Capitol Hill Window Film in Denver

Window Film for Capitol Hill Apartments and Garden Units

Most people in Capitol Hill rent, and most live in older buildings. Victorian and early twentieth century mansions along Pennsylvania, Logan and Grant were divided into apartments decades ago. Brick courtyard buildings and walk-ups from the 1910s and 1920s fill the side streets. Many units have original single-pane windows, and a lot of them are garden-level, with windows at sidewalk height.

Privacy is the first request. Frosted or patterned film on garden-level windows blocks the view from the sidewalk while still letting daylight into what is often a dim unit. Upper-floor units facing another building a few feet away use privacy film on bathrooms and bedrooms. Since the film peels away cleanly, a tenant who clears it with the property manager can leave it behind or strip it on the last day of the lease.

Building owners and managers also use film on common-area glass: entry doors, stairwell windows and lobby sidelights.

Historic Capitol Hill Homes and Window Film

Parts of Capitol Hill fall within designated historic districts, and some of the large homes are individual landmarks. Owners of those houses usually want to keep original windows, including curved glass, leaded transoms and wavy panes, and avoid anything a neighbor on the sidewalk would notice.

Clear UV film and low-e film suit that goal. They go on the inside of the glass, protect interiors from fading and reduce heat loss through single-pane windows. Before installing, we inspect old glass for cracks and loose glazing. Owners should check with the city's landmark preservation staff, though interior film that leaves the window untouched is generally a minor question.

Cheesman Park High-Rise Window Film

Along the edges of Cheesman Park and Congress Park, a line of mid-century and newer high-rises offers some of the best views in the city: the park below, downtown to the northwest, and the mountains beyond. Those views come with full afternoon sun on west-facing units and wide glass walls that fade floors and furniture.

Spectrally selective film cuts heat and UV without dimming the view. Glare film helps residents who work from home. Condo associations generally control exterior appearance, and Cheesman-area boards tend to ask for a physical sample on the actual glass, which we arrange through the building office along with the product sheet.

Colfax Avenue Storefront and Security Film

East Colfax through Capitol Hill is one of Denver's oldest commercial strips, with bars, music venues, restaurants, tattoo shops and small retailers in buildings that date back a century. Storefronts deal with scratched and tagged glass, broken windows and afternoon sun on the south side of the street.

Keyed initials and spray tags end up in a disposable outer sheet rather than in the Colfax glass itself. Security film holds broken glass in place after a break-in attempt. Solar film cools sunny dining rooms. All three can be installed before opening or after closing so the business keeps its hours.

• Anti-graffiti film on street-level glass
• Security film for doors and display windows
• Solar film for south-facing dining rooms
• Installs outside business hours

Window Film Near the State Capitol

Around the gold-domed State Capitol and the surrounding state and city office buildings, office tenants and nonprofits occupy older buildings with large windows facing the Civic Center. Glare and solar film improve comfort on sunny elevations, and frosted film handles glass-walled offices and meeting rooms.