Solar Window Films - MADICO® One way privacy films.

Author: Ssnl Africa

Feeling comfortable and secured at your home is assurance that you have a high level of privacy from the outside world, the prying eyes of the neighborhood. But yet you still want to be able to see the world outside your doors, windows glass? Great! We are happy and assure you that there is a solution to this problem, Madico® one-way solar reflective series window film. Find out how you can use this type of window film to increase your privacy at-home.

How does One Way Window Film work?

One way window film is a reflective mirrored privacy window film that offers a high level of daytime privacy. The reflective mirrored appearance of the one way reflective solar window film gives the glass a one way mirror effect from the outer side when there is more light on one side than the other. This means that, during the day, people on the outside of the window cannot see in through the glass, while you can still see clearly through it from the inside. The outer side of the glass becomes reflective in the light and reflects like a mirror, barring visibility completely.

One way window film can be applied to any windows of rooms that you want more daytime privacy. Applying reflective privacy window film to ground floor windows, allows you to open up the curtains during the day and allow the natural light come in, with the comfort of knowing that people outside still cannot see into your home. How much natural light comes inside the home depends on the darkness of the tint selected.

One Way Mirror Window Film Technology.

One way window privacy film is manufactured by joining ultra thin layer of pp film with reflective metal oxide between and adhesive bottom layer and a protective top layer for scratch resistance and UV protection. The one way mirror effect created by these types of privacy films occurs when sunlight reflects off of the windows they are applied to. The darker and more reflective the films are, and the more outside light there is, the stronger the one way mirror effect is. Everything how depends on the the clients taste, how dark they require the tint and level of privacy.

Invariably one way mirror films do not provide nighttime privacy when it is darker outside than inside. The one way mirror effect essentially gets reversed when the light outside disappears and lights get turned on inside. There are night time neutral shades available with MADIOC® to defuse the reflectivness of the film from inside during night (Optivision® – Night Neutral series).

What are your options for Nighttime Privacy?

Since one way mirror window film only provides privacy during daytime, you will have to engage alternate solutions to achieve night time. If you want to utilize one way vision window film for daytime privacy, the easiest way to keep people from seeing into your home at night is to close curtains.

24-hour privacy can be achieved for your windows, for which you can install a translucent one way frosted glass film or decorative preprinted decorative film. This will allow light to pass through but won’t allow a detailed view through the glass, these films will add to the decor of your room as they are available in a whole rage designs and patterns. One more way for achieving highest level round-the-clock privacy, you can consider totally opaque window film, which blocks out all light and visibility. Also known as black out or white out films.

How is this Window Film Installed?

Majority of the time like all other types of retrofit window films, privacy window films are also installed on the interior surface of the glass. This internal application ensures easy application and the longer possible lifespan for the product. Even though there are window films which can be applied to the exterior surface of the glass window, exposure to harsh weather shortens the length of time that they function at peak performance. Installation is a simple process you can follow the DIY method or employ a professional installer as it requires lots of expertise and experience.

Other Hidden Benefits of One Way Window Privacy Film

Besides the primary benefits of providing a high level of daytime privacy, one way window film offers several other benefits for you and your home. Reflective one-way window films due to their reflectivity nature and multi layered construction possess heat reduction and UV blocking properties. One way vision window film blocks out 99% of the sun’s harmful UV rays that cause sunburns on our skin and fading on things like furniture and upholstery placed near windows. They also block out glare, which is causes discomfort to the eyes, this is an ideal treatment for windows in home offices or entertainment rooms where you want to be able to read, work on a computer, or focus on a television screen without the need to squint your eyes or close drapes and blinds. You can keep your daytime views and even let some natural light in without straining your eyes.

Important Facts about One way Window Films

Before you decide whether or not to install one way view window film, there are a few important things to keep in mind, firstly one-way window films never works at night, infact it works in the opposite direction when the light outside is lighter than that inside. Secondly currently no way to achieve 24-hour privacy with this glass film except if you completely block with decorative film or opaque film.

Thirdly the most important thing to remember darkness of the tint selected will effect on the appearance of the glass and the amount of natural light it allows inside, lighter tint allows lots of natural light to come in, lesser the privacy. Darker the tint lesser the amount of natural light allowed inside, higher level of privacy and glass becomes darker

You can consult "Solar Scape Nigeria Ltd" free of cost, who can explain in detail based on your requirement and suggest an appropriate product from Madico® wide range of solar film products.