How to choose whether to opt for DIY or Professional Installation of smart glass film

Smart glass film (alternatively referred to as switchable glass film) offers the control of privacy and light with the press of a switch to change transparent glass into opaque in a few seconds. For more information, click on smart window applications. Speaking of installation, whether to choose DIY installation or professional installation. This article provides a general overview of how to choose between DIY and professional installation of smart glass film.

Smart glass film is a very technical product since it uses electricity and the perfect alignment to operate efficiently. The movie is coated with several layers, with one of them being a liquid crystal layer that reacts to an electric current. The film has to be installed in the right way by measuring, cutting, aligning, and sticking it to the surface of the glass without the entrapment of dust, bubbles, and wrinkles. Even a small mistake, such as a cut that is not straight, the voltage is not right, or the paste is not sticking well, will cause performance problems, such as flickering, uneven opaque, or even permanent damage.

DIY (Do it yourself) means that the homeowners themselves fix the smart film glass by following the online tutorials and videos.

Benefits of DI Route

However, in the situation with smaller windows or even projects that each involve a single person, a proactive DIY individual would most likely be able to undertake the task with the assistance of online guides and straightforward supplies.

• Time: You can work at your own time and pace without necessarily waiting to attract a technician.

• Sense of Accomplishment: One can experience a fulfilling sensation in completing a DIY installation when he or she enjoys doing home improvement work.

The right way out is to install using a professional service, to ensure that all the procedures of the project are carried out by professionals, like site evaluation, post-installation testing, etc.

Advantages of Professional installation

• Skills and Knowledge: Certified installers are aware of the ins and outs of smart glass film and the proper installation of the electrical wiring by using the proper measurements. They are experienced in such a way that they ensure that the film is pinned to perfection with no air bubbles or misalignment, or surface damage.

• Proper Tools and Techniques: It involves the use of special tools and machinery, such as laser levels, precision cutters, and smoothing equipment, common with professionals. These are tools that will ensure a perfect finish and performance.

• Safety Compliance: The electric connections are handled by the skilled personnel, and complete compliance with the local building safety and electrical safety requirements is observed.

• Long-Term Reliability: Professionally fitted films are also long-term, and the films retain their clarity to do their best job over a number of years; they thus cost more money in the long term.

The size, complexity, and purpose of your project will be a big determinant of your choice.

In small, non-critical uses (a small home window or a demonstration system), a confident DIYer can take the initiative to install it, after much research and with the appropriate safety measures taken.

Professional installation is highly advisable in the case of commercial projects, office partitions, bathrooms, or big glass panels. The probability of misalignment, electrical or voidance of the warranty, is too much to save money by doing DIY.

Smart glass film fitted by professional installers may be, in some cases, fully compatible with automation systems - something which amateur installations can hardly accomplish unless they are familiar with the technical aspects of such systems.