Window film supplied and installed in Gilgit by Protek Devices, authorized for 3M, TotalGard and Reflectiv since 2000. Heat, safety and privacy film, specified for Gilgit's climate.
Gilgit sits high in the Karakoram where ultraviolet is at its most intense anywhere in the country and snow reflects yet more of it back at the glass.
Hotels and guest houses are much of the glazing worth treating, and the requirement is protection without touching the view or the winter sun.
Protek Devices installs 3M, TotalGard and Reflectiv window film in Gilgit. A planned trip, arranged around the scope of the project. Commercial work starts with an on-site survey; homes are usually filmed in a single visit.
Cooler air, but thinner air too: ultraviolet climbs sharply with altitude, and snow on the ground reflects it back up at the glass. The problem here is rarely heat. It is fading, glare, and warmth escaping through the pane in winter.
Ultraviolet rejection without solar rejection — a clear film that blocks 99% of UV protects furnishings and skin while letting the winter sun through to do its job. Rejecting solar gain here would make rooms harder to heat, not more comfortable.
Double glazing is more common at altitude, and film on the wrong face of a sealed unit causes problems. Externally-applied films exist for exactly this and we specify them where the glazing calls for it.
A planned trip, arranged around the scope of the project.
We work throughout Pakistan, and the portfolio on this site lags the work — no Gilgit install is written up yet. We would rather say that than show you someone else's building and imply it was ours.
We fit film throughout the city, including Jutial, Konodas, Airport Road and NLI Market. Nowhere is off the list; these are simply the areas we are asked for most.
Measurably. It rises with altitude as the atmosphere thins, and snow reflects a large share of it back upward, so glazing takes it from both directions. It is why fading in a mountain hotel outpaces the same furnishings in Lahore despite the cooler air.
You would not, and we would not suggest it. At altitude the problem is ultraviolet, not heat — thin air lets more of it through and snow reflects it back up at the glass. A clear film blocking 99% of UV protects furnishings and skin while letting the winter sun through to warm the room, which is exactly what you want.
It needs care. Double glazing is more common at altitude, and the wrong film on the wrong face of a sealed unit traps heat between the panes and can stress the seal. Externally-applied films are made for this situation and we specify them where the glazing calls for it.
Tell us what the sun, the street or the security risk is doing to your glass, and we'll tell you which film answers it.