7 Unexpected Benefits of Window Tinting for Your Home

1. Protect Your Health

Many people fail to realize the same UV rays you protect yourself from with sunscreen are present inside your home. Anywhere there's a window, ultraviolet rays can penetrate your home's interior.

What's the problem with this?

Ultraviolet rays are hazardous to the health of you and your family. Overexposure is the leading cause of skin cancer. UV rays can also cause wrinkles and other skin issues.

Tinting your home's windows can protect your health by blocking up to 99 percent of UV rays. The exact amount of protection depends on the exact window tint percentages you choose to use.



Any additional protection is well worth it. This fact becomes especially true when you consider that you likely don't think about sun exposure while indoors.

2. Protect Your Valuables

Ultraviolet rays don't only damage your health. They can damage your valuables, too. But which valuables are most susceptible to damage?

Your furniture, curtains, tablecloths, and other cloth items are most likely to be damaged by the sun's rays. Any art you have in your home is also prone to damage.

The ultraviolet rays will cause these items (and more) to fade. After prolonged exposure and excessive fading, the materials can start breaking down. The breakdown of fibers will cause frayed edges, holes, and tears to appear.

3. Reduce Heat Rising Indoors

The section of your home around your windows can become significantly hotter than the rest of your house. When the sun shines through your windows, the panes are allowing heat to enter your home.

This additional heat can place stress on your air conditioning system. To keep the home cooler, your AC has to work harder, and your energy bills will rise.



Home window tinting can reduce the amount of heat entering your home. By reducing these "hot spots" around windows, your home will stay more comfortable.

4. Increase Window Strength

Tint adds another layer of strength to your window panes. Specific window tints are explicitly made to add more strength than average. This helps prevent window breakage.

When windows are harder to break, you can feel safer from home invasions or damaging storms. Window tinting also helps prevent the panes from shattering.



When windows do break, small pieces of glass are flung into the air and fall into the environment. These tiny pieces of glass are highly dangerous and can cause damage both during their fall and after. By preventing the windows from shattering into so many small pieces, tint can protect your family if the windows break.

5. Protect Against Energy Loss All Year

Windows are a significant source of energy loss. While some of this energy loss occurs from cracks or gaps in the frame, a considerable amount occurs directly through the panes themselves.

Window tint can help reduce the amount of energy loss all year. More of your cooling efforts will stay inside during summer, and more of your heating efforts will stay inside during winter.



Since your HVAC system has to work less, it'll cost you less in energy bills. While the savings varies considerably based on individual situations, this can help save you a significant amount of money over time.

6. Additional Privacy

Window tint offers your home additional privacy. There are even specific window tints called "privacy films" specifically designed to stop anyone on the outside from looking in. These tints manage to do this without blocking your view to the outside.



Additional privacy isn't only about being more comfortable in your home. When it's more challenging to see inside the house from the outside, potential burglars are less likely to target your home. This is because they can't see your home's layout and, therefore, can't determine if you would be an easy target.

7. Reduce Annoying Glare

Glare is annoying. It makes it difficult to see when you're trying to read a book, watch television, or use your computer. It can also cause headaches in some people.



Since window tint reduces the amount of sunlight that filters into your home, it's also useful for reducing this annoying glare. Tint is especially suitable for reducing glare while still allowing some natural light to illuminate your home.

Bonus: Aesthetic Appeal

As a bonus benefit, many people simply enjoy the aesthetic appeal of window tint. Although traditional dark options are still one of the most commonly used, window tint now comes in many different styles. You can choose the one you like best for your home.

Do You Have More Questions About the Benefits of Window Tinting?

Tinting your home's windows have many benefits. Seven of the most significant and unexpected are listed above. The type of window tint you choose will determine how significant each benefit will be.

Do you have more questions about the benefits of window tinting? Or would you like to inquire about getting your home's windows tinted?

Contact us today. One of our associates would be happy to answer any questions you still have. Film Systems Of Florida can also set you up a consultation if desired.