Brewerytown Window Film for Rehabs, New Builds and Girard Avenue

Window Film for Brewerytown Rehabs and New Construction

A lot of Brewerytown housing has been rehabbed or rebuilt over the past several years, often by developers who finish a house and sell or rent it quickly. The result is many homes with new windows, open floor plans and large rear glass, but no window treatments and no thought given to sun or privacy.

Owners who move in find that the back of the house heats up in the afternoon and that the neighbors behind them can see into the kitchen. Heat control film on the sunny rear glass and frosted or gradient film on the lower panes of rear windows handle both. Roof deck doors get the same treatment as anywhere else in the city: heat control film to stop the top floor from overheating. Developers and investors can also add film before listing a house. It is a small cost compared with the rest of a rehab, and buyers notice when the top floor is comfortable during a summer showing.

Window Film for Brewerytown Rental Properties

Many rehabbed houses in Brewerytown are rentals, some split into two or three units. Landlords hear complaints about hot top-floor units and ground-floor bedrooms with no privacy from the sidewalk. Film solves both permanently, without tenants needing to buy blinds that do not fit or putting up paper on the glass.

Safety film on glass entry doors and sidelights in shared hallways is another sensible step for rental buildings, since it holds glass together if broken. In a two- or three-unit building, treating every shared door at once keeps the cost per door low and the look consistent from the street.

• Heat control film for top-floor units
• Frosted film for street-level bedrooms
• Safety film for shared entry glass
• Consistent film across the building facade

Storefront Window Film on Girard Avenue in Brewerytown

Girard Avenue is Brewerytown's commercial street, with long-standing businesses alongside newer cafes, restaurants and shops. Storefronts on the north side of the avenue face south and get sun most of the day. Shopkeepers there usually pair a clear UV layer for the merchandise with a pale solar film that keeps whoever works the register from baking by mid-afternoon.

Security film and anti-graffiti film are common requests for businesses with large front windows, since they protect against break-ins and vandalism without changing how the storefront looks. Owners who rent their storefront can usually get landlord sign-off quickly, since the film is removable and does not alter the building.

Glare and UV Film for Brewerytown Homes Near Fairmount Park

Houses on the western blocks of Brewerytown are close to Fairmount Park and the Schuylkill, and some upper floors and roof decks have open views toward the park. Those views come with afternoon sun from the west. Neutral glare and heat control film keep the view while making the room more comfortable.

Clear UV film is useful in any room with direct sun, especially where new hardwood floors were installed during a rehab. It slows fading without changing the look of the glass. For a room with a west-facing roof deck door, combining UV and heat control in one film saves a second product.