Learn Before You Buy.


Straight answers about glass, coverings and light. No jargon and no sales pitch. Just what we would want to know before spending our own money.

The VLT Comparison Chart


VLT, or Visible Light Transmission, is the percentage of natural light that passes through a glass surface covering. A lower number means more privacy and less glare. A higher number keeps the view open and bright. This chart shows the same waterfront view through every level, from 5 to 90 percent, so you can see exactly how the light and clarity change before you decide.

Visible Light Transmission comparison chart showing the same waterfront view through eight covering levels, from 5 percent maximum privacy to 90 percent maximum clarity

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Every covering we install is a retrofit applied directly to your existing glass. No window replacement, no construction and no disruption. Each option also blocks 99 percent of UV radiation, protecting your furniture, flooring and interior finishes from fading over time.

Know Your Glass. Know Your Options.


Six short guides that cover what clients ask us most. Read them in order or jump straight to the one you need.

Diagram of one waterfront view behind five glass panes stepping from 90 percent clarity down to 5 percent privacy

VLT Basics

What Visible Light Transmission means, how each level looks on real glass, and how to pick the right balance of privacy, shade and view for every room.

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Diagram of a PDLC layer between two panes, liquid crystals scattered and frosted with power off, aligned and clear with power on

How Switchable Glass Works

The plain-language science behind PDLC: how a thin layer of liquid crystal turns your glass frosted or clear on command, and what it needs to run.

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Diagram of the same window by day and by night showing how reflective privacy reverses after dark with interior lights on

Privacy, Day & Night

Why reflective privacy flips after dark, the truth about so-called one-way glass, and which options actually deliver privacy around the clock.

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Diagram of sunlight meeting covered glass, UV 99 percent blocked, most heat rejected and visible light passing through

UV, Heat & Fading

What actually fades your hardwood, art and furniture, how much of it comes through plain glass, and what 99 percent UV rejection really protects.

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Diagram of annealed, tempered, laminated and double-pane glass cross-sections side by side

Know Your Glass

Annealed, tempered, laminated, double-pane and Low-E. What is in your walls right now, and why it decides which coverings are safe to install.

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Diagram of covering care, soft cloth cleaning on a glass pane beside a timeline from install day to decades of rated life

Care & Lifespan

How to clean your coverings, what the first month of curing looks like, how long each product lasts, and what happens if you ever move.

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See It on Your Own Glass


Reading only takes you so far. We bring samples to your home and show you exactly how each level looks on your windows, in your light.