selection of similar products allows you to choose the best option that fits well into the interior;
• By attaching the products directly to the glass unit, the curtains adhere to the window. This allows you to achieve maximum sun protection by eliminating the transmission of light rays from the sides;
• High-quality designs with their correct installation completely prevent light rays from entering. Thanks to this, the indoor air is summer days does not heat up;
• Most roller blinds are treated with a dust-repellent solution that reduces contamination;
• You can choose products that have an opaque, reflective, and light-diffusing effect.

Film

But even taking into account the advantages that the listed methods protection, they have one significant drawback, which is a complete reduction in visibility from the window. In such cases you have to sacrifice good view from the window (when available). However, you can also use alternative option curtains – sunscreen. Such products are special, almost transparent one-sided films that are glued directly to the glass.

Worth knowing! After installation similar coating requires no maintenance at all.

This protection, installed on glass, reflects well infrared rays, thereby reducing solar heat gain. At the same time, the level of lighting in the room decreases slightly. In addition, you can choose films that have different degrees of light transmission. There are even models that have a completely mirrored external surface, which completely eliminates the possibility of seeing what is happening indoors from the street. Another advantage is the strengthening of the glass, which, when broken, will not shatter into small fragments, but will be held together with a film.

Partial dimming

When the room does not require completely darkened windows, but the question of how to cover them is still relevant, you can consider the following alternative options:

Pleated blinds

Made from similar materials, they are capable of transmitting light in a dosed manner. Moreover, some models allow you to adjust the height of the curtains themselves;

Bamboo blinds

Similar exotic options softly diffuse light, which looks good in large rooms.

Awnings

Also good way protect the room from the sun without blocking the view from the window. Such products are made from thick tarpaulin and installed on the outside of the opening. Similar original products resistant to moisture and not afraid of dirt. When using them, it is possible to adjust the level of inclination, as well as the width of the canopy. They are often used in private homes or installed on balconies;

Roman curtains

Such models have a good reflective effect, are compact in size and easy to use.

Worth knowing! The “day-night” model received good recommendations among housewives. This model is created by using several fabrics at the same time. So, one of them is translucent, and the second is dense. Based on the needs, the desired level of darkness is created and, if necessary, protection from the street.

There is a huge selection of window protection from the sun, which allows you to choose the best option for each individual case. The main thing is to take into account not only positive properties each method of sun protection, but also their negative sides. This will avoid unwanted effects or disappointment.

In hot weather, sun protection - important detail, which is required for the windows of the apartment. This video shows several options for the interior that will reduce the temperature inside the home. During the story, the advantages and disadvantages of each method and means are determined.

In hot climates, there is no need to protect the loggia from the sun; in the shade it will be 50 degrees. As you can see, the first remedy is a regular construction substrate. Take a roll and cut it to the size of the glass. We glue it with tape. At the end of the year you need to remove it because the tape cannot be placed for a long time in the sun. It then decays, disintegrates, and its indelible remains remain.

On a window that opens inward, the backing is placed with the shiny side facing the street in the direction of the sun. This is an advantage. The mosquito net will prevent precipitation from affecting the cover for protection. The method of opening the window inward allows you to stick this backing safely and reliably, conveniently with inside.

The peculiarity of the method is that we cover it with reflective substances with a backing on the outside. Radiation and heat are reflected without penetrating into the room or passing through the glass. The edges are treated with tape for reliability.

First glue the top, then the bottom. It will be stretched and then you can glue the sides. Try to stick less on the frame. Over time, if the tape begins to disintegrate, it can be washed off. We tried covering the inside of the glass with food foil. It reflects the sun well and sticks very close to the glass. But at the end of the season, when you remove it from the glass, it is difficult to wash. There are still divorces. With the use of PVA, when the film was washed off, indelible stains remained on the polymer film. Polymer films are quite practical, but it is an expensive pleasure to remove them from the glass every year for the winter. And it is impractical to leave it for the winter, since at this time of year there is already a lack of light in the house. In winter this is not at all profitable.

We also tried office blinds for protection. But they offer virtually no protection from the summer sun. There are rigid blinds that are attached to the window sashes themselves. They are very expensive. They don't let in much light, but they can't block the glass from it. They do not reflect the sun and warm themselves, heating the apartment. We glue a backing on the inside of our non-opening windows so that the outside doesn't suffer and so that bad weather doesn't tear them off. Climbing and securing them there is also not fun. They also make external blinds, that is, on the street side. However, this should be done when building a house, and it is expensive.

A common material is backing. It is convenient and cheap. It is installed on the inner glass for protection from rays, this is done simply. It is safe to trim the windows, close them quickly and do this every year. Remove for the winter. And it's very beautiful and accessible.

To tame the wild southern sun, we don’t limit ourselves to just one substrate. Because it reflects more light energy. Heat even passes through the substrate. Therefore added blackout curtains. In the evening, when ventilating the apartment, you can enjoy the light that enters the house and you can do without artificial lighting.

It is also used to protect penoplex. Some windows are simply covered from the sun with it so that you can remove them and not put them on tape. It is also set up as a second front.

On one window (near gas stove) Fibreboard covered with metal foil. Elsewhere hangs a removable backing. Attaches only from the top.

Window protection with solar control film

Summer in apartments and offices is becoming unbearable.You can turn on the air conditioner, but not everyone has it.Solar control film will come to the aid of windows.Due to its properties, it reflects the sun's rays, delays ultraviolet radiation. Well, now more.

