Energy-Saving Window Tinting
Solar Screens for Mobile, AL
Some windows just won't take film. They didn't get the memo.
Maybe it's a dual-pane window with a low-e coating that makes film a bad idea. Maybe it's a landlord situation. Maybe the window is just old and temperamental and you'd rather not find out what happens when you put adhesive on it. Whatever the reason — solar screens exist for exactly this situation and they work.
A solar screen is an exterior screen that intercepts solar heat and glare before it ever reaches the glass. Film works from the inside out. Solar screens work from the outside in. Same result — less heat coming through, less glare making the room miserable — just a different approach to getting there.
They're not a consolation prize. On certain windows, particularly large unobstructed ones with serious sun exposure, solar screens actually outperform film because they stop the heat before it even touches the glass. Homes in West Mobile, Springhill, and out toward Theodore and Fowl River with big picture windows facing the afternoon sun are good candidates.
They're also a practical option for screened porches, patios, and outdoor living spaces where you want to knock the heat and glare down without closing the space off entirely. Gulf Coast summers are long. Your porch should be usable for more than two months of the year.
Fixed and retractable options are available. Retractable makes sense when the sun is only a problem part of the year or part of the day — you get the screen when you need it and your full view when you don't.
Not every window needs a screen. Not every window can take film. When film isn't the answer, screens usually are.