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Late afternoon sun raking across a dark timber floor and a jute rug, falling in the shape of the window beside it

Less fading.

Filters UV to help slow fading. It cannot stop it.

Can window film protect my interiors from fading?

It can slow it considerably, and it cannot stop it. Ultraviolet light is the largest single cause of fading and film filters it at the window. Visible light and heat cause fading too, and no film removes those.

Solar film

Fading is light breaking down colour over time. Ultraviolet light does most of that work and it is invisible, which is why a room can feel perfectly comfortable while its floors are quietly losing colour. Film filters ultraviolet light at the glass, before it reaches anything in the room.

  • Film is applied to the inside face of the glass you already have.
  • The outward view is kept.
  • Film filters ultraviolet light, the main driver of fading in floors, rugs and upholstery.
  • Ultraviolet light is one cause of fading. Visible light and heat also contribute, so no film stops fading altogether.
  • The film being specified is set out in your written quotation.
What changes

What you notice.

Film goes on the inside face of the glass you already have. Nothing is replaced and nothing structural changes.

  • Timber floors hold their colour longer where the sun lands
  • Rugs, artwork and photographs age more slowly
  • Stock in a display window keeps its colour while it sits there
  • Nothing about the room looks any different
Real-world application

Protecting the things you live with.

  • Afternoon sun entering a living room through a large sash window and falling across a timber floor and a patterned rugResidential
    Rooms where timber, textiles or artwork take direct sun for hours a day.
Where it goes

Typical glazing.

  • West and north facing living rooms
  • Kitchens and dining rooms with large glazing
  • Stairwell and skylight glass
  • Retail windows and display glazing
  • Reception and atrium glazing
  • Restaurants, cafes and hotel glazing
Things to know

What it will not do.

Slower, not stopped

Ultraviolet light is the biggest cause of fading, not the only one. Anything sitting in direct sun will still change over time.

It cannot undo what has happened

Film protects from the day it goes on. Colour already lost does not come back, and a rug that is half in the sun may keep the line it already has.

The figure belongs in your quotation

How much ultraviolet light a particular film filters is a manufacturer figure for that film. We give it to you against the film we are specifying for your glass rather than as a headline on a website.

Worth knowing.

Will it make the room dark?+
Not necessarily. Films range from nearly clear to heavily tinted, and the right one depends on the room, the aspect and how much you want the look to change. Your quotation sets out what is being specified.
Can film go on double glazing?+
Sometimes, and it is not a question to answer from a website. Sealed units, laminated panes, toughened glass and heavily shaded glazing each behave differently under film, and the wrong specification on the wrong pane is a real risk rather than a theoretical one. We confirm what is appropriate for your glass before we quote it, and what we are specifying is written into the quotation.
Will I still see out?+
Yes. Solar film treats heat, glare and ultraviolet light and leaves the outward view intact.
Will film stop my furniture fading?+
It will slow it. Fading has more than one cause: ultraviolet light is the largest, and visible light and heat contribute as well. Film filters ultraviolet light at the window, which removes the biggest single contributor. Anything sitting in direct sun will still change over time, and any company telling you otherwise is overselling.
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Two hands applying window film to a large glass pane with a squeegee, the wet film being smoothed flat in natural daylight