Thinking about fitting some of this to our south-facing windows. I have
found a few sellers online and have read what they have to say - and
consulted old uk.d-i-y posts.

The sellers claim quite decent levels of heat reflection - certainly
over 70% - are these achievable in a real world?

How easy would it be to fit to first floor windows with only ladder
access? (I can clean the windows fine - but putting this film on appears
to be a bit more difficult than that.)

Some of the sites show pictures of before/after regarding what it looks
like from the inside. Do you continue to notice the film forever or do
you simply ignore it after the first day or two?

Any recommended sellers? Any experiences?

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How easy would it be to fit to first floor windows with only ladder
access? (I can clean the windows fine - but putting this film on appears
to be a bit more difficult than that.)
Some of the sites show pictures of before/after regarding what it looks
like from the inside. Do you continue to notice the film forever or do
you simply ignore it after the first day or two?

If it's anything like the stuff they put on the windows where I work,
it looks permanently gloomy outside with the film.

The film was also put on the inside, not outside.

Colin Wilson wrote:


If it's anything like the stuff they put on the windows where I work,
it looks permanently gloomy outside with the film.

The film was also put on the inside, not outside.

There are lots of different specs. - some interior, some exterior. The
advice (at least on one of the sites) is that sealed double glazed
windows should have an exterior film - so the heat is reflected without
ever entering even the glass. Which seems sensible enough.

I too am concerned about the possibility of perpetual gloom. But again,
there are many specs. with different shading - I am hoping for minimal
tinting effect (maximum clarity) but good heat reflection and some
(modest) UV protection.

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
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Rod writes:
Colin Wilson wrote:


If it's anything like the stuff they put on the windows where I work,
it looks permanently gloomy outside with the film.

The film was also put on the inside, not outside.

There are lots of different specs. - some interior, some exterior. The
advice (at least on one of the sites) is that sealed double glazed
windows should have an exterior film - so the heat is reflected without
ever entering even the glass. Which seems sensible enough.

I too am concerned about the possibility of perpetual gloom. But again,
there are many specs. with different shading - I am hoping for minimal
tinting effect (maximum clarity) but good heat reflection and some
(modest) UV protection.

Even the K glass which people generally don't notice (unless there's
some clear glass next to it, or a pane has been replaced and the
tint doesn't match) has been found to result in significantly more
use of lights inside those rooms, so even a level of tinting which is
not obviously perceptable does significantly affect light levels.

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Andrew Gabriel
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