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4 Quick Ways Switchable Film Can Improve Your Home

Over the last 15 years, we’ve seen our switchable technologies used in the home in a range of inventive ways, from using our Smart Film to create a switchable staircase to using Switchable Glass walls to divide spaces. Whilst integrating Smart Glass into your interiors has a great effect, installation can often take time and require a level of disruption in your home.

This is why one of our most popular solutions is our Self-Adhesive Switchable Smart Film, designed to be retrofit to any existing glass or glazing. Our Smart Film can be installed quickly and easily using our step-by-step guide, transforming your space without the need for construction and mess! Here’s four quick ways that switchable film can improve your home:

  1. Instant Privacy

The most popular reason for using smart glass technology is its ability to give you privacy on demand, offering the option of transparency when necessary and appearing frosted when the glass is turned off. Whilst ‘instant privacy’ can be achieved with more common items such as blinds or curtains, using them also blocks out light which isn’t necessary in many common areas of the home. Opting for Smart Film as opposed to alternative privacy solutions is popular with homeowners who wish to make the most of their view but need to maintain privacy at certain times, this works especially well in areas like conservatories which can often be overlooked by neighbours.

Switchable Film can be operated via remote from up to 25 meters away, via wall switch, or even through voice automation using popular smart home speakers like Amazon’s Alexa or Google Assistant.

  1. Removes Glare

Turning clear when switched on, Switchable Film is a great way to remove glare and awkward sunlight without plunging a room into darkness. We recently worked on a project where we supplied our Smart Film for a countryside home in Cheshire that we’re struggling with this exact problem. Their home featured a stunning gable end window offering views for miles over the rolling hills which the owners weren’t able to enjoy properly due to it lining up perfectly with the rising sun.

This made it difficult for them to enjoy the space at key points in the day, with the harsh lighting dictating how they could use the room. To combat this, they installed four pieces of our Switchable Film along the top row of glazing, blending in perfectly to the surroundings without taking the focus away from the original wooden framework and envious views.

 

  1. Improves energy efficiency

For a quick solution to improve your energy efficiency, consider installing switchable film to your existing glazing. The smart glass properties in our retrofit film can reduce any heat your home would previously lose through glazing by up to 30%. This is a great way to enhance existing double glazing, also minimising solar heat gain by up to 40%, keeping your home warm in the winter and cooler in the summer.

  1. Creates more versatile spaces

Using switchable glass around the home allows for the creation of more versatile spaces, helping to bring life into areas that were previously dead space. For instance, the switchable stairs were invented when a customer was renovating a barn and through using the smart glass staircase and a cleverly placed skylight they were able to create a bright and welcoming bathroom under the stairs.

Another benefit of our Switchable Film is that is doubles as a 4K/HD Rear Projection Screen, ideal for glass partition and sliding door applications. Create your own outdoor cinema by switching your smart glass window or doors off, with the frosted surface providing the perfect canvas for projection from inside your home.

 Interested?

If you’d like to learn more about how you can use Switchable Film in your home or want to improve your glazing now, get in touch via the form below or call us on 01226 361 306.