How Window Film Could Be A Real Life Saver

Most people know that tinted window film can give your home privacy and can even add to the look of your rooms, but it could also prove to be a real life saver.  Read on to find out how.

1.  Earthquakes and explosions

Although you might never experience a bomb blast near your home, gas explosions can occur, especially in urban environments.  So, how can privacy tinting help to protect you and your family in such an event?

When an explosion occurs, the blast force causes a shock wave that moves with incredible speed and power, so much so that anything fragile that lies in its path (your windows for example) simply shatter.  This could clearly cause catastrophic damage to your home, not to mention potentially life-threatening injuries to anyone at home at the time.  When glass that is protected by privacy film is impacted by an explosive shock wave, the film simply stretches to absorb the force.  Although the glass will break, it won't fly in all directions, remaining attached to the adhesive film thereby saving your home and family from damage and injury.

Earthquakes can cause structural damage, even if you are nowhere near the epicentre.  The vibrations caused by earthquakes can also cause your windows to shatter, but window tinting film can prevent this.

2.  Extreme weather events

The world's climate is changing and with these changes come an increase in extreme weather events.  Winter storms are becoming more devastating and violent, with hurricane force winds and torrential rainstorms occurring far more frequently than ever before.

Even window shutters can't completely protect your windows from the most severe weather, but installing window film can help.  During tornadoes and hurricanes flying debris can become deadly projectiles, which could shatter your windows, wreaking havoc and potentially causing serious injury.  Window film can act as a sticky net, catching flying objects and preventing the glass from splintering into deadly shrapnel.

3.  Cancer-causing UVA rays

The sun's UVA rays can be extremely dangerous if you are exposed to them for any length of time.  UVA radiation penetrates the deepest layers of the skin, causing cell damage, premature ageing, and even potentially triggering skin cancer. 

You can protect your family from the effects of the hot summer sun by applying tinted window film to the windows of your home, meaning that you can enjoy the sunshine all year round in safety, without having to draw your blinds and shut the sun out completely.

In conclusion

So, you can see that installing window film could not only potentially save your home from severe damage; it could even save your life.