Florida’s Most Popular Window Tinting Choices For Homes & Buildings
The Florida sun is no joke. With afternoon temperatures already climbing toward 90°F, homeowners across Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Sarasota are feeling the heat—literally. If you’ve noticed your AC running non-stop or your monthly electric bill hitting record highs, you aren’t alone.
At Advanced Film Solutions, we specialize in helping Florida homeowners take back control of their indoor climate. As the leading window film installation company in the state, we provide the ultimate barrier between your family and the relentless sunshine.
Why Window Film is Your Home’s Best Defense
Standard glass windows are essentially “heat magnets.” Without protection, they allow solar energy to pour into your living spaces, creating “hot spots” and forcing your HVAC system to work overtime.
Here is how our advanced ceramic, multilayered IR and solar films make a difference:
- Slash Cooling Costs: Our films can reject up to 80% of solar heat, leading to a significant drop in your monthly energy expenditures.
- UV Protection: Protect your hardwood floors, expensive rugs, and cherished furniture from fading by blocking 99% of harmful UV rays.
- Glare Reduction: Tired of squinting at your TV or computer screen? Our films provide crystal-clear views without the blinding glare.
- Enhanced Privacy & Security: Keep your home private and reinforce your glass against potential impacts.
Serving the Greater Tampa Bay & Central Florida Region
We take pride in being local experts. Whether you are in the heart of Tampa, the coastal stretches of Pinellas, or the growing communities of Pasco, Orlando, Lakeland, and Bradenton-Sarasota, our team is ready to serve you.
We don’t believe in a “one size fits all” approach. Our experts work with you to choose the perfect tint level and technology—from virtually invisible ceramic films to high-performance reflective options—to match your home’s aesthetic.
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Don’t wait for the triple-digit humidity of mid-summer to take action. Start saving money and enjoying a more comfortable home today.
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With so many choices how do consumers choose the perfect solutions and frankly what are the most popular choices?
Dual Reflective Vista and LLumar DR films:
Dual reflective films are metallic coated thin films that are designed to reflect heat away from your interior space while lowering the interior reflectivity of your windows and sliders at night.
These films can stop up to 85% of the total solar energy and lower monthly electric bills by as much as 30% a month. In terms of visible light, the most popular choices are our 25% and 35% coatings that factor out 65-75% of the visible light.
For west and southern exposures many clients prefer the 15% dual reflective coatings for additional light and heat efficacy.
There is no cost differential between these visible light choices, so the determining factor is your specific requirements.
Ceramic nanocoated window film, Huper Optik and Vista nanoceramic window film
Ceramic films stop heat by targeting both visible light and invisible IR wavelengths.
While dual reflective films work by reflecting heat away from the glass, ceramic films do their heat blocking by limiting the IR wavelengths. This gets the results clients require without altering the reflectivity of the windows and sliders during the day or night.
Ceramic coatings are less reflective than glass so they are ideal for gated communities that frequently have deed restrictions.
The most popular ceramic choices filter out 30-50% of the visible light and as much as 60-nearly 70% of the total solar energy.
Security solar combination films:
Security and impact resistance are critical advantages of combination dual purpose shatter control film.
There is a modest investment cost for having our thicker 8 ML shatter films that not only stop heat, glare, UV and lower AC costs but also hold glass in place against forced entry or flying debris.
The most popular choices as you might expect are our 3M Ultra and Ultra NV films along with the dual reflective LLumar and Vista films that are all 8 ML thick and have the same solar properties as their thinner 2 ml selections.
Of course, there are non-reflective 3M Prestige 70 and Prestige 50 Ultra shatter films and low reflective and clear shatter control window films that are also highly requested.
All Advanced Film Solutions choices are NFRC certified for performance on a variety of window types and glass configurations.
- All choices have a lifetime warranty and glass breakage warranty for your peace of mind.
- 3M and Eastman will take over any existing glass warranty that may be in force particularly for new homes.
- Peace of mind, expert installations and the most effective heat, glare and UV control window film.
- Spectacular clarity, no peeling, bubbles, color change or distortion.
Find out for yourself with a free estimate and choose the coating that meets your specific goals and requirements.
Call our customer service folks at:
Toll Free: 877-575-3456
Tampa: 813.949.FILM
Sarasota Bradenton: 941-822-8841
Orlando: 407-843-9350
Pinellas County: 727-944-3456