Modern family houses with large expanses of glass: heat, faded parquet and glass at child height. We drive out from Riga with all the material with us. The quote costs nothing; prices start at €25/m² with all the work included.
We apply film to the existing glass from inside the room. The windows aren't taken out, the glazing unit isn't opened, and no building waste is created. The windows on the south and west façades of a single detached house are usually finished in one visit, and by the evening the room can be used as normal.
We solve four distinct problems, and which of them is the main one determines the choice of film. The first is overheating - a living room or kitchen you can't be in on a summer afternoon. The second is safety: a large uninterrupted pane reaching down to the floor, and children in the house. The third is privacy - a new neighbourhood where the houses stand close together and the neighbour's terrace looks straight into your kitchen. The fourth is fading: a pale wooden floor, a new sofa and an oak table that lose their tone beside a large window faster than the owner expected.
We have been working since 2011, with more than 400 completed properties in Riga and Greater Riga. Ādaži is within our working zone - Riga plus a 50 km radius. We have no office or workshop in Ādaži; we arrive from Riga, and that has no effect on the price.
Ādaži is a municipal centre in the northern part of Greater Riga where the building stock keeps growing. That changes what people realistically expect from film.
In the detached and terraced house designs of the past twenty years, glass has become an architectural element. Uninterrupted sliding patio doors, floor-to-ceiling windows, corner glazing, glazed stairwells. In older stock such surfaces simply didn't exist - there you had small windows with thick glazing bars.
A large plane of glass has two consequences. First, the heat gain into the room is far greater, and in a modern, well-insulated house where the heat has nowhere to escape, that means the room doesn't manage to cool down by the evening. Second, when a pane like that breaks, it produces considerably more, and larger, shards than a small window.
In practice that means we combine two tasks on one property more often here than in older stock: reducing heat on the south and west sides, and safety film on those panes that sit low and that children walk past.
In family homes the safety question isn't theoretical. A child running through the living room and a spotlessly cleaned sliding patio door with no glazing bars is a combination that causes real accidents. Safety film doesn't make glass unbreakable - no film does - but it holds the shards together on the backing so that they don't scatter into the room in sharp pieces.
In cases like these we usually recommend a thicker film specifically for the panes that start below a child's height, and a thinner or clear option for the remaining windows. There is no point putting 12 mil film across the whole house when two particular doors are the hazard.
The other thing that gets noticed quickly in new houses is pale wooden flooring. An oiled oak or bleached pine board beside a large south-facing window develops a visible stripe in a single summer where the sun falls every day. If it is spotted while the floor is only a year old, UV protection film is still a sensible solution.
In the new detached and terraced house neighbourhoods the plots are smaller than in older rural stock, and the houses stand relatively close together. The gardens are young: the trees that have been planted don't yet give shade, and the change from building site to mature garden takes years. That means two things - for now the windows are completely exposed to the sun, and your kitchen is clearly visible from the neighbour's terrace.
For privacy in ground-floor windows and stairwells, frosted film is the usual choice: it lets the light in but not the view. If privacy is only needed during the day and the view out has to be kept, mirror film works, only bear in mind that in the evening, with the lights on indoors, the effect reverses.
Ādaži isn't only detached houses. As a municipal centre it also has newer apartment developments, retail units, service premises and public infrastructure. These properties call for a different way of organising the work from a private house.
In a block of flats the consistent appearance of the façade matters - if we tint a single flat, we recommend checking the building's rules first, because one dark or reflective window in a uniform façade is noticeable. In shops and offices we often schedule the work after hours so as not to disturb visitors.
Public and institutional premises more often need a combination: solar control film against glare on screens, and frosted film on glass partitions or doors where privacy is needed without losing the light.
Below are the typical situations in newer suburban housing and the corresponding prices. These are starting prices - we give an exact figure after measuring.
Solar control or heat rejection film - for living-room windows on the south and west façades, glazed terraces and roof lights. Helps reduce solar heat gain and glare. From €25/m².
4 mil safety film - the basic option for panes where the priority is holding the shards together. From €25/m². Thicker options for sliding doors and floor-to-ceiling glass: 8 mil from €35/m², 12 mil from €41/m².
Frosted or blackout film - for ground-floor windows, bathrooms, glazed stairwells and partitions. From €25/m².
UV protection film - for pale wooden floors, new furniture and fabrics. Almost clear; it doesn't change the look of the room. From €25/m².
Patterned decorative film - for glass partitions in offices and institutions, where both privacy and design are wanted. From €29/m². Logos and printed graphics on glass - individual quote.
Removal of old film - if the glass already carries film that has had its day or is bubbling, we take it off and prepare the glass afresh. From €8/m².
