{"id":191,"date":"2011-01-09T17:05:22","date_gmt":"2011-01-09T22:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/?p=191"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:10:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T19:10:48","slug":"how-much-does-home-window-tinting-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/09\/how-much-does-home-window-tinting-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does Home Window Tinting Cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u00a0are a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.precisefilm.com\">professional window tinting company<\/a> located in Chicago. We have applied numerous brands and styles of film throughout the years\u00a0and are offering this general advice to help educate the public about window film. Professional window film\u00a0is usually\u00a0priced by the square foot,\u00a0with the\u00a0cost including the film and the installation fees.<\/p>\n<p>On typical residential installations (100-300\/sqft) prices will usually fall right around\u00a0$7\/sqft for standard semi-metallic\u00a0 films. On installations close to and over 1000 square feet, prices can fall as low as $6\/sqft. Using these prices as a base, installation cost can go up as much as $2\/sqft more,\u00a0depending on the difficulty of the installation.<\/p>\n<p>Typical &#8220;square&#8221; windows with clean edges that can be\u00a0accessed without the use of stools, ladders or scaffold and do not have obstructions in the way should be installed at the low end of the price scale.<\/p>\n<p>Things that can raise the base cost of installation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excessive putty, paint or silicone on the edge of the glass to be filmed<\/li>\n<li>Glass that does not have a frame on some or all of the edges<\/li>\n<li>Odd shaped windows<\/li>\n<li>Skylight application<\/li>\n<li>Removal of existing film<\/li>\n<li>Storm window application<\/li>\n<li>Ladder or scaffold use<\/li>\n<li>Window\/Door hardware\u00a0 removal\/replacement<\/li>\n<li>Applications that require seaming (usually if window is over 72&#8243; in two directions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows blocked by immovable obstructions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Square foot price is usually switched to a per-unit price when dealing with &#8220;french-pane&#8221; windows. Individual preparation and filming of each of the units is labor intensive, so the prices can range from $15-$20 a pane depending on the condition of the glass and the type of film used.<\/p>\n<p>Shades, blinds &amp; curtains are standard obstructions and the price <strong>should not be affected <\/strong>by their presence. The service should either work around or remove and replace these obstructions<strong> as part of the service<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.precisefilm.com\/madico_v-kool.html#vkool\">Spectrally-selective<\/a> films fall in a higher price range.\u00a0Less\u00a0effective\u00a0films\u00a0such as\u00a03M Prestige can range from\u00a0$8-$11\/sqft while the\u00a0higher\u00a0performance films\u00a0like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.precisefilm.com\/madico_v-kool.html#vkool\">V-Kool<\/a> can range from $12-$20\/sqft. The &#8220;70&#8221; series of each of the manufacturers is the most popular.\u00a0The &#8220;70&#8221; refers to the nominal percentage of light allowed through the glass after the\u00a0\u00a0application of the film. This level of light reduction is\u00a0nearly\u00a0undetectable to the human eye, so the fact that these films can reject up to 56% of solar energy is impressive. These films also act as an after-market low-E coating, which can reflect heat back into the room, saving energy in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>Less effective spectrally-selective\u00a0films block less heat, block more light, and in some cases, add distortion to the glass. Review our article about\u00a0spectrally selective films for more information<\/p>\n<p>If you live in the Chicago area, visit us at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.precisefilm.com\">www.precisefilm.com<\/a> to get a free estimate for your window film project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u00a0are a professional window tinting company located in Chicago. We have applied numerous brands and styles of film throughout the years\u00a0and are offering this general advice to help educate the public about window film. Professional window film\u00a0is usually\u00a0priced by the square foot,\u00a0with the\u00a0cost including the film and the installation fees. On typical residential installations (100-300\/sqft) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":418,"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions\/418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/precisefilm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}