Solar screens fabric shades that absorb.
Tinted window screens.
The main downside to tinting your home s windows is the expense.
Solar screens are installed on the outside of the home slightly raised from the windows similar to regular insect screens and window film or tint is applied directly to the window itself on the inside of the window.
Tinted home windows are economical.
Notice the color of the sky and the grass.
In fact they are often touted.
You can see the screens on these windows.
The window on the left only has a solar screen.
Putting tinting on all the windows across the front facade of your house looks very good and gives you.
By these calculations window film is generally cheaper than other popular window treatments that block the sun.
Efficiency sun screens are more effective at reducing heat transfer than window tint.
Most likely you will consider window tinting on window locations that dont often open anyway or windows you can open like your large picture windows.
Potential drawbacks of tinted home windows.
The window on the right has a same solar screen but we have applied a glare reducing window film.
Lets look at window tinting as the first item in the solar tint vs window screen debate.