5 Reasons Why You Should Invest In Commercial Window Tinting

1. Energy Efficiency

Being a Columbia, South Carolina-based business ourselves, we know how enjoyable it is to open up those blinds and let the natural light fill in your space. It certainly beats standing under those incandescent or fluorescent lights for 8+ hours a day. 

In fact, there are many health benefits to natural light. It's been shown to ward off seasonal depression in workers, improve productivity, and boost your tenant's mood.

There is one negative to natural light, however. Without tinted windows on your commercial property, you're letting harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun come into your space unopposed.

When that happens, those UV rays will compile on top of one another and quickly raise the temperature in your commercial property. Similar to a car that's been sitting out under the sun for a few hours.

This will put an immense amount of stress on your HVAC system. As the temperature climbs, your air conditioning unit will work twice as hard to try and keep the climate in your preferred setting.

That can lead to two substantial problems. First, it will raise your monthly energy bills substantially. Second, it can cause your air conditioning to overheat and need to be replaced.



Commercial window tinting helps combat this issue. Trusted window film brands like LLumar block 99-percent of all UV rays trying to make their way in, keeping your property cool.

2. Raises the Value of Your Property

Typically, you want your commercial property to look as uniform as possible. If you're renting out space to tenants, you want the outside to look desirable to many different industries. This prevents many commercial property owners from making any noticeable changes to the aesthetic.

There is one change you can make that will boost the value of your property from the inside and out. Commercial window tinting can make your building appear more desirable to others.

Tenants are smarter than ever before. They know the benefits that commercial window tinting can offer their business. It makes their entire staff more comfortable, protects their furnishings, and lowers their monthly bills as well.

It also eliminates fluctuation between hot and cold spots on the property, ensuring comfort for their workers, wherever they may sit.



Outside, it will enhance your property's curb appeal. Your commercial buildings will have a professional and luxurious look with a mirrored body that reflects the clouds and skyline from above.

3. Enhanced Safety

Fair or not, there are many things out there that threaten the safety of your tenants and your property. All it takes is one severe storm or break-in for your tenants to feel uncomfortable in the space they're renting.

Fortunately, commercial window tinting can help in that arena as well. Trusted window film brands like LLumar and SelectPro Vista are known for their strength and durability.

Thanks to their placement on the windows, window film can help prevent the glass from shattering and falling. While it may crack in many places, the window won't give out. 



The integrity of the window film will prevent water damage from rain that makes its way into a shattered window during a storm or a break-in. The fact that the window didn't shatter will cause a burglar to panic and run away, thus preventing your tenant's assets from being stolen.

4. Prevents Discoloration

We lied, there's actually another negative to the UV rays in natural lighting: it can cause your furnishings to lose their color. 

If left unimpeded, the ultraviolet rays will cause discoloration on your walls and floors, as well as your tenant's furnishings, machines, signage, and so on.

Commercial window tinting can help you protect the quality of your property, as well as your tenant's belongings. It will make the entire space appear younger and newer, making it an attractive space to rent from. 



While there are other methods to prevent color fading, commercial window tinting is the most efficient and proactive way to do so.

5. Increases Privacy

As the old business proverb goes "you should never show the customer how the sausage is made". Most business owners (your potential tenants) share this ideology. 

They like to keep their business separate from the outside world. It helps their employees to be more productive and secure, knowing that no one can see them from outside the confines of your windows.



Commercial windows can increase the privacy of your space, which also lessens the chance of a break-in. Burglars are less willing to risk breaking into a space that could contain alarms or other security features they can't see.

Invest in Commercial Window Tinting for Your Property Today

Now that you have seen an in-depth guide on commercial window tinting and how you can benefit from it, be sure to use this information to your advantage. 

Thinking about window tinting for your home? If so, be sure to read this article on the benefits of residential window tinting.

To get started, please be sure to reach out and request a free estimate from Latitude 33 Window Tint for your residential or commercial window tinting service.