Construction Resources and Support

[diyer]

Say you're moving into a south-facing house in Florida, and it has single-glazed windows. You want to keep as much heat outside. How can this be done with window tinting?

Use GILA window film. You buy an 'installation kit' that includes: a wipe pad to clean the windows, the spray that you use to clean and apply film (e.g. use 2 bottles for 5 wide windows), a squeegie, a plastic corner doohicky (an aide in trimming), and an Exacto knife to cut the film. One cuts the film to approximate size (you can buy the film in a box of roll of different sizes), clean window, spray the fluid back on, peel backing off film, apply to window, spray more fluid over film, squeegie film on, then trim excess. Many manage to do this by themselves, but it may go easier with two people, especially for larger windows. Expect a cooling of five (5) degrees or more.

Plant trees around the house, too. In a few years, they'll provide some shade!