Afternoon heat in a two-storey living room
This Silverado home has a living room wall of glass that rises two storeys, with tall sky-facing windows at the top. The room was bright and beautiful and, on summer afternoons, too hot to enjoy. Blinds would have solved the heat by sacrificing the light and the view, which is exactly what the owners did not want. The fix was solar window film, and the challenge was reach: the upper row sits high enough that the install needed interior scaffolding.
- Service
- Solar window film, scaffold access
- Location
- Silverado, SW Calgary
- Material
- Spectrally selective clear solar film
- Scope
- Tall two-storey living room windows, upper row via interior scaffold
Project challenge
Height was the whole problem. The upper windows face the sky, which makes them the biggest heat collectors in the house and the hardest glass to reach. Ladder access was not safe for careful film work at that height, so the crew built interior scaffolding, protected the floor and furniture below, and worked the upper row from a stable platform.
Installed solution
A spectrally selective clear solar film went on every pane, upper and lower. The film rejects a large share of solar heat and glare while staying optically clear, so the room keeps its daylight, its view, and its look. The scaffold came down the same day, and the only evidence of the visit is a cooler room.
In The Client’s Words
The homeowner’s Google review
This project earned a 5 star Google review. Quoted with permission, exactly as written:
“Our living room has tall sky-facing windows, so the afternoon heat and glare were brutal — but we didn’t want blinds blocking the light and the view. Solar window film was the perfect fix. A couple of the windows were high enough to need scaffolding and the crew handled it safely and cleanly. The film is basically invisible, didn’t darken the room at all, and the difference in heat and glare is huge. Highly recommend for anyone in Silverado or south Calgary.”
Project Photos
During and after
These photos show the scaffold work at the upper windows and the finished room.
Access planning
Interior scaffolding gives a stable, safe platform for careful film work at height, protecting both the installer and the finished room below.
Installation focus
Sky-facing glass collects the most heat in the house. Every pane was cleaned, filmed, and finished with tight edges, upper row and lower row matching.
Result
Heat and glare cut dramatically, zero visible change to the glass, and a 5 star review from the homeowners.
Planning Note
Solar film for tall and hard-to-reach windows
Two-storey great rooms, stairwell glass, and vaulted windows are prime candidates for solar film, and access is usually the deciding factor in the quote.
Measure the reach
Windows above roughly four metres usually call for scaffold or lift access. Send a photo of the full wall and we can confirm the access plan in advance.
Go clear, not dark
Spectrally selective films reject heat without visible tint, the right choice when the goal is comfort with zero change to the room’s look.
Film the top row first
If budget phases a project, start with the sky-facing glass. It takes the most direct sun and returns the biggest comfort difference per pane.
Related services
Use these pages to plan a solar film project or estimate the cost for your glass.
Tall windows cooking your living room every afternoon? Send a photo of the wall and we will confirm the film, the access plan, and the price.