Protecting your home from the damaging effects of the sun can be difficult since one of the most dangerous threats is something unseen and not visible to the human eye:

Ultra Violet Rays are the most harmful radiation in sunlight and are the most energetic and most likely to break chemical bonds, leading to fading and degradation. Only representing around 2% of the sun’s energy, Ultra Violet rays are responsible for an estimated 60% of fading damage to fabrics and furnishings.

Furniture, carpets, draperies and artwork are all items that are very vulnerable and at risk to serious damage and fading from the sun’s harmful UV Rays. Industry experts estimate that in the United States alone, fading causes hundreds of thousands of dollars to fabrics and furnishings every year.

Homeowners have used many approaches to reduce the amount of damage UV Rays cause. Some of these include, draperies, curtains, shutters and dark films that are applied to the window glass. While being helpful in reducing the amount of UV Rays, they also reduce or eliminate the amount of good visible light that will enter the house minimizing the value of even having windows.

Impact Windows & Doors contain materials that work to eliminate close to 99% of the sun’s damaging Ultra Violet Rays. Every window in The Gorell line contains high performance laminated impact glass that is not only designed for the dangers associated with hurricanes and intruders, but will also shield your home’s contents from UV Rays and prolong the life of your furnishings, carpet and artwork.

In addition, by upgrading to the high performance, energy efficient glass packages available, UV Rays will not only be unseen, but also un-effective and unable to harm your valuable contents.

These choices will protect your home and contents from the sun’s damaging Ultra Violet rays and allow your windows to do what they were designed to do, bring light into your home and ma ke it a comfortable environment to live in.

Armor Glass®Plus, Armor Impact Plus” and Armor Max Plus” windows and doors now incorporate a new, more-advanced Low-Ecoating—Solar Control Max®–that improves the overall thermal performance of wind ows and doors. Incorporating Solar Control MaxLow-E into these glass systems enables more Gorell windows and doors to achieve higher levels of energy efficiency. Because this new Low-E helps Gorell laminated products achieve lower U-values and significantly lower solar heat gain ratings, a higher percentage of Gorell windows and doors now qualify for the $1,500 federal tax credit. All windows with any of Gorell’s laminated glass options are ENERGY STAR® qualified for all regions of the country. For more information, contact your Sales Associate.