Security Window Film Instead Of Tempered Glass For Your Austin Remodel
Safety Film – A Tempered Glass Alternative Solution
Austin is a great city full of amazing people and big ol’ Texas sized houses. In fact, from Round Rock to Manchaca and all the neighborhoods in between, the city is packed full of some of the most beautiful and diverse homes that Texas has to offer. Many of these were built around the turn of the last century and the “vintage” look only adds to their beauty. But this means one problem many Austin homeowners have when they start to remodel is that many older homes have windows and glass fixtures that don’t adhere to today’s building codes. This is because by today’s standards windows or glass in areas that are considered “hazardous” and more likely to break (bathrooms, balconies, around pools and at the end of stairways) are required to have tempered glass to protect people from harm or death should breakage occur. Replacing windows with tempered glass is very expensive and really time-consuming. It can eat up a renovation budget just like that, which is why we, at Austin Window Film, offer safety window film as an alternative to tempered glass to get your Austin’s home up to code. It is faster, way cheaper, has fantastic fringe benefits that go along with it. Most importantly is it will get your windows and glass up to code and allow you to pass inspection.
Cost
The largest benefit of using safety window film instead of tempered glass is the cost. Tempered glass is very expensive and removing old glass is takes a lot of man hours. Safety and security film can be applied in less than a day and costs 50%-75% less.
The largest benefit of using safety window film instead of tempered glass is the cost. Tempered glass is very expensive and removing old glass is takes a lot of man hours. Safety and security film can be applied in less than a day and costs 50%-75% less.
Storm Protection
Safety film gives protection during earthquakes, wind-related storms, and tornados that result in flying debris. This is important because flying debris can shatter window glass, sending large shards of flying glass into a home and hurting people. Window safety film holds the broken glass in place.
Home Security
While window safety glass will not stop an intruder completely but it certainly will slow them down! A big factor in safety is slowing an intruder and buying you more time to call 911, escape, get to a safe room to defend yourself. Security films are tear resistant and make the window much more difficult to penetrate and hold glass fragments together after impact.
Don’t let your Austin home renovation get out of control and over budget because of the unplanned addition of tempered glass, work around it with safety window film! Contact us at, Austin Window Film for a free, on-site estimate today!