Window Film in Garland, TX

Security Window Film for Garland Homes After Storm Season

Garland residents remember December 26, 2015, when a tornado tore through the city and neighboring Rowlett. North Texas also sees hail most springs. No film will keep a window intact against a direct tornado hit or large hail, and anyone who promises that is overselling. What film can do is limit how much broken glass ends up inside the house.

What security film does is change how glass fails. Instead of breaking into loose shards, the pane cracks but stays held in one sheet by the film. That keeps glass off floors, beds and kids, and it keeps the opening partly closed until the window can be replaced. Thicker security films also make a ground-floor window much slower to break through, which matters on back doors and side windows that cannot be seen from the street.

Some jobs call for more than film alone. An anchoring system ties the film's edges into the frame so the cracked sheet resists being pushed out of the opening. We price both versions so you can compare. The anchored version costs more and makes the most sense on large ground-floor panes and on glass doors that open onto the backyard.

Heat Control Window Film for Garland Ranch Houses

Large parts of Garland were built between the 1950s and the 1980s, and many of those single-story brick homes still have aluminum windows, some single pane. Replacing every window is expensive. Film on the glass is a lower-cost way to cut the heat coming through west and south windows during the summer.

Garland homes get electricity from Garland Power & Light, the city-owned utility, rather than the Oncor network most of the metro uses. If you are curious about efficiency programs, check with GP&L directly. We do not make promises about bills, but film does reduce the solar heat the air conditioner has to remove.

• Heat control film for west-facing living rooms
• UV film to slow fading of floors and furniture
• Low-E film for older single-pane glass in winter

Window Film for Lake Ray Hubbard Homes in Garland

Garland's east side runs along the western shore of Lake Ray Hubbard. Homes facing the water look east, so they take bright morning sun with reflection off the lake surface added on top. Breakfast rooms and bedrooms on that side can be uncomfortably bright early in the day. In winter the sun comes up lower and shines straight across the water.

A neutral glare film is the usual answer. It cuts the brightness and reflection without coloring the view of the lake. UV film is a good addition for rooms with wood floors and furniture near the glass. Since the lake side is also the side people want to look at, we steer away from mirrored or dark films that would dim the water at sunrise.

Commercial Window Film for Garland Industrial Offices and Downtown Shops

Garland has a large manufacturing and distribution base, with plants and warehouses along its industrial corridors. Most of those buildings have a front office with a strip of windows facing the parking lot. Those offices get hot, and staff at the front desk deal with glare all afternoon. Solar control film handles both, and security film adds protection for front offices that sit empty overnight.

Downtown Garland, around the square and the Granville Arts Center, has older brick storefronts with restaurants and small businesses. Those shops benefit from light solar film and, where tagging is a problem, anti-graffiti film on lower glass and doors. Firewheel Town Center and the shopping centers along major roads have the same needs on a larger scale: heat, glare and fading on storefronts that face big, sunny parking lots.