Solar control film for Rancho Santa Fe estates: less heat, 99% UV protection for your floors and furnishings, and glass that still looks like glass.
Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County
We have filmed Rancho Santa Fe homes for a former NFL team owner, several well-known entertainers, investors and business owners, and large estates run as short-term rentals. Almost all of it is solar control film.
The requests here are consistent. Owners want UV protection so hardwood floors, rugs, furniture and art stop fading, and they want real heat rejection, because cooling a house this size takes a lot of air conditioning and a large share of that heat comes in through the glass.
What we install in Rancho Santa Fe
Both are Avery Dennison architectural films. The choice usually comes down to how much the glass faces the afternoon sun and how untouched you want it to look.
A spectrally selective film that lets visible light through and blocks heat. The glass stays virtually clear, so the architecture and the view look exactly as they did.
Best for: Homeowners who want protection without anyone being able to tell the glass is filmed
Reflects heat away instead of soaking it into the glass, with low interior reflection so rooms still look natural at night. The stronger choice for big west- and south-facing glass.
Best for: Great rooms, window walls and rooms that overheat in the afternoon
Performance figures are Avery Dennison published data on single-pane glass. Results on your windows depend on the glass type and orientation.
The glass out here
Many of the Spanish Colonial and traditional estates here use divided-lite French windows and doors. Each pane is cut and fitted on its own, so a single door can mean a dozen separate pieces of film, each with tight, even edges.
Transoms and clerestory glass above doors and window walls often sit well out of reach, and they let in some of the hottest, most direct sun in the house. We bring the ladders and scaffolding to reach them.
Owners of large estates rented to guests film them for the same reasons as full-time homeowners: rooms that stay comfortable, lower cooling costs and furnishings that do not fade between seasons.
Recent work
Photos from our own Rancho Santa Fe jobs: window walls, clerestory glass, pool sliders and divided-lite windows.
Our Carlsbad location
2790 Loker Ave W, Suite 110, Carlsbad, CA 92010
Open 7 days, 9am–6pm. We call back the same day, or the next business day at the latest.
How it works
We return your call or form the same day, or the next business day at the latest.
About 15 minutes at the house. We look at the glass and exposure and leave you physical film samples to keep.
A detailed proposal with the film, the windows it covers and a fixed price, sent to your inbox.
Questions
Yes. Rancho Santa Fe is one of the main areas we work in, and it is served from our Carlsbad location at 2790 Loker Ave W. That includes the Covenant, Fairbanks Ranch, The Crosby, Cielo, 4S Ranch and Black Mountain Ranch.
Most homes here end up with one of two Avery Dennison films. SPe Lite 70 is virtually clear and still rejects 52% of the solar heat, so it suits homeowners who want the glass to look untouched. DR OptiTune 30 rejects 63% of the heat and cuts 63% of the glare, and is the better fit for large west- and south-facing glass that takes afternoon sun. We bring physical samples of both to the on-site visit so you can see them on your own windows.
Yes. French pane windows are common here and we film them regularly. Every pane is cut and fitted individually so the edges are tight and even on each one. It takes more labor than open glass, which is reflected in the quote.
It removes the biggest cause. Our films block 99% of UV, which is the main driver of fading. Visible light and heat also contribute, so film slows fading dramatically rather than stopping it completely. More on film and fading. Films that reject more heat and light, like DR OptiTune 30, give the most protection.
It depends on the glass area, the film, the number of individual panes and how high the glass sits. The on-site quote is free, and afterwards we send you a detailed written proposal with a fixed price.
Every residential film carries a lifetime manufacturer warranty against bubbling, peeling, cracking, delamination and color change. Our installation is warranted as well.
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A short on-site visit, film samples you keep, and a detailed written proposal with a fixed price. No obligation, and nobody will push you into a film you do not need.