The price includes both the film and the labour. Prices are excl. VAT, with a €75 minimum order. The full price list for every type of film is on the prices page.
Describe the property and the main problem - heat, safety, privacy or fading. We'll be in touch within 5 minutes and arrange a time for a free measuring visit.
You fill in the form. We get in touch within 5 minutes and establish the type of property, which way the windows face and the main problem. Often we can say in that conversation which film suits.
We drive out to Ādaži, measure the glass and look at access. We bring samples and hold them against the window, so the tone can be seen in your own room rather than in a catalogue.
After measuring we give you a price covering the film and the labour. Prices excl. VAT, minimum order €75. Once confirmed, the figure doesn't change.
The glass is washed and cleaned thoroughly. This stage takes longer than the application itself, but it decides whether any dust is left under the film.
The film is cut to each pane and applied from inside the room. A typical detached house is finished in a day, with no building work and no windows removed.
For a few days there may be visible moisture or faint streaks under the film - that is normal. Once the water dries out, the surface becomes completely clear.
Ādaži lies north-east of Riga, and the main link is the A1. The road itself is easy, but at the morning and evening peaks, and on summer weekends heading for the coast, the traffic tends to be heavy. So we most often schedule work here early in the morning or in the middle of the day, and we always confirm the arrival time by phone beforehand.
Access to more distant properties in the municipality is governed by the local road network and the bridges over the Gauja - a trip to one of the villages on the lower-reaches side can take longer than the straight line on the map suggests. We take that into account when planning the day, but it doesn't affect the price: the call-out for measuring is free throughout our working zone.
At detached and terraced houses, driving up and parking is rarely a problem, which means we can unload the materials and tools right by the entrance. The only awkward cases are very high expanses of glass - double-height glazed stairwells or roof lights, where ladders and more space in the room are needed. Mention that in your enquiry and we'll arrive with the right equipment first time.
On seasonality: applying film likes above-zero temperatures, so spring and summer are the busiest time. If you are planning solar protection before the summer, it is worth booking the measuring visit in April or May. Indoor work is possible in winter too, provided the room is heated.
On new-builds we often work alongside other trades. The ideal moment for film is once the windows are glazed, the room is clean and the remaining finishing work is no longer producing dust - otherwise the glass has to be washed twice.
Ādaži is one of the places in our working zone, which covers Riga and a 50 km radius. We usually combine several nearby properties into one trip, so if a neighbour or a relative in a nearby village is also thinking about film, it is worth mentioning in your enquiry.
Next to Ādaži we work regularly in the direction of Saulkrasti along the A1, where the stock is largely coastal detached houses, summer houses and guest accommodation; in Vangaži, where the building stock is different again - blocks of flats and detached houses in wooded surroundings; and of course in Riga, our home city, and in Mārupe on the other side of Riga.
The full list of places we cover can be seen on the service area page. Neither in Ādaži nor anywhere else do we have a branch or an office - in every case the team drives out from Riga.
Yes. Ādaži falls within our working zone - Riga and a 50 km radius. We also travel to the surrounding places in Ādaži municipality. We have no office in Ādaži and no separate workshop there; the team arrives from Riga with all the material and tools needed. The call-out for measuring is free.
Yes, and it is one of the most common situations in this area. New detached and terraced houses usually have large uninterrupted panes of glass, sliding patio doors and floor-to-ceiling windows. Film can go onto new glass straight after construction - the windows don't need replacing and the glazing unit isn't opened. In terraced houses it is worth agreeing the tone with the neighbours in advance if the windows sit in one row on the façade, so that the building looks consistent from outside.
Safety film doesn't make glass unbreakable. Its job is to hold the shards together if the glass does break, so that they don't scatter into the room or across the terrace in sharp pieces. In homes with children and large floor-to-ceiling panes, that is the main reason the film goes on. The thickness is chosen to suit the situation - 4 mil from €25/m², 8 mil from €35/m², 12 mil from €41/m².
The A1 gives a direct link to Riga, but at the morning and evening peaks, and on summer weekends heading for the coast, the traffic can be heavy. So we usually plan measuring and installation for the middle of the day or early morning. We agree the precise arrival time by phone and let you know if we are delayed on the road.
Ultraviolet radiation is the main reason a pale oak or pine floor beside a large window becomes uneven within a year and sofa fabric loses its tone. Window film substantially reduces the UV radiation reaching the room and helps slow the rate of fading. No solution can stop it entirely, because some of the damage is caused by visible light and heat as well.
Yes. We work with offices, shops, clinics, salon and service premises, and public buildings too. On sites like these we often schedule the work after hours or at weekends so as not to disturb visitors. For companies we prepare a written estimate after the free measuring visit; the price includes both the film and the labour, prices are excl. VAT, and the minimum order is €75.
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