| Tinted windows are skyrocketing in popularity in | | | | UV rays: giving your furniture, carpeting, drapes, |
| the new home building industry, and no wonder. | | | | artwork, and other decorative and personal |
| Today's products are head and shoulders above | | | | belongings a longer and more vibrant life. |
| their predecessors in terms of aesthetics and | | | | 4. More Privacy: Today's window tinting products |
| functionality, and they are in high demand in all | | | | are still reflective on the outside, keeping peeping |
| parts of the country. Here are seven great | | | | eyes at bay. However, they have low interior |
| reasons why you should get your home windows | | | | reflectivity: so you can fully enjoy the view from |
| tinted. | | | | your windows at night. |
| | | | 5. New Technologies: If you've had tinting in the |
| 1. Energy Savings: Today's window tinting | | | | past but didn't like its metallic content, today's |
| products are engineered specifically to reject | | | | types use no-metal technology to give you the |
| infrared light from the sun that causes undue heat | | | | protection you want without the problems |
| in a home's interior. By rejecting up to 97 percent | | | | associated with metals. There is absolutely no |
| of this light with the use of spectrally-selective | | | | interference with cell phone or wireless internet |
| films, you will save substantial amounts on your | | | | signals. |
| summer air conditioning bill. | | | | 6. Beauty: Unlike their predecessors, today's tinting |
| 2. Comfort: With markedly decreased heating | | | | films add to the beauty of a home rather than |
| from infrared light, your family will enjoy greater | | | | detract from it. |
| overall comfort in the home. You can read in the | | | | 7. Value: In this difficult real estate market, any |
| easy chair by the window any time of day | | | | energy-saving home improvements add lasting |
| without getting hot, and the kids will stop fiddling | | | | value to a residential property. Having window |
| with the thermostat. | | | | tinting installed is a cost-effective, practical, and |
| 3. Protect your Furniture: Infrared light causes | | | | attractive way to reduce home energy costs and |
| heat, but UV rays cause fading. When windows | | | | thereby make your house stand out from the |
| are tinted properly, they will reject 99 percent of | | | | pack. |