Open-plan glass extension with a wall of bi-fold doors onto the garden

Glass extensions and rooflights

Window film for glass extensions, bi-folds and rooflights

The extension was built for the light and the garden. Clear solar film keeps both and takes the heat out of the afternoon.

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A lot of glass, facing the sun.

Open-plan kitchen extensions with a wall of bi-folds or sliders, often with a rooflight or lantern above, can collect a remarkable amount of solar heat. By mid afternoon the kitchen is too hot, the glare is on every surface, and the blinds come down on the view the extension was built for.

Sun-filled kitchen extension with bright glare across the worktops

Glass extension with clear solar film: the same view with softened glare

Glass extension without film: strong afternoon glare across the room

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Illustration. Actual results depend on the film, the glass and which way it faces.

Bi-fold and sliding doors

The biggest panes in the house, usually facing the garden and the sun. Clear solar film cuts heat and glare while staying almost invisible, and UV protection slows the fading of the floor by the doors. On ground-floor doors at the back of the house, a security film can do both jobs.

Installer applying clear film to a bi-fold door

Rooflights, lanterns and glass roofs

Overhead glass takes the sun at its highest and strongest, and a rooflight above a kitchen island can throw glare across every surface. Roof glass is usually laminated and may already have a coating, so the film needs choosing carefully. We plan safe access at the assessment, including towers for high rooflights.

Garden rooms and home offices

Large glass makes a small room feel open, until you need to read a screen. Solar film cuts glare and heat on the glass behind or beside the desk, and privacy film on an overlooked side stops people seeing in during calls.