Securing a Ground-Floor Home Office Window

NorthGuard Window Film secures a ground-floor home office window with clear security film on the panes a person can reach from outside, and with frosted privacy film on the panes that show a desk or a screen. Security film holds broken glass in place and slows entry through the pane; frosted film blocks the view in. The two films answer two different questions, and NorthGuard quotes them opening by opening.

Which home-office panes get clear security film

NorthGuard Window Film quotes clear security film for the ground-floor home-office glass a person can reach from outside: the window beside the desk, glass in a side door or a walk-out door behind the office, and any office window that sits at grade. Reach is what makes a pane a forced-entry route, so those panes get the security film quote and the security window film page describes the film class.

A home office also has panes that matter for a different reason: the ones a passer-by looks through to see a desk, a laptop and a monitor. NorthGuard Window Film notes those panes separately, because they are a privacy question rather than an entry question, and the written quote names the film proposed for each opening.

What Madico states security film does when office glass breaks

Madico, one of the film brands NorthGuard Window Film installs, states on its anti-intrusion page that its safety and security film keeps glass together and makes it more difficult for a smash-and-grab intruder to enter a home or business (Madico anti-intrusion films). Security film does not make the office window unbreakable; the NorthGuard pillar on whether security film stops break-ins sets out what the film delays and what it cannot do.

SunTek, another brand NorthGuard Window Film installs, describes its Clear Series safety and security film as nearly invisible and optically clear (SunTek safety and security film). The appearance of the product named on a NorthGuard quote is what the homeowner sees in the film samples shown at the in-home estimate.

Frosted film for the office panes that show a desk or screens

NorthGuard Window Film quotes frosted privacy film, not security film, for the office panes where a desk, a screen or a shelf of equipment is visible from outside. Frosted film obscures the view through the pane in daylight and after dark while still letting light into the room, and the frosted window film page describes the options.

Reflective one-way film is the wrong choice for a room used in the evening, because reflective film hides a room only while the outside is brighter than the inside; the post on why one-way privacy film fails at night explains the reversal. Where only the lower part of a window shows the desk, NorthGuard Window Film can quote a frosted band on that part and leave the upper glass clear.

Glass-break sensors on the office window during a film install

NorthGuard installers remove glass-break sensors before filming the glass and reinstall them afterward, so the sensors stay intact and the film does not interfere with them. The estimate notes each sensor on the office window so the install day accounts for it.

Security film and an alarm do different jobs on the same window: security film slows entry through the glass, and the alarm is the monitored system. NorthGuard Window Film does not describe the film as a monitored system or as a substitute for working locks on the office door. The post on security film and home alarms covers the sensor practice in more detail.

What a NorthGuard quote lists for a home-office window

A NorthGuard Window Film estimate is free and happens at the house: an installer measures each office pane, checks the glass type, and looks for any film already on the glass. Existing film is identified at that visit and its removal is not assumed inside a first-install scope. Film samples are shown at the in-home estimate, and the post on glass and window film compatibility covers the glass checks, including sealed units and low-E coatings.

The written quote follows the measure and lists each opening with the film proposed for it. Installed security film in Toronto is priced at $16 to $26 per square foot before HST, and frosted film at $15 to $18 per square foot before HST; a small job of under about 100 square feet carries one travel and project-management charge. The window film cost page publishes those ranges and explains what moves a quote within them.

Warranty on a filmed office window

Madico, SunTek, Solar Gard and 3M film warranties apply to NorthGuard installations, under each manufacturer's own terms. SunTek states that a manufacturer's limited warranty backs all of its safety and security film (SunTek safety and security film), and the terms that apply to the film on an office window are the terms that manufacturer publishes.

NorthGuard Window Film provides the warranty terms for the film installed in writing, as the about page states. Keep the product name and the install date with the house records; a later service call on the office window starts with both.

Book a free in-home estimate: +1 (437) 217-3456, or use the window film planner.