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There are several factors involved that affect the cost
Pricing is based on the amount of square footage, access
to the windows, amount of preparation work needed for clean installations, and the
film type required.
Usually prices
installed range from $5.00 per square foot (most common) through
$12.00 for most applications we see depending on the particular job variables
using genuine Llumar ®
film.
*We
do offer a great quality house brand equivalent film alternative for less
cost per square foot than shown below for budget minded applications.*
Let's see if we can explain how our pricing is derived below:
$5.00 - $7.00
Per Sq. Ft. Price Range Depending
On Variables:
This is our most common price range we usually see and is what we charge for
doing over a total of 400 square feet.
High quality standard film rolls come in 100 linear feet lengths and is the cheapest way
to obtain it. Let's say for example, that a common larger job that will
consume the better part of a standard sized full 5' X 100' roll (500 square feet) using a standard film
type and does not have any major obstacles to do the job efficiently
and cost effectively. The price to have us install it is closer to the lower
end of the $5.00-$7.00 price range. Usually $5.00-5.50 per square foot
in most cases,
using the most common chosen
Llumar ® film types. This is what the majority of our average
jobs we do usually run. Using our house brand equivalent film is less than
shown here.
Added variable costs for jobs over 400 square feet usually runs towards
the higher end of the $5.00-$7.00 price range and these
variables are listed below:
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Higher end film types needed such as DR or DL series
films or other.
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Specialty partition film types such as white-out or black-out films or
other.
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Some
what difficult access to the windows.
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Standard blind, shutter, drapery removal etc....
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Tall ladders being involved
less than 12 feet (creating a flight
risk...).
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Out of the ordinary prep work being needed (old
crusty gasket edges, having to heavily mask many surfaces, etc...).
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Added out of the ordinary additional costs
required to do
the job.
$6.00 - $9.00
Per Sq. Ft. Price Range Depending
On Variables:
Usually jobs between 400 and 100 square feet starts out with a base price of
$6.00 per square foot plus any added variable costs listed above
using genuine Llumar ® film :
$7.50 - $11.00
Per Sq. Ft. Price Range Depending
On Variables:
Usually jobs between 100 and 25 square feet starts out with a base price of
$7.50 per square foot plus any added variable costs listed above
using genuine Llumar ® film :
$12.00 or more
Per Sq. Ft. Price Range Depending
On Variables:
Usually jobs requiring less than 25 square feet starts out with a base price
of $12.00 per square foot (and/or added variables listed
below) using genuine
Llumar ® film :
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Higher priced high end film being used such as an exterior
grade RK20, or super strong security films.
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Extreme
difficult access to the windows.
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Removal
of pre-existing film ($50.00 per hour added).
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Blind, shutter, drapery removal etc....(many,
many of them and/or difficult access to them sometimes broken down to
$50.00 per hour).
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Tall ladders being involved
more than 12 feet (waaayy up there creating a major liability...).
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The worst of the worst out of the ordinary prep work being needed (old
crusty gasket edges, having to heavily mask many surfaces, etc...).
Sometimes we just elect not to get involved with these..........period.
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Added out of the ordinary additional costs
required to do
the job. i.e.: Equipment rental, glass removal, and yes we'll say it,
crazy clowns being involved etc....
Pre-existing film removal is priced at $50.00 per
hour
We sometimes have people needing old inferior worn out film
removed before installation of their new film. Film removal is priced by the
hour because removals vary from one job to the next. For example, a typical
3'X6' window requiring common removal techniques should only take
approximately a half an hour or so to completely remove it to the point as
to it had never seen tint before (equating to $25.00).
However, not all are that easy-breezy. Old "sun-baked" low quality
film takes longer due to the fact of it being brittle and breaking off in
ones finger tips while pulling it off, thus increasing the time and cuss
word factor. We might suggest replacing it with a high quality film with a
good factory backed warranty done by someone that knows what they are doing
so you don't have to go through this scenario again.
For
do-it-yourselfers needing to reduce costs, we also supply film removal
technique information for a one time cost of $4.95 in our automotive section
geared towards autos, but works the same for flat glass applications that
you might find useful.
Go here to see more if interested in something like this. *Please be
patient while this page loads*.
Getting an instant quote from us:
To get an
online quote for your particular application and measurements, we
have provided our home grown online
Flat Glass Self Estimator HERE for free to get a good idea of what your windows
will run to have window film professionally installed by:
Blair's Texas Window Tinting and more.
This
estimator page will do the work. All you have to do is pick a desired film
type (Llumar ® or house
brand), answer a few variable questions, and enter your measurements and
click the bottom button and the resulting page will give you an instant
estimate. You can do this as much as you want and we'll see none of it
unless you elect to send your input to us for further review (by the email
link found there). Try it, it's pretty cool!
If you have should have any questions please feel free
to call us during our
normal business hours or
email us.
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We hope you find this page useful in your decision
making on your future "commercial or residential window tinting" purchases regarding
our "solar control window
film installations".