Window Film for Iowa Great Lakes Homes and Businesses

Lake homes are built around their windows. The same wall of glass that frames West Okoboji or Spirit Lake also brings in reflected glare off the water and the UV that fades floors, cabinets and furniture, often while the house sits empty for days. Window film keeps the view and cuts the glare and fading.

Lake home windows with Vista V14 heat control film in Arnolds Park (interior)

Glare off the water

Sunlight reflecting off the lake reaches your windows from below as well as from above, so it gets under overhangs and into rooms that would otherwise be shaded. Glare reduction film →

Protecting seasonal homes

A home that sits closed between visits still gets full sun on its floors and furniture. Film blocks most of the UV that drives fading while the house is empty.

Keep the view

Nearly clear films keep the view without a mirrored look from the water side, unless you want one. Daytime privacy films are an option for glass facing a public shoreline. Privacy film →

Scheduling

We schedule installs around the season and your visits.

Can you install while I’m away?

Yes, we can install while the owner isn’t home.

Lake-area businesses

Restaurants, marinas and shops with big glass get the same benefits: comfortable seating, readable screens and slower fading. Commercial window film →

Iowa Great Lakes projects

Dental office windows with DR15 glare control film during installation

Dental office · Spirit Lake, IA · 2022

Great Lakes Dental

The need: Glare, made worse by snow in February 2022.

The film: LLumar DR15.

About this film: About 15% of visible light let in and about 71% of total solar energy rejected; over 99% of UV blocked.

Lake house windows with Vista V14 film over the lake view in Arnolds Park (interior)

Lake house · Arnolds Park, IA · 2026

Lake house, Arnolds Park

Repeat client, from their Dakota Dunes home.

The need: Heat and glare.

The film: Vista V14.

About this film: About 10% of visible light let in, about 80% of total solar energy rejected and 89% glare reduction; over 99% of UV blocked.

Lake home windows with Vista V14 heat control film in Arnolds Park (interior)

Lake homes · Arnolds Park, IA · 2025

Father & son lake homes

Two homes across the street from each other.

The need: Heat, while keeping the view.

The film: Vista V14.

About this film: About 10% of visible light let in, about 80% of total solar energy rejected and 89% glare reduction; over 99% of UV blocked.

Spirit Lake Police Department windows with RN07G one-way daytime privacy film (exterior)

Police department · Spirit Lake, IA · 2023

Spirit Lake Police Department

The need: One-way daytime privacy. They understand night privacy is limited.

The film: LLumar RN07G.

About this film: About 6% of visible light let in and about 84% of total solar energy rejected; over 99% of UV blocked. One-way mirror effect works in daytime.

Okoboji home windows with DR15 glare control film (exterior)

Okoboji, IA · 2022

Okoboji home

The need: Glare.

The film: LLumar DR15.

About this film: About 15% of visible light let in and about 71% of total solar energy rejected; over 99% of UV blocked.

Milford home windows with DR05 solar control film (exterior)

Home · Milford, IA · 2025

Milford home

The need: Heat and glare.

The film: LLumar DR05.

About this film: About 6% of visible light let in and about 83% of total solar energy rejected; over 99% of UV blocked.

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The Window Films Company · 713 Cunningham Drive, Sioux City, IA 51106 · 712-277-4342