When you need to tone up a room

It is necessary to stick film on windows if:

• room on the sunny side;
• The apartment is located on lower floors, and strangers constantly look out the windows;
• monotonous windows are boring, but you want something new;
• if the room has a pool, the water in which blooms under the influence of sunlight.

Solar control film on windows: properties

Reviews about sun protection film for windows

As consumers say, the film creates the effect of a shady tree: it’s not hot, everything is visible from the window. But from the street it is impossible to see what is happening in the apartment, at least during the daytime.

With this material you can revive flowers in summer - they begin to feel much better. People also feel better, especially the elderly, because they react very sharply to heat, stuffiness, and ultraviolet radiation. In addition, the film is affordable, which cannot be said about the air conditioner.

Neither blinds nor curtains protect from the sun as effectively. The room does not heat up, the apartment maintains a comfortable temperature.

Here is such a miracle product - sun protection film on the display. Reviews show that all consumers are satisfied with its use. Plus, it's easy to clean, store, and use again next year. It is also better not to remove the film for the winter, as it also has heat-saving properties, so the heat in the house will be better preserved. The product can be found in many stores, and its transportation is not difficult - it is light, almost weightless. Live comfortably!

Several ways to protect windows from the sun

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Many owners of apartments and houses resort to methods of protecting windows from the sun mainly in the summer. When such long-awaited rays of the sun in winter and summer bring discomfort to our homes, preventing us from sleeping in the morning and from hiding from the summer heat in the afternoon.

To prevent the summer sun from turning the room into a real inferno, there are several ways to protect

Therefore, at this time it is rare to find unprotected glass windows in apartments and houses, especially with south side. Well, for those who did not have time to do this, we offer several ways to protect windows from the sun and give them short description. So, you can reduce the effect of sunlight by doing the following:

1. Tint the windows:

2. Use of curtains and curtains for sun protection:

3. Use of blinds.

Window tinting with sun protection films

Tinting glass with sun-protection mirror films is by far the most effective and aesthetic way to protect windows from the sun and is applied to the glass both during the manufacturing process of a double-glazed window and after its installation. The last step can be done with your own hands.

Mirror Effect Window Film

Internal mirror The film is applied (adhesive) to the surface of the glass from the inside of the room and protects it from the sun. The film is selected taking into account the color background of the interior and creates the overall harmony of the room design.

Exterior mirror covered with film outer part windows and the glass unit is protected from the street side. Despite the fact that outer film is very limited in color scheme(black and light metallic), the film has increased strength, but also serves to protect glass from mechanical influences.

Exterior Mirror Film

Spatter film is a multilayer film made using advanced technology by electronic sputtering of metal of a certain thickness, significantly less than the thickness of the film itself. Multilayer film has excellent retention ultra-violet rays, but at the same time it worsens the illumination of the room.

Architectural spatter mirror film, blue Sputter SILVER Blue 15

The film is expensive and applying it to glass requires certain skills and is carried out with the assistance of specialists.

All the above properties are combined into one combined film, which has a number of properties: protection from sunlight, shock resistance and aesthetics.

The film is applied to double-glazed windows as follows:

• The process is possible only in the absence of sunlight: in the morning or evening.
• Before gluing the film, you must thoroughly wash the glass and degrease it.
• Separate the film from the paper and stick it onto a still damp surface, smoothing it in any direction with a soft rag or rubber spatula to “drive out” the air.
• If the glass is dry, lightly moisten it with water and a weak detergent solution.

Do not buy cheap film from dubious sellers.

The use of curtains and curtains for sun protection

The most patriarchal and at the same time popular in our time, curtains and drapes are used to protect from sunlight. Especially when, for one reason or another, it is not possible to use mirror film.

Curtains and curtains protect from the sun, drafts and views

The main thing in this case is to choose the right curtain material so that they are thick and at the same time fit perfectly into the interior of the room. Although they also have some advantages, for example, they can be moved apart in the absence of the sun's rays, that is, in cloudy weather.

There are several types of popular curtains and drapes that protect the room from heat and create comfort in the room:

However, curtains and curtains have one significant drawback: they accumulate dust and require periodic washing, which, naturally, is absent when using mirror films.

One of the types of blinds and curtains are Roman curtains, which are made from very dense fabric, which not only effectively protects the room from the sun, but also fits perfectly into any interior.

Roman blinds can be installed either on the wall or in the ceiling or in a window opening.

Essentially, these are curtains, but they fold like blinds into beautiful folds, the width of which is individually adjustable. They also “suffer” from a common drawback for all curtains, that is, they accumulate dust, however, they are easy to wash and iron.

If necessary, you can collect it in a roll and also straighten it when the sun's rays are especially active, and will also protect you from the unwanted gaze of neighbors and dubious-looking citizens passing by your windows.

The material of the curtains is fragile and therefore dust can only be removed from them using a vacuum cleaner or dry rag.

Using blinds to protect windows from the sun

The use of blinds to protect windows from the sun is justified if you have not yet decided which of the above methods is right for you. Materials for blinds can be bamboo, plastic, wood and fabric.

Sun blinds

Blinds are very easy to use, mobile and quickly show their properties: when necessary, the windows are protected from the sun and when there is no sun they provide access to daylight. In addition, even when the blinds are completely closed, there is still an air flow. Special care no protection required: just dip them in a washable solution once a month.