Window Film for Homebuilders & Commercial Contractors in Chattanooga
Quality over quantity. Premium films with XPEL-certified installers, the owner on every install and a quote back within a day.
Every builder has a sub list, and most have learned the hard way who belongs on it. The trades that stay on it show up when they say they will, do the work right the first time and leave the house cleaner than they found it. That’s the kind of sub we work to be.
Solar Sentinel is a locally owned window film company based in Hixson, with about 5 years in business and over 25 years of combined installer experience. We install premium residential and commercial window film for homebuilders, commercial general contractors, remodelers, window and door dealers and designers across the Chattanooga area and out to Marion County. We’d rather do fewer jobs and get every one of them right.
Quality Over Quantity
We don’t run a fleet of crews. Shawn, the owner, is on site for every install, so the person who quoted your job is the one making sure it’s done right. You have one point of contact from the first call to the final walkthrough, and you’re talking to the owner, not a dispatcher.
- Premium films with XPEL-certified installers: We install ultra high quality window film, and our installers are XPEL-certified.
- The owner on every job: Questions get answered on the spot, and nothing gets lost between the estimate and the install.
- Clean, respectful jobsite work: We’re careful around finished trim, floors and fresh paint, stay out of the other trades’ way and take our trash with us.
Commercial Film for General Contractors & Tenant Build-Outs
On commercial jobs, film is often the simplest fix for a problem the glass created: a conference room that bakes every afternoon, an office that needs privacy, or a storefront that should hold together if someone throws a rock. Our commercial window tinting covers:
- Solar control film to cut heat and glare, with up to 40% lower heating and cooling costs
- Security and safety film that holds broken glass together after an impact or break-in attempt
- Decorative and frosted privacy film for conference rooms, offices, glass partitions and entry doors, a good fit for tenant build-outs and designer finishes
Working with a GC means working to your schedule and your paperwork. Here’s what we bring to commercial jobs:
- Pricing before bid day: Send plans and we’ll price the film from them, so you have a number before your bid is due.
- Installs that fit your dates: We schedule around your punch list and turnover dates.
- After-hours and weekend installs: We can work evenings and weekends, so other trades and tenants aren’t disrupted.
- Spec sheets and submittals: Film spec sheets and submittals are available for the architect.
- Certificate of insurance: We’ll provide a COI for your paperwork.
- Billing through the GC: We can bill through you, like any other sub on the job.
Our commercial work includes Red Bank City Hall. We schedule around business hours or the build-out, and commercial installs carry a 15-year warranty, backed by XPEL.
Built Around Your Schedule
A closing date doesn’t move because a sub is busy. We work to fit your timeline instead of asking you to fit ours.
- Quotes back within a day: Send plans, photos or rough measurements, and we’ll get a ballpark price back to you within a day.
- After-hours and weekend installs: We can work evenings and weekends, so we’re not stacked on top of painters, flooring or the final clean.
- Emergency response: A pane gets replaced late in the job, film gets damaged, or the client decides they want film the week before closing. Call Shawn directly, and we’ll move fast to get it handled before the walkthrough.
An Upgrade Your Clients Will Feel
Big glass sells houses. Mountain views, lake views, two-story great rooms and walls of sliders are what buyers around here ask for. They also let in a lot of heat, glare and UV, and the homeowner usually doesn’t notice until the first July afternoon in the new house.
Window film is an easy upgrade to offer on homes like that. Our residential window tinting goes on the inside of the glass and can mean:
- Up to 40% lower heating and cooling costs
- Sun-facing rooms as much as 6 to 8 degrees cooler
- Less glare on TVs, screens and countertops
- Up to 99% of UV blocked, which slows fading of new floors, cabinets and furniture
XPEL films range from barely noticeable to lightly tinted, so the view stays the selling point, and every residential install carries a lifetime warranty. You can add film to your selections and include it in the job, with trade pricing for builders, or send the client straight to us. We’re glad to work either way.
Trusted by Local Trades
We’ve also filmed the storefront windows at Patriots’ Pride Windows, a local window company. It’s the same premium film, XPEL-certified installers and owner on site that we bring to every builder’s job.
How It Works for Builders
- Send us the job. Call (423) 659-1000 or use the form below. Plans, photos or measurements are enough for a ballpark price, and we’ll get back to you within a day.
- We walk it with you. Shawn comes out with XPEL samples, looks at the glass and confirms the price. If your client wants to see options, we’ll meet them on site. Estimates are always free.
- We schedule around the trades. Film usually goes on near the end, once the windows are set and the dusty work is done. We’ll pick a time with you or your super, including evenings and weekends.
- We install, clean up and hand it off. Shawn is on site for the install, we leave the space clean, and your client gets the warranty information for their records.
New Construction in Jasper Highlands & Marion County
Homes in Jasper Highlands sit up on the plateau and are built around long views over the valley, which usually means a lot of glass facing open sky. Whether it’s a new build on the mountain or in the valley around Jasper and South Pittsburg, we work throughout Marion County with no travel fee, so adding us to a job out there is easy. See our Jasper window tinting page for more on the area.
Areas We Serve
We work with builders and contractors throughout the Chattanooga area, including Hixson, Soddy-Daisy, Signal Mountain and Ooltewah. We also go up US-27 to Dayton, over Walden Ridge to Dunlap, and out I-24 to Marion County, including Jasper, Jasper Highlands and South Pittsburg. There’s no travel fee anywhere in our service area. For the rest of the metro area, see our Chattanooga window tinting page.
Serving Chattanooga, Hixson, Soddy-Daisy, Signal Mountain, Ooltewah, Dayton, Dunlap & Marion County
If you have a job coming up, or you just want a reliable window film sub on file for the next one, send us your info with the form below. Attach plans or photos if you have them, and we’ll get back to you within a day. You can also call Shawn directly at (423) 659-1000 or email shawn@423tint.com.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A: Usually within a day. Send plans, photos or rough measurements, and we’ll give you a ballpark price. We’ll confirm it once Shawn has seen the glass in person, and the estimate is free.
A: Near the end, once the windows are set and the drywall, paint and other dusty work is done. We’ll coordinate with you or your super on timing. If you have questions about a particular window brand’s warranty, we’ll talk it through before anything goes on the glass.
A: Yes. We can install in the evenings or on weekends so we’re not in the way of painters, flooring or cleaners, and we keep our work area tidy.
A: Shawn, the owner. He’s on site for every install and is your one point of contact from the quote to the final walkthrough.
A: Call Shawn directly at (423) 659-1000. Whether it’s a replaced pane, damaged film or a last-minute add from the client, we’ll move fast to get it handled before the deadline.
A: Yes. We can install after hours or on weekends, so tenants, staff and customers aren’t disrupted.
A: Yes. We can bill through the general contractor, the same as any other sub on the job.
A: Yes. We can send film spec sheets and submittals for the architect, and a certificate of insurance for your paperwork.
A: Yes. We install solar control, security and safety film, and decorative or frosted privacy film for offices, conference rooms and tenant build-outs. Commercial installs carry a 15-year warranty.