Window Tinting For High Elevation Salt Lake City Homes
Is Window Tint Really More Necessary For Higher Elevation Homes?
When you live somewhere like Salt Lake City, you are well aware that living at such a high altitude has its good points and its bad points. This city is immeasurably beautiful but dealing with the hard realities of a harsh sun environment is challenging. We, at Scottish Window Tinting often get questions about whether or not a high altitude location makes window tinting for their Salt Lake City home more necessary and our answer is always “yes”. True window tinting is an added home expense but one that pays off big time in terms of health and happiness in our gorgeous high altitude home!
Window Tint For Less Sun Glare:
That really, extra bright sun that seems to penetrate deep into your eyes on some days here in Salt Lake City is not just a figment of your imagination. The fact is, UV/UVB radiation is, in fact, higher here because, at higher altitudes, a thinner atmosphere filters less UV radiation. Since for roughly every 3,200 ft increase in altitude, UV levels increase by 10% to 12%, a sunny day in Salt Lake City is far, far more glare intense than in other lower elevation cities.
Window Tint For Less Solar Heat Gain:
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient, or SHGC, is a number between zero and one assigned to a window corresponding to what fraction of the heat from the sun the window allows to pass through. When you factor in the atmospheric conditions here in Salt City, that number increases dramatically, meaning solar heat gain in high altitude locations is significantly greater on untinted windows.
Window Tint For Eye Protection:
Were you aware that snow can be harder on your eyes than something like the regular sun at the beach? This is because snow reflects nearly 80 percent of the sun’s rays. Which means more harmful ultraviolet rays are directed into your eyes. This type of
UV exposure also may increase the risk of macular degeneration and certain types of cancer. Window tinting on your Salt Lake city home takes this glare from the winter snow out of the equation, lowering your UV intake from passive sources like snow glare outside your home’s windows.
If you live in the Salt Lake City area, window tinting should be a solid consideration for your health here at high altitude. Contact Scottish Window Tinting for more information and to schedule a free consultation today!
